The Best Based on Books Movies on Hallmark
Finding a good Based on Books movie to watch can be hard, so we've ranked the best ones and included where to watch them. Check out our list of the best Based on Books movies of all time streaming on Hallmark.
1. Two for the Win
What it's about: A world champion ski racer and local ski instructor find romance on the slopes as he returns home and prepares for the biggest race of his life.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
2. Playing Cupid
What it's about: Set in the halls of Austen Middle School, a newly single middle-school teacher is covertly set up with a divorced dad after his daughter – one of her students – begins a matchmaking business for a school project she assigned her class.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
3. Rose Hill
What it's about: Four orphan boys running from the law in New York stumble upon a baby in a carriage. They decide to head west and take the baby which they name Mary Rose with them. Eventually they set up a ranch which they name Rose Hill. Mary Rose grows up to be a beautiful woman and gets involved with a man who kills one of her brothers. Her brothers then explain to her that they found her in New York and she returns to find her real family. During this time Rose Hill is falling apart since her oldest brother has fallen ill and her other two brothers have gone their separate ways.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
4. A Painted House
What it's about: A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hallmark Movies Now) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
5. Nearlyweds
What it's about: Revolves around three friends who have dream weddings only to find out that the pastor who married them failed to complete the key paperwork required to make them official.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hallmark Movies Now), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Google Play).
6. Back When We Were Grownups
What it's about: A 53-year-old widow believes she's turned into the wrong person in this bittersweet tale based on Anne Tyler's best-seller. Beck's (Blythe Danner) plate is full: She runs a catering business and cares for her large family, but feels lost inside. Determined to find herself, Beck embarks on a journey, starting with her ex-beau (Peter Fonda) and ending with an unexpected soul mate. Jack Palance, Peter Riegert, Faye Dunaway and Ione Skye also star.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hallmark Movies Now) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
7. A Little Christmas Charm
What it's about: Holly, a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
8. Secret of Giving
What it's about: As Christmas approaches, a single mother (played by Reba McEntire) struggles to raise her son and keep up the payments on her Oregon ranch, which is difficult since she's heavily in debt. But she's a tough cookie, and proves that a steadfast attitude and an open heart go a long way in surviving the cold hearts and greed of the Scrooges around her.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
9. Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas
What it's about: Five guests are mysteriously invited to an inn to celebrate Christmas. With the help of the owner Ben, Sarah discovers that an event from the past may connect them and change their lives forever.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).
10. The Valley of Light
What it's about: The Valley of Light is a beautifully-filmed, sentimental movie of a young man's quest to make sense of his experiences and find new meaning in life. While this film deals with weighty material such as the suicide of Eleanor's husband and Mathew's untimely death, the content is handled with reverence and sensitivity. Parents can feel confident in sharing this and many other Hallmark films with their families.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV, Hallmark Movies Now & 1 other), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).