All Of Erin Krakow's Hallmark Christmas Movies (So Far), Ranked By Reviews

Erin Krakow is no stranger to Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. She has starred in sevenso far, from movies where magic is real to holiday movies with the best love triangles. She's searched for long-lost relatives, participated in a Christmas cookie baking competition, and fallen in love with some of Hallmark's dreamiest leading men that make us sweat. And for each one, she brings heart, humor, and her own flair to the role that has made her one of our favorite Hallmark Channel stars.

We loved ranking Krakow's Hallmark Channel movies, so we made a special list that includes only her Hallmark Christmas films. Sometimes you just want to find something warm and cheery to watch! To determine the order, we combined the average star ratings from IMDB and Letterboxd for each movie, with the highest combined total at the top of the list. For movies with the same numerical rating, we ranked the ones with the greatest number of ratings higher. The results are listed below, in order from least enjoyed to most liked. (Although if you ask us, you can't go wrong with any of the films Krakow stars in!)

"A Cookie Cutter Christmas" is Erin Krakow's first Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, which was released in 2014. This one is as sweet as, well, a Christmas cookie! Krakow stars as Christie, an elementary school teacher who competes in a baking competition judged by Chris Krueger (Alan Thicke). But there's a problem: Christie doesn't know how to bake! Luckily, the handsome single dad James (David Haydn-Jones) is there to warm up her kitchen — and her heart. It has 5.9 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 2.7 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd, as of writing.

When it comes to the holiday season, party planner Ella (Erin Krakow) is always merry and bright in "Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen." But when the grumpy CEO of a toy company, Edward (Luke Macfarlane), hires her and her sister, Marianne (Kimberley Sustad), Ella has her work cut out for her in bringing out the Christmas spirit before Edward dims her light. If you recognized the three characters' names, it's because this story is loosely based on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility." It has 6.4 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 2.8 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd at last checked.

Erin Krakow and Niall Matter return for "Marrying Father Christmas," the last in this Hallmark Channel trilogy. In this one, they prepare for their magical Christmas wedding — until Miranda (Krakow) gets distracted by a visitor with a mysterious family connection. This one ranked lowest in the trilogy with 6.4 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 2.9 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd. One person on Letterboxd wrote, "If I hear one more secret get revealed from this bats*** family, I'm gonna lose my mind."

In the second installment of the "Father Christmas" series, Miranda (Erin Krakow) officially moves to be closer to the family she never knew — and her boyfriend, Ian (Niall Matter), who is planning to propose. But tension and secrets threaten to destroy everything. This movie has 6.7 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 3 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd, as of writing. One person summed it up like this: "Nothing says 'Christmas spirit' quite like blackmail & family rejection."

Charles Dickens' "The Christmas Carol" gets a twisty new adaption in "Christmas Above the Clouds," where Erin Krakow stars as Ella Neezer, a workaholic who doesn't like Christmas. She flies to Australia to get away from the holiday season, only to be confronted by spirits of her past, present, and future. One person praised on Letterboxd, "It has the heart of A Christmas Carol, and that is the most important thing of any adaptation." As of writing, this movie has 6.9 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 2.8 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd.

Three men get into a fight with huge candy cane props in "Santa Tell Me," as if you needed any more reason to stream one of Erin Krakow's highest-rated Hallmark holiday movies. She stars as Olivia, a woman who was promised that she would meet the love of her life (a man named Nick) by Christmas Eve, but she accidentally meets three guys who fit the qualifications. One person wrote on Letterboxd, "the nick vs. nick vs. nick scene was comedy gold i fear." "Santa Tell Me" has 6.9 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 2.8 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd, when last checked. 

Finding lost family, discovering your roots, and falling in love is what the holiday season is all about. At least, it is for Miranda (Erin Krakow) in "Finding Father Christmas." Miranda searches for the father she never knew in a small town, where she meets new people, including the charming Ian (Niall Matter). "The movie feels more emotionally layered than the typical Hallmark Christmas romance," one person wrote on Letterboxd, adding that the lead stars "share a warm and believable connection." With 6.8 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 3 out of 5 stars on Letterboxd, "Finding Father Christmas" ranks number one.