Whether you are spending your Valentine’s Day cuddled up on the couch with your partner or your gal pals, a rom-com and a tub of Ben & Jerry’s are non-negotiable.
To save you from scrolling through Netflix‘s vast catalogue for hours we have picked the 14 best films to watch on the day of love.
From tearjerker, The Best of Me, to hilarious comedy Just Go With Me, and feel-good film 50 First Dates, we have a romance movie for everyone.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Starting off strong with one of the most famous rom-coms of all time starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
This hilarious film follows Andie Anderson who takes on the challenge of trying to lose marketing executive Benjamin Barry’s interest in her, unaware he has made a bet to make her fall in love with him. However, playing pretend quickly becomes real…
Watch the trailer here.
Crazy Stupid Love
Crazy, Stupid, Love features a stellar cast including Steve Carrell, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore, and doesn’t disappoint.
The film follows the plot of middle-aged man Cal who is heartbroken following a split from his wife. However, after meeting Jacob, a real-life Casanova at a bar, his life quickly changes.
Watch the trailer here.
Notting Hill
‘I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her’- swoooon. This classic 90s rom-com is up there with the best and stars Hollywood actors Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
When famous actress Anna Scott falls in love with bookstore owner William Thacker, the paparazzi’s obsession with their romance complicates their relationship.
Watch the trailer here.
Just Go With It
It wouldn’t be a rom-com line-up without one of Adam Sandler’s hit movies, and this one is one of his greatest!
The hilarious story sees his character, a successful plastic surgeon, stuck in a pickle after lying to his new girlfriend about having an ex-wife and kids, and when Jennifer Aniston is the ex in question, the situation gets very complicated!
Watch the trailer here.
The Ugly Truth
When hopeless romantic Abby meets Mike, a cynical TV star who isn’t afraid to give her the ‘ugly truth’ about why she is single, he makes a deal to find her someone, in exchange for keeping his job.
Mike’s tips may work, but is perfect doctor Colin the man Abby wants after all? Watch and see…
Watch the trailer here.
This Time Next Year
Being the first baby born of any given year is an honour bestowed on only one person, imagine meeting the person you lost out to by a minute- would you be sour? Well, Minnie was!
Although Minnie and Quinn’s lives begin in the same place, practically at the same time, their lives couldn’t be more different, but as the saying goes- opposites attract.
Watch the trailer here.
The Duff
The Duff stands for designated, ugly, fat, friend- harsh, we know, but that’s the brutality of secondary school, especially for unpopular teen, Bianca.
That is until her super cool and hot neighbour Wesley offers to help her make friends in exchange for science lessons… is this every nerd’s fantasy or what?!
Watch the trailer here.
Sense and Sensibility
Based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name, this time-period film follows the life of three young girls who find themselves in sudden poverty after the death of their father.
The future of the family lies in the hands of the eldest daughter (Emma Thompson), but who will she go for, perhaps the stunning love interest played by none other than Hugh Grant.
Watch the trailer here.
The Best of Me
WARNING- Be prepared to cry your eyes out if you watch this movie.
After returning home for his surrogate father’s funeral, Dawson is reunited with his high school sweetheart- but has their love disappeared?
Watch the trailer here.
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet’s character Clementine is responsible for the creation of the term Manic Pixie Girl, and rightly so, she really does give that energy!
This film follows Joel, a man who realises he is still in love with his ex-girlfriend as he is about to have a procedure to erase all memories of her- not dramatic at all.
Watch the trailer here.
50 First Dates
Another Sandman classic, 50 First Dates is an emotional rollercoaster following the story of Henry and Lucy, a couple who fall in love again everyday.
When playboy Henry meets Lucy, a girl who suffers from short-term memory less, he is completely smitten by her and makes it his mission to win her over everyday.
Watch the trailer here.
The Vow
After a terrible car accident, Paige doesn’t remember her husband Leo- much to her parent’s delight. However, Leo, played by Channing Tatum doesn’t give up that easy and does everything he can to win her over.
Another movie you need a box of Kleenex at the ready for!
Watch the trailer here.
Friends with Benefits
The perfect movie to watch for anyone in a similar situation, I mean, what better way to convince someone that you should go from friends with benefits to lovers, than showing them an example!
Justin Timberlake puts his acting skills to the test in this rom-com and stars alongside Hollywood star Mila Kunis.
Watch the trailer here.
Think Like a Man
This film follows the lives of four hopeless women who have totally given up on love and making their men do things the way they want.
However, things start to change after the girls come across a relationship book, written by a man, and start following his advice.
Watch the trailer here.
