The Best Valentine’s Day Movies to Watch, Whether You’re Coupled Up or Solo (2024)

The title says it all. Valentine's Day is comprised of multiple intertwined love stories, starring some of the most popular actors of the mid-aughts including Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, and Ashton Kutcher. As the big day unfolds in Los Angeles, some of them win in love while some of them lose, though they all connect with one another in the end.

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Sasha (Ali Wong) and Marcus (Randall Park) grew up together in San Francisco, where Marcus' family embraced her as one their own. But after a major loss for both of them, their friendship is suddenly severed. Fifteen years later, their paths cross again and they get a second chance at being the love of one another's life. Funny and oozing with with lead character chemistry, this movie also features a very memorable appearance from Keanu Reeves.

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No Hard Feelings welcomes back Jennifer Lawrence to the rom-com genre, and she makes quite a splash. She plays Maddie, a waitress struggling to pay the taxes on her home in the rapidly gentrifying Montauk, New York. She answers an ad from wealthy, concerned parents looking for a woman to date their son, Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman), a reclusive 18-year-old about to head to college. The movie is full of pratfalls and raunch, in the style of an ’80s comedy, but there is some heart to the real relationship Maddie inevitably forms with the sweet-natured Percy, despite all her intentions to take the money and run.

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Fans of director Nia Vardalos will never get sick of watching her fall in love with John Corbett. (Though this is a completely different story, it's basically a part of the My Big Fat Greek Wedding extended universe.) Genevieve is a florist and Greg a restaurateur. Their jobs certainly bring them in touch with romance, but they struggle with love in their interpersonal lives. When they decide to date according to Genevieve's five-date rule, they might not be ready to part at the end.

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Amélie is a whimsical French film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, about the imaginative and introverted Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou). Amélie's dreamy version of Montmartre, Paris, is filled with small pleasures and magic that she creates entirely on her own. In her quest to make other people's lives better and brighter, Amélie finds she has her own need for love and connection.

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Kennedy's (Hilary Swank) beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) passes away young, leaving her to pick up the pieces of her life without him. She discovers he's left her one last gift, a series of letters he wrote for her to receive over the next year, starting on her 30th birthday. A movie about loss, grief, and the eternal power of love, this film really takes viewers through every emotion. And it even manages to have a happy ending.

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This iconic 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is directed by Ang Lee, telling the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (Emma Thompson) and Marianne (Kate Winslet). Both women are obligated to navigate the societal expectations and romantic entanglements of early 19th-century England, but they have very different perspectives on whether or not it's worth it to be sensible or follow their hearts. The film beautifully captures the nuances of Austen's characters, and how maturing past passionate love isn't always a bad thing—but keeping your heart open is a practice, too.

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One movie of a longstanding series about friends finding love, this entry follows writer and single man Harper Stewart, played by the gorgeous Taye Diggs. It turns out Harper’s next book is based on the life of his close friends, which he doesn’t want them to know about pre-publication. The author is all set to be the best man at his bestie’s wedding when an early copy threatens to blow up his plan.

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This is a timeless fairy tale adventure filled with plenty of romance, and joyful humor. The story is framed by a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading a book to his sick grandson (Fred Savage). The book tells the tale of Buttercup (Robin Wright), the most beautiful woman in the kingdom, and her true love, Westley (Cary Elwes), her faithful servant. Westley embarks on a perilous journey to rescue Buttercup from an arranged marriage to the sinister Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), accompanied by some memorable characters with even more memorable one liners—Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), Fezzik (André the Giant), and Vizzini (Wallace Shawn). This is a movie that's fun for people of every age, whether the jokes go over their heads or not.

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Based on the raunchy bestselling novel of the same name, Red, White, & Royal Blue tells the story of Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the devastatingly charming First Son of the United States, and Prince Henry of Wales (Nicholas Galitzine), who live out the classic enemies-to-lovers romance plot. Alex and Henry find their friendship blossoming into something more, and have to navigate the complexities of politics, family expectations, and the international spotlight.

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Crazy, Stupid, Love weaves together the interconnected love lives of its characters, starting with Cal Weaver (Steve Carell), who is blindsided when his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), asks for a divorce. Cal befriends womanizer Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling), who takes him under his wing to rediscover his confidence. But Jacob unexpectedly falls for Hannah (Emma Stone), who is very unlike his usual type. How will this all come full circle? In a hilarious farcical scene that’s well worth the wait.

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This unconventional romantic comedy directed by Max Barbakow dips into the existential, asking surprisingly complicated questions about what it means to live a good life under the goofy mask of a Groundhog Day-like premise. The film revolves around Nyles (Andy Samberg) and Sarah (Cristin Milioti), two wedding guests who find themselves stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over again. Eventually, one of them wants to escape despite all the risks, but the biggest risk might be following their hearts.

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Juno revolves around Juno MacGuff (Elliot Page), a precocious and independent teenager who has a one-time encounter with her friend, Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). This leads to an unexpected pregnancy, which Juno decides to put up for adoption. Searching for the perfect family, she forms a unique bond with Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) and Mark (Jason Bateman), a couple eager to start a family. Though Juno often thinks she knows everything, the process teaches her a lot about what “perfect” really means when it comes to families and love.

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Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Love & Basketball covers the intertwined lives of Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy McCall (Omar Epps), who start out as two childhood neighbors who share dreams of becoming professional basketball players. Their friendship becomes a romance, but competition comes between them. Going through personal growth, both on and off the basketball court, together, and separately, they discover that love can evolve as people do.

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This classic 1942 romantic drama directed by Michael Curtiz is set against the backdrop of World War II in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, a haven for refugees fleeing the war. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), is a cynical and enigmatic American expatriate who owns a nightclub. When his former lover, Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), walks in with her husband, political tensions rise and old emotions resurface. The movie is widely considered one of the greatest films in cinema, so enjoy some film history with a side of heartbreaking romance.

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Cher plays a woman who long ago gave up on anything close to passion. She’s planning an engagement to her longtime boyfriend who is a bit of a mama’s boy. While he’s away to see mom, she decides to reach out to his brother to forge a reconciliation. That brother is played by the delightfully deranged Nicolas Cage, a one-handed baker who has Cher letting her hair down under the full moon again.

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Simon has been emailing another teen boy, and he’s slowly falling for him. The only problem is, he doesn’t know who is on the other side of the screen. This coming-of-age story is about how complicated falling in love can be when it’s so tied up with your entire identity. It’s the kind of teen romance LGBTQ+ viewers deserve to see much more often—happy ending included.

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Based on Nicholas Sparks' novel, the story follows the passionate romance between Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams). Despite their different social backgrounds, the two fall deeply in love during a summer fling. Societal pressures force them to go their separate ways, but years later, Noah and Allie are reunited under unexpected circ*mstances. Full of steamy love scenes and the enduring chemistry and Gosling and McAdams, the movie explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the power of memories to bring us back to ourselves.

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Based on John Green’s bestselling novel, The Fault in Our Stars follows young cancer patient Hazel Grace Lancaster, played by Shailene Woodley. In a support group, she meets and falls in love with Augustus Waters, played by Ansel Elgort. Augustus also has cancer and the pair find they have even more than that in common, like a love of literature. Hazel and Augustus decide they want to meet the reclusive author of Hazel’s favorite book, and every step of the adventure brings them closer together.

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What’s Valentine’s Day without some romantic music? (And some big dance numbers too?) Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone have as much chemistry as ever, playing a taciturn jazz musician and an up-and-coming actress—two people who help each other discover the best of themselves in the industry world of Los Angeles.

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