Love is in the air! If you’re looking for a great movie to watch this Valentine’s Day, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re spending the day with your loved one or celebrating for a party of one, we’ve put together a list of movies perfect for every kind of celebrator.
The Classics:
Charade
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She turns to Peter (Cary Grant) for help, but whom can she trust?
Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn
Last Time I Saw Paris
Reporter Charles Wills (Van Johnson), in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth (Elizabeth Taylor) following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion (Donna Reed). After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed
Angel and the Badman
Quirt Evans (John Wayne), a cowboy on the run, is injured when his horse stumbles near a Quaker family’s land. The family takes him in as he regains his health, and he falls for their young daughter, Penelope (Gail Russell). As Quirt falls deeper in love and becomes accustomed to the family’s peaceful ways, his violent past starts to catch up to him. Eventually he is forced to decide whether it is worth letting go of his turbulent former life for his future with Penelope.
Starring: John Wayne, Gail Russell
Rom-Coms:
Bachelor Man
Ted Davis (David DeLuise) is not crazy enough to think he’s God’s gift to women – just optimistic enough to think that women are God’s gift to him. However, one day a mysterious brunette named Heather (Missi Pyle) moves in next door. She’s beautiful, long-legged, athletic, and loud. She is the ultimate BacheloretteWoman, and as Ted tries to win her over, he realizes that even a BachelorMan can fall prey to love.
Starring: David DeLuise, Missi Pyle
Ceremony
An obsessed young man (Michael Angarano) crashes the wedding of his older former lover (Uma Thurman) in a misguided attempt to reignite romantic sparks.
Starring: Uma Thurman, Michael Angarano, Lee Pace, Jake Johnson
Divorce Invitation
After getting married, Mike runs into Alex, his high school sweetheart, and realizes Alex is his true soul mate and they belong together. Mike wants to be with Alex, but he signed an ironclad prenuptial agreement and cannot get a divorce.
Starring: Jonathan Bennett, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Richard Kind, Elliot Gould
The Coalition
A group of women form an unlikely alliance to get their revenge on a pro-athlete and his three friends that “played” them. The guys are use to getting what they want when they want it but this female alliance is about to change all that.
Starring: Denyce Lawton, Jackee Harry, Nadine Ellis, Shanti Lowry, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton
The Right Kind of Wrong
The bankrupt author Leo Palamino has become famous as his ex-wife has created a successful blog about what an idiot he is, and about all his faults and shortcomings. Now he works as a dishwasher, and through work, he meets his dream woman.
Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Catherine O’Hara, Sara Canning, Will Sasso
Rom-Com-Dram:
Take This Waltz
A young woman (Michelle Williams) is torn between the husband (Seth Rogen) that she loves and a new man (Luke Kirby) in her life, whom she’s unable to ignore.
Starring: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Luke Kirby
Life Partners
A 29-year-old lawyer (Gillian Jacobs) and her lesbian best friend (Leighton Meester) experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.
Starring: Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody, Kate McKinnon, Gabourey Sidibe
Two Lovers
Set in the insular world of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, TWO LOVERS tells the story of Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves home following terrible heartbreak. While recovering, he meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Paltrow), exotic, mysterious and beautiful; and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a colleague of Leonard’s father. With pressure mounting from his parents, Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision, or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him.
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw