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The 52 Best Rom-Coms on Netflix for Valentine's Day

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Valentine’s Day may not be your favorite holiday (you may even downright "hate it"), but revisiting a cheesy rom-com or Kleenex-worthy tear-jerker is the best way to get in the love/hate spirit ahead of February 14. Whether you're happily single, boo’d up, looking for love or celebrating with your girlfriends, you’ll appreciate this comprehensive list of the 52 best rom-coms on Netflix.

Included on this roundup are films like the 2022 hit That's Amor, which tells the story of a woman finding love after breaking up with her partner and losing her job on the same day (talk about a crappy day), to 2019's Falling Inn Love, a heartwarming story about a San Francisco executive falling in love with a contractor helping her flip the New Zealand Inn she recently acquired, these films will have you living, laughing and loving.

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1. Anyone But You (2023)

  • Director: Will Gluck
  • Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell
  • Rating: R
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 54% | IMDb 6.1/10

This sleeper hit from 2023 is sure to be an enjoyable watch with its interesting storyline. Starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, it centers around an ex-couple who reconnect while at a destination wedding in Australia, and has the perfect mixture of comedy and romance. "It’s difficult not to be a little impressed by Anyone But You," writes The Movie Blog in their review, adding, "The movie almost everyone wrote off, tearing down both main leads' chemistry and just being overall way too harsh after just a trailer. But it kept chugging along to become one of the quieter hits of the year."

2. Players (2024)

  • Director: Trish Sie
  • Cast: Tom Ellis, Gina Rodriguez, Liza Koshy, Damon Wayans Jr.
  • Rating: R
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 53% | IMDb 5.7/10

A New York sportswriter named Mack (Rodriguez) unexpectedly falls head over heels for a guy she is trying to set up with one of her associates, putting her in a messy entanglement you won't be able to close your eyes from. In her review of the film, Greta Heggeness, Senior Editor of News and Entertainment, said,"The plot goes beyond your typical rom-com because it doesn’t solely focus on Mack’s relationship with a potential new suitor. It also explores her friendship with her best friend, Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.), and how it changes when someone new enters the picture."

3. That's Amor (2022)

  • Director: Shaun Paul Piccinino
  • Cast: Riley Dandy, Isaac Gonzalez Rossi, Nancy Lenehan
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 96 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 40% | IMDb 5.3/10

From breaking her ankle and losing her job to catching her boyfriend cheating on her, Sophie is having the absolute worst day. But after moving back in with her mom, she decides to get a fresh start by taking a cooking class. And things start to look up when she meets a charming chef named Matías.

4. No Hard Feelings (2018)

  • Director: Gene Stupnitsky
  • Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 203 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 70% | IMDb 6.3/10

Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman star in this light-hearted comedy, where a woman agrees to date a wealthy couple's relatively awkward 19-year-old son as a desperation attempt to save her childhood home. Needless to say, it doesn't go all that smoothly.

5. Mother of the Bride (2024)

  • Director: Mark Waters
  • Cast: Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 13% | IMDb 4.8/10

Mother of the Bride is fun movie that stars Brooke Shields as a concerned mother in overdrive after learning her daughter plans on marrying the son of an ex-boyfriend who ghosted her. "The feel-good film is riddled with familiar rom-com clichés, including at least one awkward shower scene and a cheeky montage," writes Nakeisha Campbell, Associate Editor of News and Entertainment. "As for me—I just live for the chaos and the cheesy romantic moments. So I won't complain if when I see yet another cookie-cutter rom-com about overprotective parents. Like I said, it's my ultimate vice."

6. Falling Inn Love (2022)

  • Director: Roger Kumble
  • Cast: Christina Milian, Adam Demos, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 88 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 71% | IMDb 5.7/10

After a tough breakup, Gabriela wins a fancy estate that overlooks New Zealand's countryside. But when she travels there to see her prize, she realizes that it could use a major upgrade. Enter Jake Taylor, the handsome restoration expert who's determined to help her make it happen.

7. Afterlife of the Party (2021)

  • Director: Stephen Herek
  • Cast: Victoria Justice
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 109 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 59% | IMDb 5.8/10

When party girl Cassie dies in an accident, she learns that she needs to serve as a guardian angel before she can reach the "Afterlife party in Heaven." What could go wrong? Especially since Cassie's lifelong crush finally admits to having the same feelings she does.

8. The Princess Switch (2018)

  • Director: Michael Rohl
  • Cast: Vanessa Hudgens
  • Rating: TV-G
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 59% | IMDb 5.8/10

Lady Margaret Delacourt and her lookalike, Stacy De Novo (also Hudgens), decide to switch places for the holidays and find themselves falling for one another's romantic partners. I'm getting strong Parent Trap vibes...

9. Good on Paper (2021)

  • Director: Kimmy Gatewood
  • Cast: Iliza Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen, Margaret Cho
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 92 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 51% | IMDb 5.6/10

Meet Andrea Singer, a hard-working stand-up comedian who's convinced that she finally found her perfect match. But while he seems to tick off all her boxes, she suspects that he's a little too perfect.

10. The Perfect Date (2019)

  • Director: Chris Nelson
  • Cast: Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Camila Mendes
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 67% | IMDb 5.8/10

Centineo is Brooks, a high school senior who dreams of getting into an Ivy League school. But to make this happen, he needs cash. His solution? To launch a business where he acts as a stand-in boyfriend for any occasion. But things get a tad complicated when he meets his dream girl.

11. The Half of It (2020)

  • Director: Alice Wu
  • Cast: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 97% | IMDb 6.9/10

Ellie Chu, and introverted bookworm and straight-A student, agrees to help a jock win the heart of his crush. But it proves to be more challenging than she though when she starts to catch feelings for the same girl. "With tenderness, humor and beauty, The Half of It" comprehends the chasm between wanting and being," wrote the New York Times in a 2020 review, which captures the essence of the movie beautifully.

12. Single All the Way (2021)

  • Director: Michael Mayer
  • Cast: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke Macfarlane, Jennifer Coolidge
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 70% | IMDb 6.2/10

Ugly Betty alum Michael Urie stars in the holiday flick as Peter, a social media strategist who convinces his best friend to pose as his boyfriend during a family Christmas visit. But their plan doesn't go as smoothly as they'd hoped. Former editor Joel Caffee wrote in his review, "The film is refreshing for presenting viewers with a narrative where the protagonist *doesn't* have to deal with coming out to his family or facing bigotry. While these issues are still very present and real for a lot of people, this movie knows it's not Moonlight, so it doesn't pretend to be."

13. Always Be My Maybe (2019)

  • Director: Nahnatchka Khan
  • Cast: James Saito, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Keanu Reeves
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 103 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 89% | IMDb 6.7/10

After a whopping 16 years apart, childhood friends Marcus (Randall Park) and Sasha (Ali Wong) reconnect and come to realize that their feelings for each other never went away. Could this be mean they're meant to be?

14. Find Me Falling (2024)

  • Director: Stelana Kliris
  • Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 93 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 43% | IMDb 6.3/10

A struggling rock star is forced to come to terms with his unfortunate luck after traveling back to his Mediterranean home and discovering a bunch of unwanted visitors, plus...an old flame he didn't exactly want to see either. Is this a low moment, or will he realize these unexpected visitors were actually a blessing in disguise? You'll have to watch the movie for that.

15. The Lovebirds (2020)

  • Director: Michael Showalter
  • Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 87 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 66% | IMDb 6.1/10

Jibran and Leilani are on the verge of splitting up. But when they witness a crime, they find themselves caught up in a huge murder mystery, which forces them to stick together. Can I also call out the chemistry of Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani?

16. The Incredible Jessica James (2017)

  • Director: James C. Strouse
  • Cast: Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, Noël Wells, Lakeith Stanfield
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 85 minutes
  • Ratings: Rotten Tomatoes 88% | IMDb 6.5/10

Still healing from a painful breakup, Jessica (Jessica Williams), a New York-based writer, agrees to go on a blind date with a divorced designer. Although their first meeting gets off to an incredibly awkward start, they form an unlikely romance.

17. The Wrong Missy (2020)

  • Director: Tyler Spindel
  • Cast: David Spade, Lauren Lapkus, Nick Swardson, Geoff Pierson
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Ratings: Rotten Tomatoes 33% | IMDb 5.8/10

Tim Morris (David Spade) finds himself in a bit of a pickle when he accidentally invites a woman from an awful blind date on a work retreat. Get ready to laugh your socks off.

18. Nappily Ever After (2018)

  • Director: Haifaa al-Mansour
  • Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Ernie Hudson, Lyriq Bent, Lynn Whitfield
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 88 minutes
  • Ratings: Rotten Tomatoes 71% | IMDb 6.4/10

After a disastrous visit to her hairdresser causes her hair to fall out, Violet comes to realize that she's been prioritizing others over herself. With come encouragement from a handsome barber, she decides to get a fresh start—even if that involves cutting all of her hair off.

19. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

  • Director: Susan Johnson
  • Cast: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Ratings: Rotten Tomatoes 96% | IMDb 7/10

Lara Jean's private letters to her crushes are accidentally mailed out, and of course, chaos ensues. But on the bright side, it sparks an unpredictable romance you can’t help but root for. Once you get done with this one, make sure to watch its sequels To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and To All the Boys: Always and Forever to complete the series.

20. Eurovision (2020)

  • Director: David Dobkin
  • Cast: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 123 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 64% | IMDb 6.5/10

This laugh-out-loud comedy follows Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdóttir, who are given a rare opportunity to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest. (Psst, if you loved The Producers, then this film is right up your alley.)

21. A Tourist's Guide to Love (2023)

  • Director: Steven Tsuchida
  • Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Lý, Missi Pyle
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 96 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 72% | IMDb 5.8/10

Impulsively accepting a work assignment in Vietnam after a bad breakup, a young woman unexpectedly finds love again when she begins falling for her free-spirited tour guide. An April 2023 review from Variety called this film a 'jovial jaunt,' saying, "Funny, poignant and simultaneously progressive and regressive, it may not add up to five-star escapism, but it’s a jovial jaunt worth taking." A Tourist's Guide to Love is definitely another one to consider adding to your watchlist.

22. Irish Wish (2024)

  • Director: Janeen Damian
  • Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 94 minutes
  • Ratings:
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 42% | IMDb 5.2/10

Lindsey Lohan is back in her rom-com queen status with 2024's Irish Wish, which former assistant Karelle McKay said is worth the watch in her review. "On the surface, Irish Wish may seem like another cheesy rom-com. While yes, it does have its moments (insert the dramatic “Big Kiss” scene here), it does pay homage to the classic rom-coms that came before it," she wrote, adding, "Another reason why Irish Wish is worth the watch is because it doesn’t try too hard to be funny."

23. Someone Great (2019)

  • Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
  • Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 92 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 84% | IMDb 6.2/10

Jenny, a New York-based music journalist, gets dumped by her boyfriend right before heading off to San Francisco for her dream job. To cope with the heartbreak, she embarks on one last adventure with her best friends.

24. Set It Up (2018)

  • Director: Claire Scanlon
  • Cast: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 92% | IMDb 6.5/10

If there’s one thing I learned from this movie, it’s to never underestimate the power of overworked assistants. When Harper and Charlie, two assistants to demanding workaholics, cross paths for the first time, they agree to set up their bosses on dates. But will their plan work?

25. Your Place or Mine (2023)

  • Director: Aline Brosh McKenna
  • Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Zoë Chao
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 111 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 30% | IMDb 5.7/10

If you're looking for a rom-com that gives major Just Go With It vibes, add this to your queue. Your Place or Mine follows Debbie and Peter who are best friends, yet total opposites. Struggling to see each other's perspective, they swap lives and houses for week and realize...that they've been in love this whole time. Classic rom com.

26. Midnight at the Magnolia (2020)

  • Director: Max McGuire
  • Cast: Natalie Hall, Evan Williams
  • Rating: TV-G
  • Runtime: 87 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 45% | IMDb 5.8/10

Good friends and radio hosts Maggie and Jack have plans to include their significant others on their show—a move that could get them syndicated across the country. However, those plans are foiled when both of them get dumped. To boost their chances of getting the show recognized, they pretend to be a couple instead. Only it seems there's more to this "fake" relationship than they realize...

27. Falling for Christmas (2022)

  • Director: Janeen Damian
  • Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 62% | IMDb 5.3/10

Calling all Hallmark fans! In this family-friendly rom-com, Lohan stars as a Sierra, a rich, spoiled hotel heiress who gets amnesia after falling down a mountain during her boyfriend's proposal. Fortunately for her, she gets cared for by a local lodge owner named Jake. And naturally, a romance ensues. In his review, Calfee explained, "Is Falling for Christmas a groundbreaking Christmas film? No, but it is a lighthearted watch that you can enjoy with the whole family, and one that will get you pumped for the holiday season."

28. Someone Borrowed (2022)

  • Director: Cris D'Amato
  • Cast: Caio Castro, Thati Lopes, Mariana Xavier
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 64% | IMDb 5.7/10

To fulfill his dying mother's wish (and remain a part of her will), Luiz, a bachelor, hires a professional actress to play his fianceé. But will his plan work?

29. Love Hard (2021)

  • Director: Hernán Jiménez
  • Cast: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 53% | IMDb 6.3/10

Dobrev stars as an L.A. writer, who falls for an East Coast guy through a dating app. But when she heads to his hometown for a surprise in-person visit, she realizes that she's been catfished.

30. Resort to Love (2021)

  • Director: Steven Tsuchida
  • Cast: Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Walls
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 65% | IMDb 5.7/10

Resort to Love follows Erica, an aspiring pop star, whose worst nightmare comes to life when she’s hired to perform at her ex-fiancé’s wedding. Yikes.

31. Alex Strangelove (2018)

  • Director: Craig Johnson
  • Cast: Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, Antonio Marziale
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 84% | IMDb 6.3/10

High schooler Alex Truelove is prepared to take his relationship with BFF-turned-girlfriend Claire to the next level. That is, until he meets a charming guy named Elliot, who clearly has a crush on him.

32. He's All That (2021)

  • Director: Mark Waters
  • Cast: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 29% | IMDb 4.4/10

In this gender-swapped remake of the 90's classic, She's All That, Rae is Padgett Sawyer, a TikTok influencer who takes on a bet that she can transform the school's least popular guy into the next prom king. Watch for the Rachel Leigh Cook and Matthew Lillard's epic cameos.

33. Out Of My League (2020)

  • Director: Alice Filippi
  • Cast: Ludovica Francesconi, Giuseppe Maggio, Jozef Gjura
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 87 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 58% | IMDb 6.2/10

In this offbeat Italian film, Marta, who lives with a rare terminal illness, is determined to win the heart of the guy she likes. With the help of her optimistic friends, she sets out to make this dream a reality.

34. Sounds Like Love (2021)

  • Director: Juana Macías Alba
  • Cast: María Valverde, Álex González
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 111 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 23% | IMDb 5.4/10

Just when Maca, a 30-year-old assistant, finds her footing as a career woman, her worst mistake—better known as her ex, Leo—comes back into her life to stir up some trouble. Gotta love the trouble-starting exes!

35. Toscana (2022)

  • Director: Mehdi Avaz
  • Cast: Ghita Nørby, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Lærke Winther
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 83% | IMDb 5.7/10

The film follows a Danish chef who travels to Tuscany with plans to sell the business he inherited from his father. But he starts to have second thoughts when he meets Sophia, a local woman who inspires him to shift his perspective on life.

36. Look Both Ways (2022)

  • Director: Wanuri Kahiu
  • Cast: Lili Reinhart, Luke Wilson, Andrea Savage, Aisha Dee
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 62% | IMDb 6.3/10

The movie follows Natalie, a young woman who's on the verge of graduating college and ready to start the next chapter of her life. But after sleeping with her friend, Gabe, Natalie envisions her life playing out in two ways: one where she becomes a mom and one where she's leading a successful career in Los Angeles.

37. A Perfect Pairing (2022)

  • Director: Stuart McDonald
  • Cast: Victoria Justice, Adam Demos, Luca Asta Sardelis
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 50% | IMDb 6.1/10

Lola Alvarez is a hard-working wine-company executive who boldly quits her job to start a wine business of her own. Her first step is to win over a major client who happens to be based in Australia. And when she gets there, Lola gets way more than she bargained for.

38. Love in the Villa (2022)

  • Director: Mark Steven Johnson
  • Cast: Kat Graham, Tom Hopper, Raymond Ablack
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 32% | IMDb 5.4/10

After going through a breakup, Julie embarks on a needed vacation to Italy. The only problem? Her villa has been accidentally double booked, meaning she has no choice but to share the luxurious space with an annoying British man.

39. Persuasion (2022)

  • Director: Carrie Cracknell
  • Cast: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 109 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 30% | IMDb 5.8/10

Bridgerton fans are in for a treat with this romance film, which centers on a young woman named Anne Elliot. Several years after rejecting his proposal, Anne reunites with her old flame, Frederick. And it seems like the more time they spend together, the more Anne want to give him a second chance.

40. Tall Girl (2019)

  • Director: Nzingha Stewart
  • Cast: Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 102 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 42% | IMDb 5.3/10

When 16-year-old Jodi Kreyman, the tallest girl at school, falls hard for a foreign exchange student, she gets reeled into a rather complicated love triangle. Is it cheesy? You bet. But the charming storyline is sure to win you over.

41. The Kissing Booth (2018)

  • Director: Vince Marcello
  • Cast: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 17% | IMDb 5.9/10

Elle Evans has never been kissed—but she's about to fix that. The high schooler decides to run a kissing booth at the Spring Carnival, but then finds herself smooching her best friend's brother (and her secret crush), Noah. Lucky for her, there's an instant connection—but pursuing a relationship with him could jeopardize her friendship with Lee.

42. The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)

  • Director: Vince Marcello
  • Cast: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi
  • Rating: TV-14
  • Runtime: 121 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 29% | IMDb 5.7/10

In this sequel, Elle tries to manage a long-distance relationship with Noah when he heads off to Harvard—but it's not easy. Thanks to the rumors going around at school and his attractive new friends, she begins to feel insecure. Meanwhile, Elle and Lee plan to run the Kissing Booth once again for the Charity Fair.

43. Love, Guaranteed (2020)

  • Director: Mark Steven Johnson
  • Cast: Rachael Leigh, Cook Damon Wayans Jr., Caitlin Howden
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 91 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 60% | IMDb 5.6/10

After failing to find his match on a popular dating website called Love, Guaranteed, Nick hires a pro bono a lawyer named Susan to go undercover to investigate the company. But as she gets more involved in the case, she and Nick start to develop feelings for each other.

44. Disconnect (2018)

  • Director: David Tosh Gitonga, Michael Mwangi Jones
  • Cast: Brenda Wairimu, Nick Mutuma, Catherine Kamau
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 53% | IMDb 5.1/10

Get a glimpse of the Nairobi dating scene in this fun African comedy, which follows a group of single people trying to find love. Meanwhile, two close friends start to suspect that their friendship is turning into something more.

45. May December (2023)

  • Director: Todd Haynes
  • Cast: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 91% | IMDb 6.8/10

A more subversive take on the genre, in May December, a married couple's perfect image is put to the test when a Hollywood actress-turned-filmmaker meets them to do research for a film about their past. Needless to say, this couple has some dark secrets in their closet that makes this film a riveting one.

46. Wedding Season (2022)

  • Director: Tom Dey
  • Cast: Suraj Sharma, Pallavi Sharda, Rizwan Manji, Veena Sood
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 88 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 88% | IMDb 6.3/10

After getting pressured by her family to find a husband, Asha teams up with Ravi and agrees to pretend that they're a couple for a series of weddings. Their plans falter, however, when they start to develop real feelings for each other.

47. Malcolm & Marie (2021)

  • Director: Sam Levinson
  • Cast: Zendaya, John David Washington
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 57% | IMDb 6.6/10

Relive this sweet-but-emotionally-challenged romance with Zendaya and John David Washington as a respective filmmaker and his girlfriend, whose relationship gets permanently altered due to the events of one night. Romance aside, there's a little bit of a drama element to this film as well, making it an interesting watch.

48. The Outlaws (2023)

  • Director: Tyler Spindel
  • Cast: Adam Devine, Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 21% | IMDb 5.4/10

Owen Browning is excited to start the next chapter of his life with his upcoming wedding. But things take a turn for the worse when his bank is held up by the Ghost Bandits during his wedding week. There is just one additional problem—he believes these bandits are actually his future in-laws, who are infamously known as "The Outlaws."

49. The Perfect Find (2023)

  • Director: Numa Perrier
  • Cast: Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers, Gina Torres
  • Rating: TV-MA
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 72% | IMDb 5.2/10

A woman in her forties decides to explore a secret romance with a rather questionable individual that could threaten every element of her personal and professional life. Starring Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers and Gina Torres, The Perfect Find is an intense watch that constantly has you wondering what is going to happen next.

50. Christmas with You (2022)

  • Director: Gabriela Tagliavini
  • Cast: Aimee Garcia, Freddie Prinze Jr.
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 89 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 65% | IMDb 5.6/10

Angelina, a famous singer, travels to New York and temporarily steps away from her glamorous daily life to grant the wish of her biggest fan. When she gets there, she gets a bit of inspiration that she never know she needed, and even finds love in the process.

51. Maid in Manhattan (2002)

  • Director: Wayne Wang
  • Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 38% | IMDb 5.4/10

Relive this early 2000s classic, as Jennifer Lopez stars as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel who has a chance encounter with a political heir. The two quickly fall for one another, but eventually realize they're worlds apart in-terms of their lifestyle, upbringing and values. Can they set their differences aside to make a relationship work? You'll have to watch the movie for the answer.

52. 13 Going on 30 (2004)

  • Director: Gary Winick
  • Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 98 minutes
  • Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 65% | IMDb 6.3/10

If the group "Thriller" dance isn't enough to win you over, then the heartwarming tale of a 13-year-old suddenly waking up as a 30-year-old fashion editor and learning the tough lessons of life should do the trick. Talk about a blast from our Y2K past.


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  • Studied journalism and marketing at Columbus State University in Georgia