{"id":150083,"date":"2025-02-14T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/best-movies-for-valentines-day-if-you-just-went-through-a-breakup\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:00:35","slug":"best-movies-for-valentines-day-if-you-just-went-through-a-breakup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/best-movies-for-valentines-day-if-you-just-went-through-a-breakup\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Movies for Valentine\u2019s Day If You Just Went Through a Breakup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Diane Keaton, Channing Tatum, Heart Eyes<\/span> Paramount Pictures ; Claudette Barius\/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ; Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are endless romantic films to dive into every Valentine\u2019s Day<\/a> if you\u2019re in love \u2014 but what do you turn on if you\u2019re nursing a massive heartbreak?<\/p>\n

Being single is great \u2014 but if you\u2019ve just been dumped (or even done the dumping yourself), you might not be in the mood to watch two people who are destined to find each other fall in love for two hours. If that\u2019s where you\u2019re at, the right flick can feel like it\u2019s hard to find. That\u2019s why after experiencing her own breakup, Someone Great<\/em> director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson<\/strong> wanted to make a different kind of rom-com \u2014 one where the objective at the end isn\u2019t about getting the guy \u2026 it\u2019s about getting over him, instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was dumped in my early 20s, and while this movie has nothing to do with that relationship, out of that experience I wanted to make a deconstructed rom-com that\u2019s way more com than rom and that is really about women holding each other up and a woman choosing herself,\u201d Robinson told Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> in 2019. \u201cI pitched it forever as (500) Day of Summer<\/em> meets Drunk History<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson noted that female-centered films often force the singleton in question to \u201cblow up her whole life just to put it back together,\u201d but that\u2019s not always how real life works.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Romantic Comedies That Were Inspired by Shakespearean Works<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tMany beloved romance-focused movies have taken inspiration from the Bard himself: William Shakespeare. 10 Things I Hate About You, the 1999 cult classic that starred Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, was initially inspired by The Taming of the Shrew.\u00a0 The movie followed sisters Kat and Bianca Stratford (played by Stiles and Larisa Oleynik, respectively) as [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cNo, you get f\u2014ed up for a day, and you do some weird stuff, and then your life continues,\u201d she explained. \u201cWomen can be messy and all over the place, but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re quitting their jobs. Why can\u2019t we be messy and also fine?\u201d<\/p>\n

From stories about finding strength in friendship, to fantasies about revenge or learning how to get your groove back, keep scrolling for the best movies to watch this Valentine\u2019s Day if you\u2019ve just gone through a breakup:<\/p>\n

\u2018How Stella Got Her Groove Back\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\n Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett<\/span> 20th Century Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes enough unlucky-in-love experiences start to weigh on you by a certain age, and losing confidence you once had can feel unavoidable. That\u2019s exactly the right time to press play on this Angela Bassett<\/strong>-led classic about a woman who finds herself after diving into a whirlwind romance with a younger man (played by Taye Diggs<\/strong>) while on vacation in Jamaica. How Stella Got Her Groove Back<\/em> will remind you there\u2019s no timetable for life (or love), romance comes in many different forms and, most importantly, you\u2019re sexy no matter how old you are.<\/p>\n

\u2018Under the Tuscan Sun\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\n Diane Lane, Sandra Oh<\/span> Touchstone Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Diane Lane stars in this second-chance-at-happiness story about how life can be even better after you discover the truth about your cheating spouse. After her best friend Patti (Sandra Oh<\/strong>) encourages her to take a tour of Italy, Frances (Lane) impulsively purchases a rural Tuscan villa and finds that starting her life anew can bring a fresh perspective of happiness she never realized \u2014 and a handsome stranger named Marcelle (Raoul Bova<\/strong>). No matter what stage of life you are in, the lesson remains the same: it\u2019s never too late to start again.<\/p>\n

\u2018Legally Blonde\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\n Reese Witherspoon, Moonie<\/span> Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What revenge is sweeter than getting into the same law school as your ex, becoming besties with his new girlfriend and graduating valedictorian? Legally Blonde is the perfect watch for anyone who needs a little inspiration from Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon<\/strong>) on the art of picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and showing them what they\u2019re missing \u2014 all while doing it in style. What, like it\u2019s hard?<\/p>\n

\u2018Someone Great\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\n Gina Rodriguez, LaKeith Stanfield<\/span> Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes before you get to the moving on part of heartbreak, you have to revel in the sadness for a little while \u2014 and there\u2019s no movie better for that than Someone Great. Based on writer and director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson\u2019s real-life breakup, Gina Rodriguez<\/strong> stars as a 20-something reeling over the end of her biggest romance. To help her let go, she and her two best friends (Brittany Snow<\/strong> and DeWanda Wise<\/strong>) head out in New York City for one epic night before she moves across the country to San Francisco. Change is hard, and scary, but it\u2019s also poignantly beautiful. Someone Great will remind you of just that.<\/p>\n

\u2018John Tucker Must Die\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\n Ashanti, Brittany Snow<\/span> 20th Century Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes, it\u2019s best to take the high road. Other times, you just need to serve someone a taste of their own medicine. We can\u2019t always play out those fantasies in real life, but that\u2019s where John Tucker Must Die<\/em> comes in. Watch Sophia Bush, Ashanti<\/strong> and Arielle Kebbe<\/strong>l recruit Brittany Snow to get back at their cheating, three-timing, slimy ex-boyfriend (Jesse Metcalfe). John Tucker manages to bring a whole new meaning to the term \u201cscumbag,\u201d but there\u2019s more here to the story than just revenge on your loser ex \u2014 the film reminds you that not all men are trash, you just have to look out for the right ones (thanks, Penn Badgley).<\/p>\n

\u2018First Wives Club\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\n Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler<\/span> Paramount Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s no better cure for getting over a breakup than spending some time with your friends. And if they\u2019re also going through the post-split blues, even better! Goldie Hawn<\/strong>, Diane Keaton<\/strong> and Bette Midler<\/strong> star in this flawless \u201890s comedy about three former college girlfriends who reunite after the death of their classmate. All divorced, they navigate the next chapter of their lives full of more adventure, laughter and love than ever. Alexa, play \u201cYou Don\u2019t Own Me\u2019 by Lesley Gore.<\/p>\n

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