Today we have a special treat for all our singles out there. Whether your relationship status is a mystery or you have been single for years, everyone loves the romantic thrill of a rom-com! So, if you’re spending Valentine’s Day on the couch alone with some chocolate, there is no reason to worry. We’ve compiled a list of all the best rom-coms to watch when you’re single. So sit back, relax, grab some candy and your coziest blanket to get ready for the most epic movie marathon yet!
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01. Valentine’s Day
Watching Valentine’s Day is the perfect way to spend, well… Valentine’s Day!
This movie features intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles. They break up and make up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day. Plus, you’ll be sure to spot a couple of your all-time favorite actors!
02. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
This movie is an all-time classic, and if you haven’t watched it, you should!
An advice columnist, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), has a new piece on how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Advertising executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey) places a bet at work to see if a woman can fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, their plans backfire.
03. Confessions of A Shopaholic
We all love a rom-com set in New York City, and if you love fashion too, this movie is for you.
Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) loves to shop. She loves it so much that she has accumulated some significant debt. She wants to work at the city’s top fashion magazine but, so far, has not been able to get the job. Instead, she lands a career as an advice columnist for a financial magazine owned by the same company. When her column becomes an overnight global sensation, her secret threatens to ruin her love life and career.
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04. The Choice
You can’t have Valentine’s Day without some Nicholas Sparks.
This movie is set in North Carolina and is the story of how our life choices affect everything we do. Two neighbors, Travis and Gaby, start off despising each other until they suddenly uncover a lot more about each other.
05. Crazy, Stupid, Love
Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) has everything he could ever want. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children, and a beautiful wife named Emily (Julianne Moore). Suddenly, he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants to separate. With his newfound singleness, Cal is lost and overwhelmed by this world of dating. Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling) is a major player who coaches Cal on how to get ladies.
06. He’s Just Not That Into You
This is arguably one of the best rom-coms to watch when you’re single!
Set in Baltimore, these friends and lovers in their 20s try to find their way through the complicated world of modern dating. With countless commitment issues from Neil (Ben Affleck), Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) being tired of waiting for a text back, and Janine having trust issues with her husband, it makes for plenty of relatable laughs and life lessons!
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07. Something Borrowed
Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a wildly successful attorney who lacks in the love department. After too many drinks at her 30th-birthday celebration, Rachel falls into bed with her longtime crush, Dex, engaged to her best friend, Darcy (Kate Hudson). This love triangle is set to destroy the women’s lifelong friendship. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), Rachel’s dear friend, has a hidden secret of his own.
08. Love Actually
Love Actually consists of nine intertwined stories that examine the craziness of modern love. The characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.
Valentine’s Day just got better with this list of best rom-coms to watch when you’re single. The only problem you’ll encounter this V-day is deciding which movie to start with!