Whether you believe in celebrating Valentine’s Day or not you ought to be bombarded with things that are going to make you feel single. However, contrary to that we bring you a list of movies for singles to watch that will make you glad to be one. These movies showcase everything that you have successfully avoided by choosing a peaceful solo life and not desperately looking for something.
10 Movies For Singles to Watch on Valentine’s
Gone Girl
Starring Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, Scoot McNairy, Neil Patrick Harris and others, this movie is a reminder to not cheat on your partner and to at least get to know the person you are with. Watching it, certainly makes you feel glad that you aren’t in such a situation. Based on Gillian Flynn’s novel of the same name and directed by David Fincher, it unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage.
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behaviour have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
You can watch it on Amazon Prime Video.
The Last Five Years
It is a musical drama which is a deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking place over a five-year period. Starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan as a married couple, who have broken up. Their story is told almost entirely through songs in a non-linear way.
All of Cathy’s (Anna Kendrick) songs begin at the end of their marriage and move backwards in time to the beginning of their love affair while Jamie’s (Jeremy Jordan) songs start at the beginning of their affair and move forward to the end of their marriage. You can watch this movie about fading love on Apple TV+.
500 Days of Summer
This movie is a classic example of what happens when two people who are not on the same wavelength meet. It is a twisted journey of highs and lows that doesn’t quite go where we think it will. When Tom, a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic, is blindsided after his girlfriend Summer dumps him, he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days together to try to figure out where things went wrong.
This story is not about who is right or wrong but rather a difference in opinion and perspective in love. You can watch it on Disney+ Hotstar.
Uptown Girls
This movie gives us the best lesson about self-love and valuing yourself. Brittany Murphy and a young Dakota Fanning form an unconventional relationship, where they both get to learn from each other.
Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) is the freewheeling daughter of a late rock legend, and the toast of the New York City social scene. But when her inheritance is stolen, Molly is forced to get a job. She becomes a nanny to a precocious little girl, who is eight going on forty. Watch it on Amazon Prime Video.
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The Object of My Affection
If you have ever been in an unrequited love kind of situation then you might relate to this movie. Starring Jennifer Aniston as Nina and Paul Rudd as George, which is adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephen McCauley. In the story, Nina loves George and he feels the same but in terms of a friend. The reason being that he is gay. However, Nina still can’t let go of her feelings.
Throughout the film, their relationship is hard to watch, might even remind you of your own pining for someone you can’t have but in the end, it’s worth it. Watch it on Apple TV+.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
How many times one has thought about a way to erase memories, whether they be embarrassing or heartbreaking. But if you get to know that someone actually paid money to get you erased from their memory, that’s another kind of hurt – which makes you think how terrible you must look in their eyes, to remove your existence.
This is what happens to Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, and decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake. Watch it on Amazon Prime Video.
The Colour Purple
Spanning from 1909 to 1949, Celie (Whoopie Goldberg), a Southern Black woman, gradually gains self-respect as she strives to educate herself and to find love, despite an abusive spouse and a society biased against her race and her sex. This heartbreaking story teaches about having faith, standing up for yourself and that your life can change for the better.
Watch it on Amazon Prime Video.
Midsommar
Starring Florence Pugh in the titular role, it follows Dani and Christian – a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village.
What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing. Watch it on Apple TV+.
Fresh
The film follows Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones), who meets the alluring Steve (Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store and given her frustration with dating apps – takes a chance and gives him her number. After their first date, Noa is smitten and accepts Steve’s invitation to a romantic weekend getaway. Only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.
This movie will instantly grab your attention and will make you think that maybe sometimes it’s better to be single than take a risque chance. Watch it on Disney+ Hotstar.
Blue is the Warmest Colour
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Jul Maroh, this movie is all about love, loss and finding yourself. Following Adèle, a passionate young woman who has a yearning she doesn’t quite understand until a chance encounter with the blue-haired Emma ignites a flame and brings her to life.
It is an intimate epic of tenderness and passion that charts their relationship over the course of several years, from the ecstasy of a first kiss to the agony of heartbreak. You can watch it on Amazon Prime Video.
Which of the above-mentioned movies are you looking forward to watching? Let us know in the comments section below.
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