8 Romantic Movies to Stream on Valentine's Day

February 14, 2020
RADIO.COM Staff

As your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner winds down, you’ll need the perfect romantic movie to help set the mood for the remainder of the evening.

Luckily there are plenty of heart-pounding romances to be found on streaming platforms.

To avoid awkwardly scrolling through options while your date’s patience dwindles, fire up one of these sure-fire winners.

'Her'

Where to stream it: Netflix
Add a little cinematic gravitas to your romantic streaming with Oscar-winning “Her”, Spike Jonze’s thoughtful investigation of love in the digital era. Joaquin Phoenix forms arguably one of the most romantic relationships in modern movie history with the disembodied voice of Scarlett Johansson. It’s powerful love doomed to fail, aka exactly the deep feels your V Day needs.

'To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before'

Where to stream it: Netflix
Based on the best-selling novel by Jenny Han, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” follows a high school student who secretly writes letters to her crushes with the intention to never send them … until they accidentally get out to those crushes … which leads her to fake a romance … and the whole thing spirals out like a typical high school love drama but with a smarter edge. If you like it, the sequel just started streaming on Netflix too. Turn it into a double feature.

'Hitch'

Where to stream it: Crackle
Kevin James may not be the world’s sexiest actor, and in any other romantic movie, he would not be the one ending up with Amber Valletta. But with a little help from love doctor Will Smith, who has his own romance with Eva Mendes to tangle with, the magic might just happen. This classic rom-com intertwines the two romances with plenty of jokes about modern romance.

'Moonstruck'

Where to stream it: Amazon
What a classic! Cher and Nicolas Cage team up for an Italian-American Brooklyn love story with lots of old country faux wisdom, New York moments, and ridiculous hair (on both the romantic leads).

'Sabrina'

Where to stream it: Hulu
Is it as good as the 1954 original? No, honestly. But the 1995 remake is entirely endearing in its own weird ways. Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear make pretty good replacements for Humphrey Bogart and William Holden, while Julia Ormond fills in nicely for Audrey Hepburn. If you’ve ever seen the original romantic classic (or even if you haven’t), you’ll probably love this peak ‘90s romance.

'West Side Story'

Where to stream it: Hulu
This timeless romantic story went from Broadway to moviegoers hearts in 1961, and it holds up half a century later. With the radical restaging taking New York by storm at the moment, now is the perfect time to revisit the reimagined “Romeo and Juliet” musical.

'Blue Is the Warmest Color'

Where to stream it: Netflix
Don’t be fooled by the young love that anchors this French film or the fact that it’s based on a graphic novel. The love portrayed by Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos -- with dazzling, vibrant, chaotic energy -- is real and heartrending. The film took home honors at the Cannes film festival and Palme d'Or, so it’s got the cinematic chops to make anyone cry, in a good way.

'Y Tu Mama Tambien'

Where to stream it: Netflix
Alfonso Cuarón is a master of many cinematic genres, but his steamy 2001 drama is something else entirely. It follows two young friends, both enraptured by the same older woman, as the three of them travel across Mexico on their way to a beachside paradise that doesn’t exist. Sure, it’s an artistic window into Meixcan society in the late ‘90s, but it’s also a classic love triangle that makes for great Valentine’s Day fodder.

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