Must Watch Movies for Valentines
By: Gia Shah
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to hit rewind on all of America’s rom com classics! It’s the perfect activity to do by yourself, with friends, or a significant other. Grab a snack and tune into some of the best classics!
- The Notebook (2004)
Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 book of the same name inspired the 2004 American romantic drama film The Notebook. In the movie, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling play a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. In the present, an elderly man tells a fellow nursing home resident their story, which he reads from a notebook.
- When Harry Met Sally (1989)
The 1989 American love comedy When Harry Met Sally, which stars Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, explores the topic “Can men and women ever just be friends?” by following the main characters from their first meeting in Chicago and their subsequent drive to New York City through twelve years of fortuitous meetings in New York.
- La La Land (2016)
If you love musicals, La La Land is a must-watch. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, this film tells a bittersweet love story set against the backdrop of Hollywood dreams and jazz music.
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before highlights high school student Lara Jean through her composed letters to the boys she is crushing on, however she simply stores them in her closet rather than mailing them. When the letters are found by her sister, everything changes.
- Valentine’s Day (2010)
Valentine’s Day highlights different Los Angeles citizens as they navigate the highs and lows of love in a single day through a sequence of interconnected stories. They have first dates, long-term relationships, teenage romances, and reunions with former lovers as the holiday progresses.
No matter what mood you’re in, these movies will keep you busy and entertained!
