If the pandemic made you watch a lot of movies, you can’t miss the best romantic movies of 2021. Maybe nostalgia will attack you, maybe you can watch it as a couple, either way the point is to enjoy it. The best romantic movies of 2021 are made for all audiences who love movies that touch the heart.
7. Good on Paper
Think of this movie as a refutation of a romantic comedy. With the moral being: if your life starts to resemble a romantic comedy, someone might be lying. Comedian Iliza Shlesinger turned an incident from her own dating history into an ironic film. Her character is a comedian who feels ready to date, after years of pursuing her career.
6. Queen Bees
It may feature the cutting social dynamics seen in a high school movie. But it is set in a very different phase of life. In the film, Ellyn Burstyn plays a widow who moves into a retirement home while her house is being repaired. Among the surprises in her (temporary) dwelling is an affair with James Caan’s character.
5. Dating & New York
Two chronically single millennial friends (Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale) strike a deal. They are to be each other’s dating guides, deciphering the mysterious ways of the opposite sex. This gives a glimpse into current dating practices. Where the conversation starts long before you meet IRL thanks to dating apps and social media.
4. Crazy About Her
Do you know the reason why Adri (Álvaro Cervantes) and Carla (Susana Abaitua) have such a fantastic night? It must be because, at the beginning of the evening, they promise never to see each other again. With their inhibitions reduced, they can let themselves go and have fun. But Adri can’t forget about Carla and goes looking for her. What he finds surprises him: Carla lives in a mental health facility.
3. Squared Love
If 90s romantic comedies with over-the-top premises are your favorite kind of romantic comedies, queue up Squared Love. Monika (Adrianna Chlebicka), our protagonist, lives a double life: model by day, teacher by night. Enzo (Mateusz Banasiuk) is a celebrity journalist assigned to profile her true story. While the film relies on clichés to sustain the plot, fans of the genre may find them comforting.
2. Monday
Here’s a recipe for Monday romance. The blue and white backdrop of a Greek island; wildly impulsive decision making. An instant, life-changing connection. After a weekend together, Americans Chloe (Denise Gough) and Mickey (Sebastian Stan) decide to take their relationship forward.
1. To All the Boys: Always and Forever
The To All the Boys trilogy is over. And no, we’re not ready to acknowledge it. Wait to see how Lara Jean (Lana Condor) and Peter Kavinsky’s (Noah Centineo) relationship ends, or will their next chapter begin?