18 Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day (with the right to tears)

On June 12th, lovers celebrate a very special day. There are those who make reservations at fancy restaurants, buy expensive gifts or send thousands of roses. But if you and your partner don’t like to go out on this day and prefer to stay at home, a good plan is to prepare a nice dinner and watch a romance movie.

Therefore, the awesome.club prepared a list of the best films of the genre.

Kilian and Bisila’s love story begins on the island of Fernando Poo (now Bioko). Kilian travels with his brother to the island, then a Spanish colony, to work on a plantation, and falls in love with a native, Bisila. Their love, then forbidden, was unleashed at a time when the natives were seeking independence from Spain. Half a century later, his niece Clarence discovers a letter and decides to travel to Bioko to discover the land where her father and uncle spent their youth and discover the secrets of this past love.

Noah and Allie fall in love as teenagers, in the summer of 1940. Allie goes to Seabrook on vacation and there she meets Noah. Her parents are opposed to the romance and decide to end the vacation. For a year, he writes her letters that she never receives. And she only sees him again in a picture in the local newspaper 7 years later and decides to look for him. The story is told by Noah himself, who is already an old man and reads it to his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer’s.

Holly is a girl married to her great love, Gerry. Her life collapses when Gerry is diagnosed with an illness and dies. Holly begins to receive letters he left written that are sent on specific dates, telling her what to do and where to go. Anything to help her get over the pain of losing him. The end of each letter is always the same: “PS I love you”.

Genevieve is a florist who has the theory that relationships fail in 5 dates and refuses to have long-term relationships due to bad past experiences. But she meets a restaurant owner named Greg, who is also not looking for a lasting relationship. However, they end up falling in love after a few dates and discover that love is bigger than any plan they could have had.

This romantic comedy features Brian, a military defense expert, who returns to Hawaii to oversee the launch of a satellite. There he meets Allison, an Air Force pilot who is assigned to work with him on the mission and with whom he falls in love with each passing day. But beyond that, he is reunited with an old love for whom he still has feelings.

Clare and Henry’s story began when Clare was still a child. Henry suffers from a genetic anomaly that causes him to travel back in time without being able to predict when he will disappear or how he will appear later. So Clare, although she loves him forever, knows they will be separated by Henry’s illness. Over the course of the film, Henry disappears and appears at other times in his life with Clare. Both struggle to keep their love, despite being constantly separated.

Juliet is a writer committed to Mark, when she decides to travel to the island of Guernsey to meet a literary society that was formed during the period of Nazi occupation on the island and thus seek inspiration for her next book. There she meets the members of this society, among them Dawsy, a pig farmer. Juliet enters into their stories, so much so that she decides to investigate and help them solve one of the disappearances of the time. Throughout the story, among breathtaking landscapes, he falls in love with Dawsy without realizing it.

Abbie and Sam have known each other forever, have been sweethearts since they were little and have a very strong relationship. When Abbie thinks she’s pregnant, she discovers that what’s really growing on her is a tumor and starts to think about what Sam’s life will be like when she’s gone. So, she starts looking for someone so Sam isn’t alone and interviews several candidates throughout the film.

Luisa Clark’s life changes when she starts working in the house of a millionaire who is paralyzed and who refuses to be taken care of by her. Her madness finally softens Will’s heart, who ends up falling in love with her. This, in turn, tries to get him out of the rut and bring him back.
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Rafe and Danny are two friends who grew up together and trained as air force pilots. During World War II, they are sent to different military bases: Rafe goes to Great Britain, while his girlfriend Evelyn goes to Pearl Harbor, along with his best friend Danny. Having not heard from Rafe for months and believing him to be dead, Danny and Evelyn begin their own love story, which ends on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Rafe’s return.

Jonathan and Sara meet by chance in New York. He believes in love at first sight, but she believes in fate. If they are truly meant to be together, they will meet again. So she writes her name and phone number in the book Love in the Time of Cholera and then sells it in a store. Jonathan, in turn, writes his on a note with which he pays the bill at a kiosk. To meet again, these two objects must return to them.

Hugo, better known as “H”, is a rebellious and impulsive boy involved in fights, illegal races and a prison stint for beating up his mother’s boyfriend. He meets Babi, a rich, educated girl from a good family. Although at first there is no chemistry between them, soon they start to like each other and an intense love story is born. Against all odds and Babi’s parents, they begin a relationship filled with adventure and madness.

Marley is a successful publicist who doesn’t believe in love and only has furtive relationships with no major responsibilities. At a checkup, she discovers that she has cancer, but doesn’t take the diagnosis too seriously because of her cheerful nature. While starting her treatment, she meets her doctor, Julian, an attractive and interesting man. Marley had no plans to fall in love, let alone under these circumstances, but the more she gets to know Julian, the more she realizes he’s the man for her life.

Henry is a veterinarian in Hawaii looking for short-term relationships with tourists. One day, he meets a girl at a restaurant and they seem to hit it off. However, when they meet again the next day, she says she doesn’t know him. Henry discovers that Lucy had an accident years ago that affected her head and only has a memory of what happens for a day. When he goes to sleep, it starts all over again. This is how an adorable love story begins, in which Henry falls in love with Lucy every day.

This is the love story of Hazel and Gus, two teenagers who meet each other while battling cancer. Hazel is willing to lead a normal life and take her mind off her illness a bit when she meets Gus, who sees her beyond his cancer. Despite Hazel’s attempts not to fall in love, Gus manages to completely steal her heart and together they begin a trip to Amsterdam that will change their lives forever.

Manuel meets a flight attendant on a flight and is shot by her arrow, but because of fate, he doesn’t see her again. They meet again 7 years later, both married. They relive the attraction that once brought them together, and Manuel tells April how he searched for her for years and never forgot her. As she walks the streets of Cartagena, a woman says that she sees in them an invisible red thread that exists between people who love each other and are destined to be together.

This romantic comedy is about Anna, who is frustrated that after 4 years, her boyfriend still hasn’t asked her to marry him. So, following an Irish tradition, she decides to travel from Boston to Dublin so she can propose to him. On the way, a storm prevents him from reaching his destination and that’s where she meets Declan, whom she hires to take her to Dublin and thus fulfill her mission. But the road is full of unexpected adventures and feelings that will make her reconsider the proposal.

Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved, but they are never sent. They were written only to keep the girl’s feelings and are deposited in a box that she keeps and swears that no one knows of its existence. One day, mysteriously, all her old loves receive the letters she wrote at the time and this gives rise to complaints, stories and a lot of drama.

What is your favorite romantic movie? Can you add some more to this list? We’d love to hear your opinion!