Single? no worries, we bring you some of the best movies that will make you happy to be single. Relationships are not always happy.
Blue Valentine
Romantic Drama – 1h 52m
IMDb- 7.4/10
Dean Pereira and Cindy Heller Pereira are young, working, married couple. The couple charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
Why to watch
- Relationship between Dean and Pereira and complications
- A love story
- Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in the lead
How to Be Single
Romanctic Comedy ‧ 1h 50m
Imdb – 6.1/10
After four years of college, young Alice (Dakota Johnson) decides she needs a break from her long-term boyfriend Josh. Excited and ready for new challenges, the eager grad moves to New York to take a job as a paralegal. Helping her navigate her way through an unfamiliar city is Robin (Rebel Wilson), a fun-loving, wild co-worker who enjoys partying and one-night stands. With Robin as her freewheeling guide, Alice can now learn how to get free drinks, meet men and enjoy the single lifestyle.
Why to watch
- Learn how to be single
- Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson
- Lonely hearts seeking love connection, hook-up, or something in the middle
Eat, Pray, Love
Biography, Self Discovery Drama – 2h 13m
IMDb- 5.8/10
The movie is based on the biography of Elizabeth Gilbert, who has everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house, a successful career. But she realizes that her marriage is unhappy. After a painful divorce she takes off on a round-the-world journey to “find herself”. One of the Julia Roberts best movies to watch. One of the best movies that will make you happy to be single.
Why to watch
- Based on the true story of American journalist and author Elizabeth Gilbert
- Inner lives and pursuits for balance and happiness
- Self discovery
- Inspiring
- Life lessons
Revolutionary Road
Romantic Drama – 1h 59m
IMDb- 7.3/10
The movie is set on 1950s. April and Frank are young couple lived in Connecticut suburb trying to rise their two children.
Why to watch
- Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead
- Unhappy love
Unfaithful
Romantic Thriller Drama – 2h 4m
IMDb- 6.7/10
The story of Connie Sumner who has a loving and caring husband, a beautiful home and a son. Even though she wants more and one day she had been approached by a stranger while trying to hail a taxi. They eventually starts an affair and what happened next. One of the best movie you would love if you are single.
Why to watch
- Wife cheating on husband
- Wife’s lover murdered by husband
- Husband-wife confrontation
Marriage Story
Romantic Drama – 2h 17m
Imdb – 7.9/10
A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes. One of the best movies that will make you happy to be single.
Why to watch
- Scarlett Johansson & Adam Driver as husband and wife
- Aftermath of marriage
- Is this the story of marriage breaking up or family staying together or both?
Girls Trip
Comedy – 2h 2m
Imdb – 6.2/10
When Ryan is invited to speak at the annual Essence Festival, she sees it as a chance to reconnect with her best friends Sasha, Lisa and Dina, and the girls set out on a trip to New Orleans. One of the best movies that will make you happy to be single.
Why to watch
- Gal pals gone wild flick
- Importance of having BFFs in your lives
- Funny
Gone Girl
Thriller Mystery ‧ 2h 29m
Imdb – 8.1/10
Nick Dunne discovers that the entire media focus has shifted on him when his wife, Amy Dunne, mysteriously disappears on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary.
Why to watch
- Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne and Rosamund Pike as Amy
- Sometimes truth is far different from what it seems
- Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
Pyaar Ka Punchnama
Romantic Comedy – 2h 29m
Imdb – 7.7/10
Nishant starts dating Charu while his roommates Rajat and Vikrant already have girlfriends. Trouble starts when the guys feel that their girlfriends are dominating them. One of the best movies that will make you happy to be single.
Why to watch
- Interesting characters with awesome performances
- How girls use boys for their benefits
- Funny
The Break-Up
Romantic Comedy – 1h 46m
Imdb – 5.8/10
Brooke, an art dealer, feels unappreciated and neglected by her boyfriend, Gary. The couple breaks up, but neither wants to move out of the luxurious condo, thus leading to endless squabbles.
Why to watch
- Explores the downside of being in a relationship
- Opposites don’t always attract
- Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughan
The Color Purple
Drama – 2h 34m
IMDb- 7.8/10
Celie a poor, uneducated teenager lived in Southern United States in the early 1900s. After suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades, she finally fought to find her identity.
Why to watch
- Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize winner author Alice Walker
- Inspiring
- Celie’s self-discovery
- Celie and her struggle in life
Under the Tuscan Sun
Comedy, Romance, Drama – 1h 53m
IMDb- 6.8/10
Frances Mayes, a writer whose seemingly perfect life takes an unexpected turn when she learns that her husband has been cheating on her. After her divorced she impulsively bought a villa in Tuscany in order to change her life.
Why to watch
- Diane Lane as Francs
- The Only Thing More Surprising Than The Chance She’s Taking…Is Where It’s Taking Her
- Life offers you a thousand chances … all you have to do is take one.
- Divorce and overcoming from the phase
Fatal Attraction
Thriller Drama – 1h 59m
IMDb- 6.9/10
The story of happily married New York lawyer Dan Gallagher who had also extramarital affair with his colleague Alex. She comes back to haunt him and begins to stalk him and his family.
Why to watch
- On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one-night stand, lies a terrifying love story.
- A mistake that made Dan suffer for the rest of his life.
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