Valentine’s Day: a day where we’re all supposed to be wrapped in love, unless you get ghosted. Or stood up. If that’s you right now, congrats— you’ve officially hit the “maybe I’m better off alone” phase of your life.
The annual celebration of romance – or as we like to call it, single awareness day — just came and went, leaving a few of us, ourselves included, wondering where it went wrong and how we ended up here (yes, we spent V-Day on our one’s too x). And if you too are at home demolishing your second jar of Nutella and third pint of ice cream, questioning every single life choice you’ve ever made, we’ve got your back.
To help you press pause on all the self-pity and overthinking, we’ve put together a non-exhaustive list of feel-good movies to distract you from the heartbreak, the drama, and everything in between.
If you’re ready to move on — or at least laugh at Cupid’s less-than-perfect match-making skills — here are seven feel-good movies that might just make you laugh, cry, and maybe even leave you feeling a little less cursed by life.
Forrest Gump (1994)
IMDB Synopsis: “The history of the United States from the 1950s to the ’70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.”
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)
IMDB Synopsis: “Two dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates.”
Shrek (2001)
IMDB Synopsis: “A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.”
Superbad (2007)
IMDB Synopsis: “Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.”
Up (2009)
IMDB Synopsis: “78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to South America in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.”
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
IMDB Synopsis: “In a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.”
Intouchables (2011)
IMDB Synopsis: “After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.”
