Valentine's Day films to watch in 2025

Fancy a film to watch whilst snuggling up with your partner this Valentine's Day? I've got some recommendations for you.

The day of celebrating love is fast approaching with Valentine's Day coming up next Friday. It's a day of love, happiness and romance; or for some, it's a day of friendship, embracing being single and solo dates.

Whatever your plans are for Valentine's Day, or Galentine's Day, if you fancy snuggling up with your partner, chilling with your friends, and watching a movie, I've got a whole range of movie recommendations for you.

On the list, there are of course classic romance films, some romantic comedies, and some modern classics. But that's not all, there are some tear-jerker recommendations, a couple of horrors so you can both hide behind a cushion and some good old-fashioned action movies.

Valentine's Day Classics

Valentine's Day

The clue for this film is in the name. How can you celebrate Valentine's Day without at least having watched Valentine's Day once?

It has a star-studded cast from Bradley Cooper to Jamie Foxx and Julia Roberts to Taylor Swift. With several couples having their own storylines, it follows them all as they face the struggles of romance whilst others try to find love.

Notting Hill

Julia Roberts is known for many films, but with both her and Hugh Grant starring in Notting Hill, it is a classic.

Anna Scott, a Hollywood icon, has an encounter with William Thacker, in his bookstore. But their relationship isn't all that private with the paparazzi fascinated by Anna.

When Harry Met Sally

When Harry Met Sally is a well-known romance classic and it is full of love, laughs and chemistry.

If you fancy a good old-fashioned rom-com, infamously known for the restaurant scene, this Valentine's Day, then look no further.

Bridget Jones's Diary

I've put Bridget Jones's Diary in this category because I do think the series is a romance classic, from the books to the films.

Bridget Jones has a rollercoaster of a love life and the latest instalment comes out this Valentine's Day.

Galentine's Day Movies

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect is a great trilogy for Galentine's Day with song, dance, comedy and a little bit of romance sprinkled throughout the franchise.

But most of all, it focuses on female friendships and the true power and meaning behind sisterhood.

How to be Single

I feel like this one is pretty self-explanatory with the title.

If you're single this Valentine's Day, then this film is for you because it tells the story of how four friends approach singlehood.

Someone Great

After being dumped, a music journalist decides to go on one last adventure with her two best friends.

Someone Great is perfect for those who have been single for a long time or are recently single. Whatever your situation, it'll make you smile and appreciate your friends just a little bit more.

Book Club

Fancy watching a group of lifelong friends read Fifty Shades for their book club and embark on "outrageous decisions" as a result?

Book Club is a film full of friendship, laughter and finding joy in life.

Romantic Comedies

Shotgun Wedding

The first time I watched this film, I loved it so much I persuaded my parents to watch it too.

Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel star in an action-comedy on a tropical island, moments away from getting married when gunmen take the wedding guests as hostages. They're forced to save the day whilst not killing each other first.

The Back-up Plan

This is another J-Lo film, but this time, she plays a woman who's decided to become a single mother after failing to find love.

But after Alex O'Loughlin tries to steal her taxi, she has a change of plans.

With this film, it is definitely a romantic comedy, and I remember being in hysterics after watching it.

Hit Man

One of my favourite actors of the modern age is Glen Powell and Hit Man just showcases the talents that man has.

Playing a professor moonlighting as a hit man, Powell changes identities but the mission takes a turn when he falls in love with one of his clients. This film is pure action and pure comedy.

Anyone But You

Another Glen Powell movie, but this time, it is all about the romance. Starring with Sydney Sweeney, Anyone But You is a perfect rom-com for Valentine's Day.

With romance, enemies-to-lovers vibes, fake dating and a wedding in Australia, what more could you want?

Tear-Jerker Romance Movies

The Notebook

A classic romance movie that will most certainly make you cry with the story of Noah and Allie that spans decades.

Purple Hearts

If you want a modern film with a little bit of sadness to make you feel all the emotions that a relationship brings, Purple Hearts is the one.

A singer and a soldier come together to help each other out but the difficulties of health and war change things.

Titanic

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet stunned audiences in this cinema classic and it's still loved today.

Titanic is a film about romance, but one that will leave you teary-eyed at the end.

The Vow

Rachael McAdams and Channing Tatum star in this romance that tells the story of what a wedding vow really means, even when life puts obstacles in the way.

Action Movies

Top Gun

Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. A motorbike ride with a sunset.

Top Gun is a classic film and whilst it is action, there is the subplot of romance between Maverick and Charlie that makes the film even better.

Ghosted

Who would've thought that Captain America would need saving?

Chris Evans falls for Ana de Armas in this 2023 romantic action-comedy and is swept up in an international adventure once he discovers that the girl he likes is actually a spy.

Carry On

This movie is a bit more serious, and whilst it is technically set at Christmas, it could still be a Valentine's Day movie because it focuses on a couple, played by Sofia Carson and Taron Egerton.

Think Die Hard, but modern.

Back in Action

I recently watched this film, starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz as spies, who went off the grid to start a family.

It's a modern, action-packed comedy that will make you laugh and smile, and have a good Valentine's Day.

Horror Movies

Heart Eyes - slasher

Heart Eyes is a new horror movie coming out that twists the traditional love story.

If you want to cuddle up to your partner with a pillow hiding the screen, watching a movie about a masked maniac tormenting unsuspecting couples on Valentine's Day could be for you.

Scream

But if you fancy a traditional horror, the Scream franchise could be up your alley.

After all, it all started with a relationship between Sidney Prescott and Billy Loomis going wrong.

So if you fancy watching a movie this Valentine's Day, hopefully, this list has given you some inspiration about what to watch. If you would recommend other films for Valentine's Day, feel free to leave a comment below.

Until next time...