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Whether you are spending Valentine’s Day with someone special or curling up on the couch with a blanket and hot chocolate, these Valentine’s Day movies will warm your heart. Take a look at 14 must-see Valentine’s Day movies.
14 Valentine’s Day Movies That Are Perfect to Snuggle up With
1. Mamma Mia (2008)
This movie is a wonderful musical with Abba tunes throughout. You can’t watch it without laughing, crying, and dancing through the room. Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is getting married, and she wants her father to come to the wedding.
The problem is that she doesn’t know who he is. After finding her mom’s (Meryl Streep) diary from that summer, she discovers three candidates and invites all three to her wedding. A star studded cast and music along with a great story will leave you in stitches.
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2. The Notebook (2004)
This movie never grows old, and it embodies the kind of enduring love that Valentine’s Day is all about. Rachel McAdams plays Allie, whose wealthy parents don’t approve of her love for mill worker Noah (Ryan Gosling). It is never tiring to find out if they are torn apart by her parents and World War II, or if their love will endure against the odds.
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3. 50 First Dates (2004)
In this movie, Henry (Adam Sandler) works hard to form a normal relationship with Lucy (Drew Barrymore), but Lucy has memory loss every day. This movie shows how far Henry will go to prove that his love is the real thing.
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4. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
This might not sound like a love story, but it is a classic. Kate Hudson plays Andie, an advice columnist who is assigned to write a story on how to get a man to break up with you in 10 days or less.
Her target, Ben (Matthew McConaughey) happens to think he can make a woman fall in love with him in the same amount of time. This movie will make you laugh and warm your heart at the same time.
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5. Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson are amazing in this romance where two older people fall in love. This movie will have you on the floor laughing while it warms your heart. It is one of those great Valentine’s Day movies.
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6. Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Reese Witherspoon plays Melanie, a fashion designer in New York, who returns home to Alabama to finalize her divorce from high school sweetheart Jake. The movie is funny and all about losing and rediscovering love.
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7. Love & Basketball (2000)
This classic love story tells of Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps), who are childhood friends and aspiring professional basketball players. As they reach new heights in their careers, they are pulled in separate directions. This love story shows the struggles between love and career. Will their love survive?
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8. Clueless (1995)
This movie might be a teenage culture comedy, but there are all kinds of love happening throughout. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) helps teachers find love, helps a classmate find love, and discovers who her true love is in the great movie that has defined an entire generation.
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9. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan do a fantastic job in this movie about a widowed man (Hanks) who is in mourning, and his son calls into Annie’s (Ryan) radio show to say that his Christmas wish is a new wife for his dad. This movie is just perfect for Valentine’s Day love.
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10. Pretty Woman (1990)
This might be an oldie, but it never gets old. Julia Roberts plays Vivian, a prostitute in LA, and she agrees to spend the week with wealthy man Richard Lewis (Richard Gere). As she lives a dreamy life for a week, love enters the picture. This movie is captivating and tugs at your heart at the same time.
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11. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Everyone has to see this movie at least one time. Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) meet in college, and their relationship transforms over many years. This movie is funny, witty, and makes your heart melt in the end.
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12. Grease (1978)
One of the most classic movies of all time, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John play Danny and Sandy, who end up at the same high school after a summer romance.
This love story is a musical that will have you singing and dancing as you watch Danny and Sandy struggle to make love work in the school environment.
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13. Casablanca (1942)
Perhaps the most iconic of all love stories, this movie won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay in the 1944 Academy Awards. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman have the most incredible chemistry, and this love story is a must see Valentine’s Day movie.
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14. Gone With the Wind (1939)
This classic is a story of scandal, love, loss, and passion like no other. The famous love between Scarlett and Rhett Butler, and then Scarlet’s struggle over her love for Ashley will take you through the whole range of emotions, from anger to happiness to disbelief.
There are a number of love stories within the movie, and it has to be on the list for Valentine’s Day.
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Which Movie to Choose
Of course, there is never a shortage of romantic comedies to fill your Valentine’s Day. There are movies for every kind of love from old to young and everything in between.
Some of these movies have a fairy tale ending, and others have no ending, and you can choose from many forms, including love that is lost or love that is found in the strangest places.
A fun idea would be to buy one of the movies as a gift for your friends or family- use one of our free Valentines Day gift tags to decorate.
There is nothing like a wonderful movie about love to complete Valentine’s Day. It’s only a matter of choosing between movies that make you get up and dance or movies that make you laugh or cry. Do you want to see love discovered or love that is lost?
There is new love, love at first sight, and love that develops slowly over time. These movies will warm your heart on the day when we celebrate love. Be sure to share with us your favorite!
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