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Love Not Included: The Best Anti-Valentine’s Day Movies

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Entertainment - February 13th 2025, 13:20 GMT+1
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This list is for the love skeptics, the heartbreak survivors, and the ones who know that not every romance comes with a fairytale ending. We’re talking about movies where love crashes and burns, fades into bittersweet nostalgia, or takes a backseat to something way more profound than your typical Valentine's Day fantasy.

Think we missed a must-watch Anti-Valentine’s movie? Drop it in the comments and let’s embrace the chaos of love gone wrong together!

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Annie Hall (1977)

If you’ve ever had a relationship that started off magical and then slowly unraveled into a tangled mess of existential dread, neurotic ramblings, and bittersweet nostalgia, Annie Hall is your movie. Woody Allen’s classic dramedy isn’t just about love – it’s about why love fails, why we keep trying anyway, and why sometimes, the best thing to do is throw on a tweed blazer and wax poetic about the meaninglessness of it all. Diane Keaton’s effortlessly cool performance as the titular Annie gives us one of the most iconic (and fashion-forward) breakups in cinema history. If you need a film that reminds you that love is weird, fleeting, and often full of awkward silences, la-di-da your way into this one. | © United Artists

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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Nothing screams "anti-Valentine’s" quite like a doomed love affair. The Bridges of Madison County takes the old-school romance formula and flips it into a gut-wrenching meditation on love, duty, and sacrifice. Meryl Streep plays a housewife who falls for a rugged photographer (Clint Eastwood), but instead of running off into the sunset, they engage in the ultimate slow burn of heartbreak. This is the movie for anyone who’s ever had the one that got away – except instead of texting them at 2 AM, you stare wistfully out a rainy window for decades. Watch this if you want to cry into your glass of wine and question every life choice you've ever made. | © Warner Bros.

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Titanic (1997)

Sure, Titanic is technically a romance, but let’s be real: it’s also the ultimate relationship horror story. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy freezes to death in the North Atlantic while girl definitely has room on that floating door but chooses to let him go anyway. If you’re looking for a film that reminds you how fleeting love can be (or that maybe you’re better off single because relationships literally sink ships), this is it. Also, nothing kills the mood like watching a luxury cruise turn into a mass casualty event. A perfect pick for an anti-Valentine’s marathon – just maybe skip the Celine Dion singalong at the end. | © 20th Century Fox / Paramount Pictures

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The End of the Affair (1999)

Few titles are as bluntly anti-romantic as The End of the Affair. Based on the Graham Greene novel, this film is an emotional gut-punch about love, betrayal, and the cruel hands of fate. Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore play star-crossed lovers whose relationship is doomed by war, jealousy, and, of course, divine intervention (because God apparently hates happy couples). This is for anyone who’s ever thought, “Love is a cruel joke played by the universe.” It’s passionate, heartbreaking, and utterly devastating – just like most real-life relationships. | © Columbia Pictures

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Requiem for a Dream (2000)

If you’re looking for a movie that will make you never want to fall in love – or do anything ever again – Requiem for a Dream is here to wreck you. This psychological descent into addiction, despair, and shattered dreams is the ultimate Valentine’s Day antidote. Romance? Forget it. Happiness? A distant memory. By the time the credits roll, you’ll be curled in the fetal position, questioning every life decision you’ve ever made. Watch this one if you want to be reminded that love isn’t the only thing that can destroy you – sometimes, life itself does a pretty good job. | © Artisan Entertainment

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In the Mood for Love (2000)

If longing looks and unspoken desires were an Olympic sport, In the Mood for Love would take home the gold. Wong Kar-wai’s visually stunning masterpiece isn’t about love as much as it is about almost love – the kind that simmers beneath the surface but never quite ignites. Two neighbors, played by Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, realize their spouses are having an affair, and instead of revenge or romance, they get tangled in a slow, melancholic dance of what could have been. It’s gorgeous, it’s heartbreaking, and it’s the perfect film for anyone who’s ever loved someone they couldn’t have. Watch this with dim lighting, a glass of wine, and an existential crisis. | © Block 2 Pictures

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Closer (2004)

Love isn’t all roses and heart-shaped chocolates – it’s also jealousy, betrayal, and Jude Law being peak Jude Law. Closer takes the idea of romance and drags it through the emotional mud with a tangled web of love, lust, and lies. With a powerhouse cast (Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, and Law), this film is basically a two-hour showcase of people breaking each other’s hearts in the most poetic way possible. If you’ve ever felt like relationships are just an elaborate game with no real winners, Closer will validate your cynicism. Plus, it gave us the line “Hello, stranger”, which is now forever ruined as a flirtation tactic. | © Columbia Pictures

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Ever wish you could erase an ex from your memory? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind says, “Careful what you wish for.” This mind-bending, heart-shattering film follows Joel (Jim Carrey) as he undergoes a procedure to erase all memories of his ex, Clementine (Kate Winslet). But as he watches their relationship disappear, he realizes he doesn’t want to forget her after all. Cue the emotional destruction. This movie is a must-watch for anyone who’s ever regretted a breakup – or regretted not breaking up sooner. It’s weird, beautiful, and will leave you wondering whether love is worth the pain or just a cruel cosmic joke. | © Focus Features

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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

If you’re looking for a love story that will completely wreck you, Brokeback Mountain is the one. What starts as a simple herding job in the mountains turns into a lifelong, gut-wrenching romance between two men (played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) who can’t be together despite wanting nothing else. The performances are breathtaking, the cinematography is stunning, and the heartbreak is very real. This is a film about love in its purest, most tragic form – the kind that lingers long after the credits roll (and long after you’ve run out of tissues). And yes, we wish we knew how to quit this movie, but we can’t. | © Focus Features

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Candy (2006)

Love isn’t always pretty, and Candy makes sure you know it. This devastating film follows the passionate but destructive romance between a poet (Heath Ledger) and an artist (Abbie Cornish) as their love story is consumed by addiction. What starts as an intense, all-consuming passion quickly spirals into a painful, heartbreaking tragedy. If you’re looking for a film that will make you rethink the phrase "love conquers all", this is it. It’s raw, it’s gut-wrenching, and it’s a stark reminder that sometimes, love isn’t enough to save us. Watch this if you’re in the mood for emotional devastation (or if you just want to feel something other than bitterness on Valentine’s Day). | © Renaissance Films

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The Painted Veil (2006)

Nothing says relationship goals like a loveless marriage, an affair, and a cholera epidemic! The Painted Veil is the kind of movie that makes you wonder if love is just a slow-burn tragedy waiting to happen. Naomi Watts and Edward Norton star as a mismatched couple – she’s a socialite who marries him out of convenience, and he’s a brooding bacteriologist who drags her into the middle of a disease-ridden Chinese village after finding out she cheated on him. Romantic, right? But somewhere between the resentment, suffering, and literal plague, they find something resembling love – just in time for fate to have the last laugh. If you like your anti-Valentine’s flicks with a side of breathtaking scenery and existential despair, this one’s for you. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

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Revolutionary Road (2008)

Remember when Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet broke your heart in Titanic? Well, they’re back to do it again – except this time, there’s no iceberg, just the crushing weight of suburban dissatisfaction. Revolutionary Road takes the idea of the perfect 1950s marriage and rips it apart, exposing the ugly truths of unfulfilled dreams, simmering resentment, and the slow death of passion. Watching Frank and April Wheeler try (and fail) to escape their suffocating existence is both mesmerizing and deeply painful. If you’ve ever thought, Maybe it’s better to be single forever, this movie will nod aggressively in agreement. | © Paramount Vantage

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500 Days of Summer (2009)

Ah, the film that launched a thousand debates about whether Summer was a heartless villain or if Tom was just delusional. (Spoiler: He was.) 500 Days of Summer is the ultimate reality check for hopeless romantics, reminding us that just because you’re in love doesn’t mean it’s mutual – or meant to last. This movie brilliantly deconstructs the idea of “the one” by showing a relationship through the rose-tinted memories of a guy who refuses to see the red flags. Plus, it gave us one of the most painfully relatable post-breakup scenes ever (shoutout to the "Expectations vs. Reality" sequence). If you’ve ever had your heart stomped on by someone who was never really yours, congratulations, this is your movie. | © Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Blue Valentine (2010)

If 500 Days of Summer is a gentle breakup, Blue Valentine is a train wreck that you can’t look away from. This film doesn’t just depict the rise and fall of a relationship – it makes you live through it in real-time. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams deliver brutally raw performances as a couple whose once-passionate love slowly deteriorates into resentment and regret. One moment, you’re watching them fall in love with ukulele serenades, and the next, you’re drowning in their suffocating misery. Blue Valentine is not here to comfort you – it’s here to emotionally wreck you, steal your will to date, and leave you questioning whether love is just a long, slow descent into disappointment. Fun times! | © The Weinstein Company

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Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

Love, passion, heartbreak – Blue Is the Warmest Color has it all, and then some. This visually stunning and emotionally exhausting film follows the intense, all-consuming romance between two young women, Adèle and Emma. Their relationship burns hot, but as we all know, the brighter the flame, the faster it burns out. This isn’t a simple breakup story – it’s a slow, devastating unraveling of first love, self-discovery, and heartbreak that lingers for years. It’s the kind of movie that makes you feel like you’ve lived through an entire relationship yourself, minus the fun parts. If you’re in the mood for a film that will make you feel everything, including regret and existential dread, look no further. | © Wild Bunch

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Her (2013)

Falling in love with your phone is all fun and games until it achieves godlike intelligence and leaves you for a higher plane of existence. Her is both a futuristic love story and a cautionary tale for anyone who’s ever gotten way too attached to their AI assistant. Joaquin Phoenix plays Theodore, a lonely man who develops an intense relationship with his operating system, Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). At first, it’s sweet – until you realize he’s literally dating an algorithm. The film perfectly captures modern loneliness, the illusions we create in love, and the existential horror of being ghosted by an AI. If you’ve ever texted “I miss you” to someone who left you on read, this one will hit way too close to home. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Great Gatsby (2013)

Ah, The Great Gatsby – proof that throwing extravagant parties and staring longingly at a green light will not, in fact, win back your ex. Baz Luhrmann’s glittering adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel serves up all the romance and heartbreak you could ask for, drenched in jazz, champagne, and inevitable tragedy. Leonardo DiCaprio’s Gatsby spends the whole movie obsessing over Daisy, a woman who, quite frankly, does not deserve that level of commitment. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well for anyone. This is the ultimate anti-Valentine’s movie because it reminds us that sometimes, no matter how much money, effort, or delusion you pour into a relationship, it can all end up face-down in a pool. Cheers to that. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

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Gone Girl (2014)

If Valentine’s Day makes you roll your eyes, Gone Girl is here to validate your cynicism. This film takes everything terrible about relationships – deception, manipulation, murder (casual) – and cranks it up to eleven. Rosamund Pike’s Amy Dunne isn’t just a scorned woman – she’s a masterclass in revenge. Meanwhile, Ben Affleck’s Nick proves that sometimes, being a mediocre husband can have dire consequences. Watching this film is like experiencing a breakup in real time, except with more crime and way better monologues. It’s a perfect anti-romance movie because it takes the idea of “happily ever after” and sets it on fire. Warning: may cause trust issues. | © 20th Century Fox

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The Lobster (2015)

If you thought modern dating was bad, welcome to the The Lobster, where being single means you get turned into an animal of your choice. Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist dark comedy takes place in a dystopian world where you have 45 days to find a partner or else – boom, you’re a lobster (or a dog, or a parrot, whatever you’re into). Colin Farrell’s awkward, lonely protagonist stumbles through a world of forced romance, bizarre social rules, and the horrifying realization that true love might just be a lie we tell ourselves. If you’ve ever been single at a wedding and forced to endure the look from relatives, this movie will feel very familiar. It’s weird, unsettling, and absolutely perfect for anyone who thinks love is just another form of social control. | © A24

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Carol (2015)

If Carol was a mood, it would be a wistful sigh on a cold winter’s day. This beautifully crafted slow-burn romance is about forbidden love, longing glances, and Cate Blanchett looking devastatingly elegant in 1950s fashion. Rooney Mara plays Therese, a young woman who falls for the older, mysterious Carol (Blanchett), and what follows is a stunningly tragic love story wrapped in vintage aesthetics and emotional repression. It’s heartbreaking, tender, and serves as a reminder that sometimes, society just won’t let you be happy. If you’re feeling poetic about love’s fleeting nature and want to stare dramatically out of a window for two hours, Carol is the perfect anti-Valentine’s choice. | © The Weinstein Company

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La La Land (2016)

Ah, La La Land – the movie that tricked us into thinking we were watching a dreamy Hollywood romance before pulling the rug out from under us and leaving us emotionally destroyed. What starts as a whimsical love story between a jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) and an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) turns into a heart-wrenching reminder that sometimes, love just isn’t enough. The music is enchanting, the chemistry is electric, and then… bam! Reality kicks in, dreams take priority, and suddenly, you’re ugly-crying through that final montage. It’s the perfect anti-Valentine’s Day movie because it proves that even the most beautiful relationships can fade into a bittersweet “what if.” Watch it with tissues and maybe a strong drink. | © Lionsgate

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Cold War (2018)

If you thought long-distance relationships were hard, try being in love during the Cold War. This black-and-white masterpiece follows Zula and Wiktor, two lovers who can’t seem to stay together or apart as they navigate a doomed romance across post-war Europe. Passion? Off the charts. Emotional pain? Also off the charts. Cold War is for anyone who’s ever been stuck in a toxic, on-again-off-again relationship and thought, Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? Spoiler: the answer is usually bad timing, self-destruction, or, you know, actual war. If you love epic love stories with soul-crushing endings, this one’s for you. | © Amazon Studios

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Marriage Story (2019)

Nothing says anti-Valentine’s Day quite like a divorce movie, and Marriage Story delivers with the emotional equivalent of a two-hour punch to the gut. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play a couple whose once-loving marriage unravels into a legal battle filled with painful monologues, passive-aggressive notes, and that screaming argument scene. It’s brutal, it’s raw, and it will make you question whether love is just a countdown to disappointment. If you’ve ever argued over something stupid with your partner, this movie will make you feel seen – but also very, very uncomfortable. Proceed with caution. | © Netflix

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The Worst Person in the World (2021)

Who knew existential crises and commitment issues could be so relatable? The Worst Person in the World follows Julie, a woman navigating love, career choices, and her own sense of self while making a lot of messy decisions along the way. Unlike most romance films, this one doesn’t sugarcoat the realities of modern relationships – it embraces the confusion, the mistakes, and the inevitable heartbreak. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re just winging it in life and love (which, let’s be honest, is all of us). If Valentine’s Day makes you want to sit in deep contemplation about life’s fleeting moments, this one’s a must-watch. | © NEON

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Past Lives (2023)

Few films capture the quiet ache of what could have been like Past Lives. This poetic drama follows childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung, whose deep connection spans decades, continents, and so much unspoken longing. Their story isn’t about grand gestures or dramatic breakups – it’s about the slow, painful realization that life has a way of pulling people apart, even when love still lingers. It’s beautiful, devastating, and will leave you staring at your ceiling thinking about your own past relationships. If you’ve ever wondered about the one who got away, this movie will absolutely ruin you (in the best way). | © A24

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Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone. While some people are swooning over candlelit dinners and heart-shaped chocolates, others would rather skip the sappy romance altogether. If you fall into the latter category, don’t worry – there’s a perfect way to celebrate (or ignore) the holiday: by watching movies that ditch the love and embrace heartbreak, revenge, or just pure chaos.

Whether you’re happily single, freshly heartbroken, or just over the Hallmark holiday, this list of anti-Valentine’s Day movies is here to keep the romance far, far away. So grab your favorite snacks, settle in, and let’s dive into the best films that prove love isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be.

Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone. While some people are swooning over candlelit dinners and heart-shaped chocolates, others would rather skip the sappy romance altogether. If you fall into the latter category, don’t worry – there’s a perfect way to celebrate (or ignore) the holiday: by watching movies that ditch the love and embrace heartbreak, revenge, or just pure chaos.

Whether you’re happily single, freshly heartbroken, or just over the Hallmark holiday, this list of anti-Valentine’s Day movies is here to keep the romance far, far away. So grab your favorite snacks, settle in, and let’s dive into the best films that prove love isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be.

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