Enjoy these 25 Movies for Valentine’s Day -all about love!
Valentine’s season is here, and it’s a great time to watch some movies for Valentine’s Day that are all about love. These are not just about romantic love, but love between friends and family as well. These are great movies to use as a springboard to some conversations about realistic love.
Relationships can be so complicated, and with all the social media options available these days, it’s even more important that our kids know that communication is key. Not texting, but talking. Relationships can and should be grounded in friendship first, and there is no rush to any of this!
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These movies about love can really help open the door to difficult conversations!
After a painful breakup one of my boys experienced, we watched a few of these movies. He ended up liking some of these, even though, at first, he thought they were chick flicks. Watching these together opened up some great conversation that he later said really helped him.
Here is our family’s list of the best movies about love to watch for Valentine’s Day!
Great movies for Valentine’s Day:
These movies are in ABC order to find them easily! My criteria was no sex, although many are for more mature audiences, and also some variation on love. These are the best movies to watch with your teen or young adult on Valentine’s Day or any day when you want to soak up some love!
10 Things I Hate About You– A complicated of boy meets girl, boy wants to date girl, girl not allowed to date… A fun story about love/hate between sisters, their dad, and the boys who want to date them.
Beaches– Girlfriends. Even when a friendship seems to end, their love for one another shines through in the end…
Clueless– Another update. This time Emma is the story, and Alicia Silverstone is hilarious as the heroine.
Dirty Dancing– Classic. Set in the ’60s, this has love and conflict wrapped up in Kellerman’s family camp in the Catskills, this movie delivers a young protagonist who “was smart, funny, reckless, tenacious, awkward, curious, righteous, strong- and instantly real.”
Emma-
Fried Green Tomatoes– Another example of girl friends being there for one another through thick and thin.
Ghost– Love from beyond. The spirit of a young man comes back to warn his love that she is in danger. Appearances are not always what you think! So good!
Grease– Lesson learned here is peer pressure can be intense. Be who you are!
Hope Floats– Great movie about starting over after all seems lost.
Marley and Me– This one ripped me apart. There is nothing better than the love of a good dog.
Mean Girls– A girl new to public school comes to high school and learns about navigating the ins and outs of friendship.
Moonstruck– She is engaged to be married to a dull man. Then, she meets his brother…
The Notebook– Loyalty and lifelong love are the story here. I cry every time!
Notting Hill– A sweet love story about an ordinary man who falls in love with a famous movie star. The friendships in the movie are the best as well!
Pretty in Pink– Love conquers all, friendship and the struggles across social and economic classes are a few of the themes in this classic John Hughes film. If you want to show your teen a glimpse into the ’80s, then this is my pick!
The Proposal– Love conquers all even when the girl is the office “witch” and the movie starts out with the boy hating the girl.
Regarding Henry– True love, true friendship, and what is important in life is what Henry and his wife discover after a horrible accident.
Sabrina– I liked the original Sabrina with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, but LOVE this remake with Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford! Girl loves boy who doesn’t have a clue she exists. Girl goes away and grows into beautiful woman. Girl comes home and then things get complicated when boy finally “sees” her.
The Sandlot– So much to say about this one, but it all boils down the friendship and adventures of a group of ballplayers.
She’s All That– Another great teen flick. Their relationship starts on a dare. Pygmalion updated…
Sleepless in Seattle– An engaged woman hears the story of a grieving widower. The connection is instant, but reality takes awhile to catch up.
Some Kind of Wonderful– Lessons about growing up, the freedom to make your own decisions, and that sometimes love is right there in front of you.
St. Vincent– This one is so good. Such a unique variety of characters that are mostly unrelated, but create the best relationships through some funny, and not so funny, experiences.
Steel Magnolias– My girlfriends have my back no matter what, and this movie goes to show that we all need our girlfriends through the situations that life can bring us. There is a new version that I have not seen, but I heard it’s great!
Sweet Home Alabama– A young woman in the big city learns that she can leave home, even recreate herself, but leaving the past behind is not as easy as she thinks.
Valentine’s Day– This is great! This is the story of many intersecting stories about love. Mother love, romantic love, puppy love and more… Each relationship in this movie is special for different reasons, and there are lessons to be learned in each situation.
The Vow– True love twice! An amazing true story…
A Walk to Remember– Be true to yourself. I showed each of my boys this movie when they were in middle school. Peer pressure, love, family, and how to stand up for what is right are all themes in this great movie. The book is great, too!
When Harry Met Sally– Harry wants to prove to Sally that men and women cannot be friends because sex always gets in the way. I love the evolution of their friendship throughout the movie, and ultimately sex does complicate things as he predicted. Classic!
Where the Heart Is– Talk about starting over! Natalie Portman is great as a young pregnant woman who is abandoned at a small-town Walmart. Ashley Judd steals the show as her sidekick best friend.
Wonder– Such a great movie and book all about navigating friendships old and new, bullies, and love within a family.
You’ve Got Mail– Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, enough said!
Some fun items for a Valentine movie night!
Valentine cups and these straws!
I hope that one or many of these movies about love will help you to enjoy the Valentine’s season!
We love to use movies to teach a lesson in a totally “innocent” way. These movies about love and friendship can spark great conversations about all facets of life and love.
Have fun, and enjoy some movies about love with your teens this Valentine’s season -or anytime!!
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