Since the start of the movie industry, the most popular stories have been love stories. Because there's no greater fantasy than falling in love with just the right person. But what's one to do when love has completely fallen apart? What movies can one watch when they're in the throes of a breakup? Thankfully, there's over 30 movies that are perfect for the (sad) occasion.
While everyone deals with breakups in their own ways with their own movie rituals - Jess from the show New Girl, for example, liked to cry endlessly to Dirty Dancing - some movies are undisputed in how they heal broken hearts without useless platitudes like "love conquers all." Sometimes, love needs to take a hike. If you're still feeling raw from the end of a relationship, or even just a situationship (which you knew was going to end badly, right?), here are 32 movies to watch now that you're sad and single again.
Cheer up! Or don't. These movies will get you feeling feelings no matter what you're looking for. 32.
Chasing Amy (1997) Breakups are a time of self-reflection, meditation, and realization. Few movies capture the sad and hilarious ordeal of finding clarity like Chasing Amy. Kevin Smith's third feature film is perhaps his most mature, in its tale of a comic book artist (Ben Affleck) who falls for breathtaking Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams).
See, Affleck's Holden believes he and Alyssa would be great together, if she weren't a lesbian. With writer/director Smith at the top of his game, Chasing Amy is a .