Ahh, February – a month where love is in the air. We all know it’s only a matter of time before our favorite streaming services release their “Top 10 Romantic Movies to Watch This Valentine’s Day” lists. The odds are they’re going to recommend everything you’ve already seen, like The Notebook or La La Land. And while these two classics are sure to get your heart racing again, we thought you deserve something fresh.
So without further ado, here are ten thoroughly unorthodox romantic movies that will make you scratch your head and ask yourself “what the f*** did I just watch?” Ranging from old-school melodramas to new-wave romances that’ll leave you with more questions than answers, this list has got it all:
1. “Lars and the Real Girl” (2007): Ryan Gosling plays a lonely man who falls in love with a sex doll… Yeah, we don’t get it either.
2. “The Lobster” (2015): In a dystopian future where single people have exactly 45 days to find true love or risk being turned into animals, Colin Farrell must race against time to avoid becoming someone’s pet lobster.
3. “Her” (2013): A lonely writer falls in love with his computer’s operating system… It’s safe to say technology has gone too far.
4. “In the Mood for Love” (2000): Set in Hong Kong during the 1960s, two neighbors attempt to decipher if their spouses are having an affair by engaging in their own secret romance – seriously.
5. “A Ghost Story” (2017): Casey Affleck spends most of the movie under a sheet playing a ghost who observes his former life with Rooney Mara after he dies… Need we explain more?
6. “The Shape of Water” (2017): Set in a top-secret government facility during the Cold War, a woman falls in love with an amphibious creature… We promise there’s more to it than that.
7. “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012): Two preteens run away from home and fall in love in 1960s New England… their parents aren’t exactly thrilled about it either.
8. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004): Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet attempt to erase each other from their memories after breaking up… talk about being petty.
9. “Lost in Translation” (2003): Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson play two lonely Americans who form an unlikely bond while staying at the same hotel in Tokyo… So much for “what happens in Vegas.”
10. “Marriage Story” (2019): A heart-wrenching look into divorce – enough said.
There you have it folks: ten romantic movies that will make you question everything. Don’t worry, we’re just as confused as you are, but they sure do make love look interesting.
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