Unlike Brazil, the United States celebrates Valentine’s Day on February 14, in honor of Valentine.
The date is marked by gifts, roses, chocolates, teddy bears and romantic dinners.
For those who want to get in the mood, the CNN prepared a list of 10 romance movies to get excited about. Check it out below.
- Diary of a Passion (2004)
Two young lovers are separated by wars and class differences in the 1940s. Years later, they are reunited and Allie has to choose between her fiance and her former love.
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, James Marsden
Available on HBO Max.
- Love Doesn’t Take a Vacation (2006)
Amanda has a promising career but is depressed because of her breakup with her boyfriend. Iris is a writer for a popular column and has little luck with men. During the Christmas holidays, the two decide to switch houses and end up meeting other men.
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black
Available on rental or purchase platform.
- Love’s comings and goings (2010)
Set on Valentine’s Day, the plot follows parallel stories of different couples, ex-couples and crushes on this romantic date. In the end, they all end up being interconnected.
Cast: Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Patrick Dempsey, Bradley Cooper
Available on rental or purchase platforms.
- Letters to Juliet (2010)
On vacation in Verona with her busy husband, Sophie finds a decades-old love letter and begins a quest to help the writer find her long-lost true love.
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave
Available on Netflix, HBO Max and Star+
- Today I Want to Go Back Alone (2014)
Leonardo is a blind teenager in search of his independence. Her daily life, her relationship with her best friend, Giovana, and her way of seeing the world gain new contours with the arrival of Gabriel.
Cast: Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim
Available on Netflix and rental or purchase platforms.
- It Just Happens (2014)
Alex and Rosie are inseparable friends who grew up together in London, until she decides to move to the USA. Despite the distance, fate continues to draw Rosie and Alex to each other.
Cast: Sam Clafflin, Lily Collins, Suki Waterhouse
Available on Prime Video and Paramount+
- love.com
A famous fashion blogger strikes up a romance with a video game channel vlogger and their romance is highlighted online.
Cast: Isis Valverde, Gil Coelho, Marcos Mion
Available on Netflix.
- Monsieur & Madame Adelman (2017)
Together for 45 years, Sarah wants to write a book about her husband and, through flashbacks, the viewer follows Sarah and Victor’s love story over several decades.
Cast: Nicolas Bedos, Doria Tillier, Denis Podalydès.
Available on rental or purchase platforms.
- Love By Date (2020)
Sloane is under great pressure from her family to fix her boyfriend, while Jackson feels pressured by the people he associates with. When they meet, they make an agreement that will free them from these situations.
Cast: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Kristin Chenoweth
Available on Netflix.
- A Love Letter (2021)
Based on the book of the same name, Jennifer and Antony live a forbidden romance in the 1960s. Forty years later, a journalist finds letters exchanged between the lovers and begins to investigate the story.
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn
Available on Netflix.
Source: CNN Brasil
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