Nothing compares to snuggle up in the coziest home clothes in your bed, order a meal and break your heart in two and then put it back together again. In good romantic movie there is something indescribable that gives pleasure from viewing. It's a hopeful world where "fake relationships" turn into real ones.
melodramas take us where we want to go, depict the romance we want to have, and help us find laughter in all those not-so-good love stories. For you, we've put together a list of the best romantic melodramas and rom-coms to watch in 2020 and 2021, from adaptations of the popular Stargirl book of the same name to an updated version of West Side Story.
[article updated June 3, 2021]
We present you our top movies about love 2020-2021: List of the best love melodramas for two.
Former from the other world
Release date: February 19, 2021
A struggling writer finds himself in a truly bizarre love triangle after a medium accidentally summons the spirit of his late first wife (Leslie Mann) in this remake of the 1945 classic. Fans "downton abbeys', get ready: a writer torn between two wives in 'Former from the next world.
Rebecca
Netflix remakeRebecca" Alfred Hitchcock can't match the creepiness of the original, but hemaybe offer a richer romance. Daphne Du Maurier's macabre psychological thriller about a woman driven insane by her new husband's late wife, with the dial of a spinning romance fully turned up, is faithfully rendered here.
Kissing booth 3
Netflix surprised fans in 2020 when it revealed it was making a second and third movieKissing Booth» simultaneously. This means the entire gang is back for 3 movies in the franchise including Joey King, Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney. In the final installment of the trilogy, El (King) will be torn between attending Harvard with boyfriend Noah (Elordi) or Berkeley with best friend Lee (Young).
Chemical hearts
Release date: August 21, 2020
Cast: Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams, Sarah Jones, Kara Young
What is he talking about: based on the novel by Crystal Sutherland Our chemical hearts is a coming-of-age novel that might make you shed a tear. When Henry Page (Abrams) meets new student Grace Town (Reinhart), he begins to fall deeply in love with her. He doesn't know that she's hiding a secret that could change everything.
Palm springs
Release date: July 10, 2020
Cast: Andy Samberg, Christine Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Camila Mendes
About what: It looks like a 1993 movie "Groundhog Day" but much more charming. Two strangers find themselves in an endless time loop at a Palm Springs wedding and decide to make the most of it. As Karl Kelsch, MC Deputy Editor-in-Chief, writes in his review of the romcom, "Palm Springs" , "offers a refreshing oasis in a desert of parched romantic fantasies." Quite an unusual and interesting film about love, one of the best in recent years.
Half of everything
Release date: May 1, 2020
Cast:Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz
About what: Jock needs help to become a popular girl. Jock hires a "nerdy" girl to help him woo a popular girl. Turn? The girl is also in love with her, and accepting the deal will introduce her to a bond she never thought she would part from.
After. Chapter 2
Release date: October 23, 2020
Cast: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Louise Lombard, Dylan Sprouse
What is he talking about:The list of such films would not be complete without one bright, but very entertaining love story. Enter the 2019 movie sequel After. The movie looks like we're the last one to stop as Tessa struggles to deal with the bomb that Hardin dropped on her. He's willing to do anything to get her back, but what if she's already gone? A great romantic movie for Valentine's Day, watch with your soul mate! A rather romantic foreign film about love between two young people.
Holly stays the night
Release date: March, 3rd,
Cast: Josh Lawson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Britt Lower, Ron Livingston
What is it about: when Audra (Bottom) tells her husband Noel (Lawson) that she slept with her college friend Holly (Emmanuelle) who's flopping into their house for a couple of weeks, things get, well, interesting. While the premise is about a guy trying to experience a threesome, there is a surprising and refreshing depth explored about bisexuality and relationships.
Marry me
Release date: originally scheduled for 2020, now pushed back to 2021.
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman, Utkarsh Ambudkar
What is it about: A big pop star (Lopez) is about to marry her famous boyfriend in Madison Square Garden when she finds out he's cheating on her...with her assistant. To avoid embarrassment, she chooses a random guy (Wilson) from the crowd and marries him. It's like any fanfiction I ever read in high school, which is why I'm here for it.
Star girl
Release date: March 13, 2020
Cast:Grace Vanderwaal, Graham Vercher, Karan Brar, Maximiliano Hernandez
Owhat is it about: The original Disney+ movie will be based on Jerry Spinelli's 2000 novel of the same name, which tells the story of first love and struggle for popularity as a teenager. Not only will it be great to see the veteran on the big screenAmerica's Got Talent VanderWaal, but since it's made by Disney, it's sure to make us shed a couple of nostalgic tears.
Ammonite
Release date: originally sometime in 2020, now March 31, 2021.
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet, Fiona Shaw and Gemma Jones.
What is it about: Winslet plays a famous 1840s fossil hunter who meets a young woman (Ronan) and forms a passionate relationship that ends up changing their lives forever. It's got vibes in it"Call me by your name" , but instead of Italy, it is set on the coast of England.
Emma
Release date: February 21, 2020
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O'Connor
What is he talking about: The classic Jane Austen novel has been remastered in a new romantic comedy.Emma follows the story of a girl who is known to interfere in other people's lives by playing matchmaker. But when it comes to loving our dear Emma, she finds that the love she was looking for was always right in front of her. Classic!
Premature
Release date: February 21, 2020
Cast: Zora Howard, Joshua Boone, Imani Lewis and Tashiana Washington.
About what: Ah, a coming-of-age story about first love."Premature" follows the romance of Ayanna (Zora Howard), a 17-year-old poet who spent her last summer in Harlem before leaving for college, with New York freshman and music producer Isaiah (Joshua Boone). Of course, when you're young and in love, some things aren't what they seem.
I still believe
Release date: March 13, 2020
Cast: KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain and Gary Sinise
What is he talking about: Everyone's Favorite Lead RoleRiverdale plays Jeremy Camp in this biopic about the Christian singer. It chronicles Camp's journey with his wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp (Britt Robertson), who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly before their wedding.
Sweet couple | Lovers
Release date: originally April 3, 2020, now May 22, 2020
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, Anna Camp
What is it about: Of the same people who brought us funny but agonizingThe Big Sick , comesThe Lovebirds.This is the story of a couple on the verge of breaking up, who then must solve a murder mystery together - standard couple stuff. It will star our favorite funny people, Kumail Nanjiani fromSilicon Valley and Issa Ray fromInsecure.We are all in business. One of the best romantic comedy love movies of 2020.
Barb and Star go to Vista del Mar
Release date: originally July 31, 2020, now July 16, 2021
Cast: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan and Damon Wayans Jr.
What is it about: Two lifelong best friends Barb (Annie Mumolo) and Star (Kristen Wiig) leave their small town for the first time and go on vacation to Vista del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves entangled in love. sunburn and one villain's evil plot to kill everyone. It's from the same people who brought usbridesmaids so get ready for some serious laughter.
Happiest season
Release date: November 25, 2020
Cast: Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis
About what: this holiday romantic comedy is about a young woman (Stewart) who plans to propose to her girlfriend (Davis) at her family's annual holiday party. But they run into trouble when she finds out that her partner hasn't come out to his conservative parents yet.
The photo
Release date: February 14, 2020
Cast: Issa Rae, Chelsea Peretti, Courtney B. Vance, LaKate Stanfield and Y'lan Noel
What is it about: After celebrity mom Mae Eames (Issa Rae) dies unexpectedly, Mae finds a box of photos and letters from her mother's past. As May reads letters and takes pictures, she falls in love with a journalist (LaKeith Stanfield) assigned to write a story about May's mother.
West Side Story
Release date: December 18, 2020
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Josh Andres Rivera, Mike Feist, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Maddie Ziegler and Ana Isabella.
What is it about: A call to all music lovers: our dream reboot is finally happening. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the 1957 reboot of the Broadway musical reflects Shakespeare's story "Romeo and Juliet", but the action takes place in 1950s New York. Star "Baby on the drive" Ansel Elgort will play Tony, but we can also look forward to new players such as 17-year-old Rachel Zegler, who plays Maria.
Men with weaknesses
Release date: The 14th of February
Cast: Grant Rosenmeyer, Gabourey Sidibe, Hayden Szeto and Ravi Patel.
What is he talking about: Many of us think of romantic movies as bonding with another person, but sometimes the best novels are about self-love and friendship.Come as you are tells the story of three young people with disabilities who go on a cross-country trip to Montreal in hopes of getting rid of their virginity in a brothel known to cater to people with special needs.
To all the boys: With love...
Release date: 12th of February
Cast:Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Madeleine Arthur, Jordan Fisher, Anna Cathcart, Holland Taylor and Janel Parrish.
About what: Everyone's favorite rom-com Netflix got a sequel! See how Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky manage their relationshipreal couple while we say goodbye to all that "fake dates" nonsense from the first movie. Trouble mounts, of course, when another letter is discovered from former Model UN fan John Ambrose McLaren.
