Five romantic movies on Netflix to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Running out of ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Well, you can always really go big with a five-star dinner reservation, or perhaps old-school with an outdoor date night under the stars and a handpicked playlist of romantic songs to accompany. But if you’re opting indoors this year, make things cosy with a Netflix watchlist that says all that there is to on your behalf.
No matter what naysayers say, at-home dates can never really go wrong, and with a convincing Netflix watchlist to go with it, it’s even less likely. Yet, when it comes to selection, coming to a unanimous choice can feel a little tricky and the process? Never-ending.
That’s where we come around – to make, at least, one headache less, ensuring staying in turns out to be worthwhile, even on days that don’t come twice a year.
So, get the projector, paint the town red, and don’t forget to put the watchlist on queue for five romantic movies on Netflix to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Five romantic movies on Netflix to celebrate Valentine’s Day
People We Meet on Vacation (Brett Haley, 2026)
If your love story started with friendship, People We Meet on Vacation might just be the ultimate pick for you on Valentine’s Day. The first-ever Emily Henry adaptation for the screen tells the story of two unlikely best friends, Poppy and Alex, who, despite living in cities apart, have kept one cherished tradition alive: spending every summer vacation together, regardless of where they are or who they are with.
But when a fallout inadvertently ends the tradition, they reunite for one last annual trip to reconcile. People We Meet on Vacation follows Alex and Poppy on their final trip, which leads to a series of confrontations as they start questioning and resisting the answers that look obvious to everyone else. While every love story comes with its fair share of hurdles, for those who haven’t had it easy with the friends-to-lovers transition, hope this pick serves as a fulfilling and relatable watch.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, 2022)
Serving as the sixth adaptation of DH Lawrence’s novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a historical romantic drama, centring on Lady Constance Chatterley, a woman trapped in a passionless marriage with her paralysed husband Sir Clifford, incapacitated from WWI. For Chatterley, the relationship feels like a duty – a duty where no emotion is returned, whether love or hate.
In search of fulfilment, Connie starts a brief affair with a playwright. However, her yearnings for genuine intimacy are only satisfied when she finds herself entangled with Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper. Despite initial class-based distance, they soon find themselves in a whirlwind romance. But with Clifford still in the picture, will Connie’s love story again go unfulfilled?
Champagne Problems (Mark Steven Johnson, 2025)
It’s not Christmas, but it’s the season of love, which means every love story counts. Champagne Problems follows budding executive Sydney Price, whose career is about to change for the better, thanks to the impending acquisition of one of France’s most legendary champagne houses, Chateau Cassell. As she finds herself in Paris, she takes the first night off from work to enjoy a night in town, where she comes across a stunning stranger, Henri, with whom she ends up spending the entire night.
When it’s morning, all Sydney truly has time for on her clock is business. Champagne Problems follows Sydney as she rushes to Chateau Cassell to finalise the deal, only to find Henri there. As it turns out, Henri is the son of the champagne company’s founder, Hugo, and their burgeoning feelings could very well complicate the thing Sydney came for in the first place.
Always Be My Maybe (Nahnatchka Khan, 2019)
The thing about love is when it’s right, it’s right. So, even if love doesn’t work for you the first time around, don’t give up so easily, just like the protagonists of Always Be My Maybe, Marcus and Sasha. The romantic comedy tells the story of two childhood friends who have been distant from each other since a brief teenage fling gone wrong.
Despite years of running away from their true feelings, when Sasha returns to San Francisco to open a restaurant, she and Marcus can barely conceal what’s evidently out there. But with persisting insecurities and existing fears colliding with the demands of Sasha’s famed career, can they truly overcome the obstacles to rewrite their own chapter? Well, save some appetite for Always Be My Maybe to find your answers and probably some inspiration.
Set It Up (Claire Scanlon, 2018)
It’s always a rollercoaster ride to find the right partner for yourself, let alone for your bosses. But when two overworked, underpaid assistants in New York City make it their only mission, things go rather south in Set It Up, at least, to some extent. The rom-com tells the story of Harper and Charlie, who plot to make their demanding superiors fall in love with each other, hoping that will be enough to get them off their backs.
But as they play matchmakers, spending more and more time together, they end up uncovering their own ambitions, secretly harbouring feelings for each other. Although what they started out with ends up quite badly for one party, Set It Up shows that love is a good enough band-aid when treated with care for the right wounds.