10 2010s Rom-Coms to Rewatch in the Month of Love

It’s got Ryan Gosling and Ryan Gosling’s chiseled abs. Need I say more? This rom-com follows the messy and crazy love lives of a father (Steve Carell) and his children. While he is learning to pick up women again with the help of his new friend Jacob (Ryan Gosling), Jacob is unknowingly hooking up with his new friend's daughter (Emma Stone). Full of laughs and moments of sweetness, it deserves a rewatch!

What happens when the person you’re in love with gets taken by your best friend? Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) must grapple with her best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) getting engaged to the man she has been in love with since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield). To add to the chaos, Dex has always had feelings for Rachel. Can the two finally come together? And what does that mean for Rachel’s and Darcy’s friendship? Watch to see how it all unfolds!

Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) goes with her boyfriend Nick (Henry Goulding) to where his family is from, Singapore, to attend his best friend’s wedding. Rachel is from a humble background and is entirely unaware that Nick is secretly stinkin’ rich. Well, Nick’s family, at least. Rachel must navigate this new world of jealous socialites attempting to push her out of the picture and everyone’s worst nightmare: her boyfriend’s disapproving mother. This film is both visually spectacular and heartwarming; 10/10 recommend it!

This film is unhinged and unapologetic about painting a realistic picture of bachelor/bachelorette parties (well, for some people). Three women, all troubled in their own ways, reunite for the wedding of an old friend who was not exactly popular in high school. The women try to give her a bachelorette party to remember but find themselves having awkward run-ins with the bachelor’s party and, at times, the law. Starring comedy household names like Kirsten Dunst, Rebel Wilson and Isla Fisher, this film will have you laughing and gripping the edge of your seat. 

Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor) is an introverted, shy junior in high school. Instead of confessing her feelings to the boys she likes, she writes letters addressed to them and stores them away, intending never to send them. Well, all hell breaks loose when her letters are discovered and sent in the mail by her little sister Kitty (Anna Cathcart). Lara must now deal with awkward encounters with the recipients of those letters, including her old crush Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo). Watch to see how it all unfolds!

Anna Brady (Amy Adams) has been with her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) long enough and wants to finally tie the knot. She learns of an Irish tradition: if a woman proposes to a man on a leap year (February 29), he must accept the proposal. Anna follows Jeremy to Dublin while he is there for a medical conference to finally take a knee. Her plans don’t go as expected when she ends up in a small Irish town called Dingle due to an unforeseen storm. An inn owner and part-time taxi driver, Declan (Matthew Goode), begrudgingly helps her get to Dublin. The two argue…a lot throughout their journey today, but could it be chemistry? Watch to see what Anna decides to do in the end. 

Two lifelong best friends, Rosie (Lily Collins) and Alex (Sam Claflin), always seem to miss the mark on timing. When Alex wants to take the friendship further, Rosie does not. Conversely, when Rosie is ready, Alex is in a relationship. Take that complication and throw an ocean in between the two of them - there’s the perfectly complicated, slow-burn friends-to-lovers trope. Will Rosie and Alex ever be more? Is it too difficult for the two to finally come together? 

Another friends-to-lovers trope appears in this film. Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) are two old friends who reconnect in an unusual circumstance. Adam is devastated to learn his father is in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend and, in a drunken haze, dials every woman in his phone contacts list to see which one will sleep with him. He ends up drunk at Emma’s house, and though the two don’t sleep together that night, the following day, when he has sobered up, they have a conversation in her room, leading to more. From that point onward, the two engage in a casual relationship. As it always turns out, feelings can not be kept separate…

Lola (Miley Cyrus) is an angsty teen in Chicago, navigating the difficulties of teenage problems and her parents' divorce. This film follows the complexities of breakups (across all ages) and relationships between parents and their children. Not only are the kids in the movie caught behaving badly, but so are the adults, which begs the question: does anybody ever really know what they're doing? The movie is funny, charming and sometimes sad as we watch Lola and her friends grow up alongside their parents. Not to mention, there are more friends-to-lovers tropes in it if you are here for that storyline. 

This last film is technically not a 2010s rom-com, but it was so close to meeting the cutoff that it’s an honorable mention. Both Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock star in this movie about a boss who is about to be deported to Canada and, under a time crunch to extend her visa, forces her assistant to marry her. The two lovebirds must attend Andrew’s (Reynolds) grandma’s 90 birthday party in Alaska. But when Margaret (Bullock) gets close to Andrew’s family and realizes how much she cares for them, alongside Andrew, of course, can she go through with this wedding sham? It’s hilarious and a feel-good movie. You have to watch it! I mean, Betty White is in it; what better reason is there?