10 More Movies To Watch If You’re Single on Valentine’s Day

Who says Valentine’s Day is just for couples?

While everyone else is scrambling for dinner reservations and overpriced roses, some of us are perfectly content to spend February 14th with the most reliable date of all – a great movie. Whether you’re in the mood for empowering stories, hilarious anti-romances, or just a feel-good watch, here are 10 movies that prove that being single can be just as epic as any love story.

Legally Blonde (2001)

Elle Woods was supposed to be planning her wedding to Warner, not taking the LSATs. But when Mr. “Not Serious Enough” dumps her, Elle does the unthinkable – she gets into Harvard Law. Between acing contracts class and solving murders, she discovers that chasing a man to law school might’ve been stupid, but becoming a killer lawyer definitely wasn’t. And who needs Warner when you’ve got a 179 on the LSAT and killer intuition about perms?

Eat Pray Love (2010)

Picture this: You’re stuck in a life that looks perfect on paper but feels empty inside. That’s Liz Gilbert’s wake-up call to ditch her marriage, quit her job, and eat her way through Italy (the dream). She’s messy, she’s lost, and she’s finally honest with herself. Between infinite pasta in Rome and meditation in India, she figures out that finding yourself is way more important than finding a man.

How to Be Single (2016)

After breaking up with her college boyfriend, Alice dives headfirst into New York’s dating scene like it’s her job. Spoiler: She’s terrible at it. But between random hookups and dating disasters, she realizes being single isn’t a waiting room for your next relationship – it’s a chance to figure out who you are without defining yourself by who you’re dating.

Bridesmaids (2011)

Being single is extra challenging when your best friend is planning the wedding of the century. Annie’s dealing with a failed bakery, and a weird living situation, and now she has to pretend to be thrilled about picking out bridesmaid dresses. This movie nails that specific hell of watching your best friend’s life looking Instagram-perfect while yours is more like a dumpster fire – but with way better jokes.

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Most people get a haircut after a divorce. Frances buys a villa in Tuscany that’s literally falling apart. Sure, it’s impulsive and crazy, but sometimes you need to be a little crazy to start over. Between fixing up her house and dealing with quirky locals, she builds something better than a relationship – a whole new life on her own terms.

Someone Great (2019)

Getting dumped right before moving across the country for your dream job? The worst. Jenny’s solution? One last wild night in New York with her ride-or-die friends. Between inappropriate day drinking and revisiting old haunts, she realizes that maybe the great love story of her twenties wasn’t about her ex – it was about her best friends and the person she became while loving him.

Frances Ha (2012)

Frances is that friend we all have (or are) – the one still chasing her dreams while everyone else is “growing up.” She’s broke, she’s bouncing between apartments, and her best friend just moved in with her boyfriend. But there’s something weirdly perfect about her chaos – like she’s starring in the world’s most awkward one-woman show about figuring life out.

The First Wives Club (1996)

When middle-aged men start trading in their wives for younger models it’s time for revenge, served hilariously cold. When three college friends reunite at a funeral, they discover they’ve all been dumped for younger women. Instead of crying about it, they channel their anger into sweet, sweet revenge – and building an empire. Nothing says “I’m better off single” like watching your ex squirm.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Andy thinks she’s living a rom-com when she lands a job at Runway magazine. But in reality, she’s living a horror story with better clothes. Her boyfriend hates her new life, and her boss is literally Satan in Prada, but somehow losing everything she thought she wanted leads to finding what she actually needs. The real glow-up isn’t her wardrobe – it’s realizing that sometimes you have to disappoint everyone else to stop disappointing yourself.

John Tucker Must Die (2006)

What happens when three girls discover they’re dating the same guy? They recruit the new girl to destroy him, obviously. Kate’s mission to break John Tucker’s heart turns into an unexpected lesson about friendship and self-worth. Plus, watching the school’s biggest player get a taste of his own medicine never gets old. Sometimes the best therapy is a little petty revenge with your girls.