Best Movies to watch on Valentine's Day

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"What movie should I watch for Valentine's Day?" Good question. Yes, you could scour our Valentine's Collection (available on TV and Sky Go), but where's a list when you need it?

Here's what to watch, based on your mood!

"I want a classic, bitter-sweet romance that sweeps me off my feet!"

P.S. I Love You

• Heartbroken widow Hilary Swank is guided through her grief with letters arranged by late husband Gerard Butler (2007)
• My take: full of laughs, and sweet moments, it's sure to leave you full.

Dear John

• Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum star as a couple struggling to keep their romance alive when he goes to war after 9/11 (2010)
• My take: a tough watch, but Amanda Seyfried can do no wrong.

Ghost

• Patrick Swayze stars as a murdered banker whose ghost walks the Earth to protect girlfriend Demi Moore (1990)
• My take: a slow start, but that clay scene is worth waiting for.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

• Iconic romance based on Truman Capote's novella, as Audrey Hepburn stars in her defining role as socialite Holly Golightly (1961)
• My take: nothing is as iconic as Gossip Girl's remake of the Cat scene.

Mamma Mia

• Meryl Streep belts out the ABBA tunes in this adaptation of the musical, which sees a bride-to-be try to learn the identity of her dad (2008)
• My take: who knew we needed Meryl in dungarees singing 80's classics? WE DID.

"Honestly? I'm after some hefty belly laughs."

Notting Hill

• Bookshop owner Hugh Grant forms an unlikely romance with superstar actress Julia Roberts in this hit Richard Curtis romcom (1999)
• My take: LOVE LOVE LOVE Rhys Ifans.

50 First Dates

• Adam Sandler finds his perfect match in Drew Barrymore. Everything is wonderful until the next day, when he discovers she's forgotten everything about him (2004)
• My take: Adam Sandler makes easy bank on these types of movies, but check out Punch, Drunk, Love.

My Best Friend's Wedding

• Classic romcom starring Julia Roberts as a food critic who finally faces up to her feelings for long-time friend Dermot Mulroney (1997)
• My take: there's something so feral about a woman wronged

13 Going on 30

• An uncool youngster dreams of being an adult, and her wish comes true when she wakes one day as a hotshot career woman (2004)
• My take: if you ignore the freaky friday element, Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo are a perfect match

Groundhog Day

• Bill Murray is the cynical weatherman forced to repeat the same day over and over again. Is romancing Andie MacDowell the key to living the day right? (1993)
• My take: it would've been funny if this movie was just 4 hours long to trick people

"I'm in the mood for a good cry, just make me feel things for the love of God!"

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• In a pioneering procedure, Kate Winslet erases ex Jim Carrey from her memory. But can he bring himself to do the same? (2004)
• My take: I will genuinely never be the same after this mind-blowingly gorgeous movie

Supernova

• A couple travel across England to see friends and family in the midst of a dementia diagnosis. Emotional drama starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci (2020)
• My take: how dare they use Colin against us?!

Eternal Beauty

• Two-time Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins stars in this thoughtful comedy-drama as Jane - a young woman struggling with schizophrenia who finds love (2019)
• My take: the kind of movie where you're grinning through tears.

The English Patient

• As WWII rages, two lives intertwine when a man badly burned in a plane crash is cared for by a young nurse in a derelict Italian monastery (1996)
• My take: that's what underneath Voldemort's nose slits? HELLO

Life Is Beautiful

• Moving Oscar-winning drama about an Italian Jew who tries to shield his son from the horrors of their Nazi prison camp (1997)
• My take: one of my all-time favourite movies - heart-wrenching and beautifully funny.