Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Movies You Can Watch Alone (So, So Alone) This Valentine's Night
By
Jen Carlson
Published Feb 14, 2012
Modified Feb 14, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Carlson
Published Feb 14, 2012
Modified Feb 14, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Don't have any Valentine's Day plans tonight? Join us, as we hate-watch others fall in love Hollywood-style, in the comfort of our own homes. Netflix and Amazon streaming will wrap you in their warm embraces with romantic plot devices that will make you wonder why you can't find love. Below, our picks for some rom coms you can watch tonight while you're celebrating this day alone. So so alone.
1987's Overboard features Goldie Hawn as a rich bitch who loses her memory after falling off her yacht. While suffering amnesia, she slowly falls in love with her carpenter, who is tricking her into believing they're married. It's available on Netflix.
In Benny & Joon, "a mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton." And ladies, that eccentric young man is Johnny Depp. It's available on Netflix.
Baby Boom follows Diane Keaton's character as she transforms from super-yuppie and Manhattan business woman to a mom living in Vermont and falling in love with a small town vet. Watch it on Netflix.
A husband is left alone in Manhattan one hot summer and becomes tempted by neighbor Marilyn Monroe... see what happens in The Seven Year Itch on Netflix!
A lesbian, a Scientologist, and Ben Affleck walk into a bar in Jersey... or something like that. Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy has comic books, Red Bank, and a cute scene involving a diner painting. Watch it on Netflix.
Say what you will about Ashton Kutcher, but he has at least one good romcom under his belt: A Lot Like Love, co-starring Amanda Peat. Watch their two characters grow together and apart over the course of 7 years, it's available for $1.99 on Amazon streaming.
In the very underrated Definitely, Maybe, Ryan Reynolds tries to "tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter," who is played by Abigail Breslin. It's from the makers of Notting Hill and Love Actually, and those people know how to make a rom com. Watch it on Amazon streaming for $2.99.
We asked some of the men at Gothamist HQ if there were any dude-friendly romcoms, and here's the short list of what they came up with: Crazy Stupid Love, Clueless, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. They're all available on Amazon streaming for under 4 bucks.
Bonus: Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is a documentary about "An Unrequited Love Story that will warm you like Linus's blanket." It's free on Amazon streaming.
Tagged
amazon
hate watch
movies
netflix
rom com
romantic comedies
streaming
valentine's day
video
Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Inside a photographer's journey to visit every neighborhood in New York City
What do you see when you record the whole of the boroughs?
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 5, 2026
Banned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC libraries
It's a busy month at the branches.
By
Alec Hamilton
Arts & Entertainment
Banned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC libraries
It's a busy month at the branches.
By
Alec Hamilton
NYC music in October: The Strokes, a Blink-182 cover band, and Polish experimentalism
By
Hank Shteamer
Are you a New Yorker? The Department of New Yorker Verification will now decide.
By
Hannah Frishberg
In the mood for a pastoral autumn experience? Try Queens.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .