Anti-romantic films for the unlucky in love

If you’re tired of the fact that Valentine’s Day is all about having a partner and living happily, you’ve come to the right place. Well, on the day of love and friendship, it should also be remembered that this includes self-love. So let me give you this space where you can discover some of them anti-romantic films for the unlucky in lovewith stories full of realism

And is that the anti-romantic films They show that love doesn’t always have a happy ending, and most of the time you have to learn from experience and understand that this can happen with any of us. But that’s not bad, it’s more common than you think, even if the movies or the romantic movies for many years they made you think differently.

500 days of summer

One of the best samples of a anti-romantic movie for not believing in true love is ‘500 Days of Summer’, by Marc Webb, with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. He’s about a letter writer whose world falls apart when his girlfriend suddenly leaves him. Now he will have to remember the 500 days they spent together to find out what went wrong. Available on Star+.

Eternal light of the pure mind

One of the most difficult doses of romantic reality that cinema has given is in ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’, directed by Michel Gondy and starring Jim Carrey with Kate Winslet. It is the story of Joel, a man depressed by a failed relationship with his ex-partner, who has decided to erase all their memories together, and now he wants to do the same. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

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Silver Linings Playbook

With Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro, we have “Silver Lining Playbook”, a romantic drama directed by David O. Russel. Here we meet Pat, a man who has just lost absolutely everything, his job, home and the love of his life. Now he’s forced to go back to his parents’ house and take back control of his life. Available on Netflix, Claro and Amazon Prime Video.

La La Land

One of the love stories that left many with their hearts in their hearts was that of ‘La La Land’, directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Emma Stone with Ryan Gosling. The story follows Seb and Mia, a pianist and an aspiring actress who fall in love but find that their careers lead them down entirely different paths. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

lost in translation

And finally, a romantic film that will remind many of a summer love. This is ‘Lost in Translation’, a story directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The story follows an actor who is passing through Tokyo to shoot a commercial, where he meets the young wife of a photographer, with whom he begins a relationship between romance and friendship. Available on YouTube.