10 Movies To Watch After A BreakUp

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written by Joy Onu
11 min read
03 Jul, 2023

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Going through a breakup isn’t for the faint of heart, and we’re not here to tell you that it gets easier because it really doesn’t, at least not at first. How you get through this depends on what you do when you’re feeling your lowest. For some people, they’d rather just cry their heart out to SZA, Adele, or Omah Lay songs playing in the background, then there’s the movie lovers who would rather bawl their eyes to the most relatable or sad movies ever.

Whatever you do, you need to choose the best coping skills to help you through excruciating heartbreak, and we highly recommend watching the best movies to see after a breakup, it will make you feel worse, but for the better, so here are 10 of the best films you should watch after a breakup.

Someone Great

Someone Great is the first on the list for a reason, this film hits the nail on the head in terms of relatable breakup content, it's like you want him back but as you go through your journey, you realize why it didn’t work out in the first place. Someone Great is about Jenny (Gina Rodriguez) who goes through a breakup with her long term boyfriend, you know the heartbreak hits harder when you’ve been with the person for what feels like forever.

Anyway, Jenny tries to move on from her ex with the help of her two best friends, they have the most rollercoaster-type of night, and there are so many scenes in there that will definitely tug your heartstrings.

The Incredible Jessica James

The Incredible Jessica James is truly a breath of fresh air, it follows Jessica James ( Jessica Williams) as she tries to move on from a breakup, tries to get her life on track, and also tries a bit of dating. This show will have you laughing and crying. Jessica is an aspiring playwright trying to get over her ex, then she meets Boone, who is also trying to get over his ex.

Together they are TV gold, they help each other get through their exes by going as far as stalking each other’s ex for the other, as opposed to unhealthily stalking their own ex themselves, it’s a brilliant mess.

The Perfect Find

With a cast like Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers, what more could you possibly need after a breakup? This duo puts the cheese in cheesy, in a good way. After a breakup, Jenna, a 40-year old woman tries to get her life and career back on track, but then she finds herself in a risky, steamy situation with a younger guy who also happens to be the son of her new boss.

Do Revenge

Do Revenge is described as a dark comedy, which it is, but mostly, it's about two high school girls plotting revenge on each other’s enemies, this is the perfect movie to watch if you’re looking for something light, but with all the twists and turns that will swivel your mind just a little bit.

500 Days Of Summer

500 Days Of Summer is like a love letter to everyone going through a heartbreak, the film stars Zooey Deschanel and Gordon Levitt. It takes you on a journey of Levitt’s character, Tom Hansen as he tries to get over Summer, you will feel everything that Tom feels, probably because you can relate, but mostly because he’s a hopeless romantic that got his heartbroken by the “girl of his dreams”.

He’s Just Not That Into You

Sometimes all you need is to wake up and smell the coffee, if you’re going through a breakup, there’s definitely a reason why, it’s easy to pine over a man or a woman, this film will help you snap out of it in a way, and it will also keep you hopeful on the kind of love you deserve, the kind of love you will find eventually.

How To Be Single

If you’re looking forward to being single after a breakup, this one might just work in your favor. How to be single stars Dakota Johnson’s character who has just been dumped, she handles her breakup the same way most people do, by going to the club and partying all night, this movie will be a helpful guide on how to not handle being single.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

This is a perfect movie choice for anyone who feels like they’ve lost their groove, Angela Basset’s iconic role as Stella is beyond iconic, Stella takes a vacation to Jamaica and her world is completely flipped around when she gets into a steamy romance with a younger islander, Winston. This is perfect for single parents, it shows that life doesn’t stop because you’re a mother, you deserve a little bit of spice in your life.

Girls Trip

Girls Trip is perfect if you’re looking for something that is light hearted, funny, but still realistically emotional, the star studded cast of this film will definitely help you take your mind away from the fact that you’ve just been through a breakup. It also helps you remember that you have friends or need friends to lean on through the good and bad times.

John Tucker Must Die

John Tucker Must Die is a classic when it comes to movies to watch after a breakup, it works even better if the guy you’ve just ended things with is a complete douche. In John Tucker Must Die, four girls try to get revenge on that one guy who has played them. It gets funny and crazy real fast, it's just perfect.

Falling back on movies is a good plan if you’ve just been through a breakup, but it’s also important to have people around you that you can rely on, and in no time, slowly but surely, you will find love again.