realistic romances

Ever watched a movie and felt like it was a story that could easily be told in real life? Has a movie ever hit too close to home before? We’re here to bring you a list of the most realistic romantic movies you’ll ever see! 

To all of you who got their heart broken before, you’ll definitely relate to one of these. And if you think romance movies are all roses and butterflies, catch a glimpse of what realistic ones are actually like. 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 

realistic romances

If you’ve ever seen this movie, you’ll know what we’re talking about. After going through a mind-erasing procedure of the memories the couple share, they both struggle to forget each other. 

This is the perfect depiction of what an emotionally wrecked yet extremely in love couple would look like. If you’re a hopeless romantic who has gotten their heart broken before, watch this and weep! 

500 Days Of Summer

realistic romances

We hate to break it to you but the cold-hearted truth is that not all relationships work out! Even though we desperately wanted this love story to work out, there’s always a chance one partner can love the other more in any relationship. 

Give this one a shot and follow through this couple’s story to learn more about what it feels to fall out of love. On a positive note, it does teach us how to move on from a failed relationship pretty well! 

Marriage Story 

realistic romances

Marriage is believed to be this fairytale that is set to make your life better. In a lot of ways, it does make your life better. But we can’t say it’ll be the perfect love story at all times. 

This couple faces the struggle of going through tough marriage problems and seeking a divorce. Watch it for quite the reality check! 

My Best Friend’s Wedding 

realistic romances

As tragic as it sounds, love can be one-sided. In this classic romance, Julia Roberts is in love with her best friend Dermot Mulroney who’s just about to get married. 

We don’t end up getting everything we ask for after all, ain’t that right? This is exactly what this movie highlights. As Roberts sees the love of her life get married to another woman, she realizes he’s not hers to keep and learns that she needs to move on. We simply love how true this movie is! 

One Day 

realistic romances

This is a movie about the type of unseen life-long love. A couple of college best friends who try to make it through life and agree on seeing each other every July 15th. 

Throughout the movie, the struggles they both face shape who they become. The realism of this movie lies in the career journeys they both take on despite their passions and aspirations. 

It’s not only that, but years later when they realize they’ve always been in love with one another, the shocking reality of Anne Hathaway’s deadly accident ruins it all. Once again we face the reality of not being able to get everything we wish for. 

The breakup 

realistic romances

Not all relationships continue the exact same way they started out. As obvious as that may seem, we don’t all notice this reality until it hits us right in the face. This couple’s story is an example. 

After dating for a while, these two start to realize they were never a good fit for each other. When they start to see each other’s flaws, they try to get rid of one another and eventually succeed at splitting up.

This is the type of movie you’d think has a happy ending, but surprisingly enough it doesn’t! They simply end up calling it quits.

Blue Valentine 

realistic romances

They say a love story before marriage is one thing and after marriage is another. This movie tells us exactly that! A young couple who fell in love decide to get married after realizing they are having a baby together.

The movie takes us back and forth through their past and present to show how the pressures and responsibilities that life throws at them completely change their love story and turn it upside down. Tragic, but true!

La La Land 

realistic romances

In lots of scenarios, love can, eventually lead to heartbreak. These two fall in love and struggle to bounce between their personal and professional lives.

The hardship of trying to find this balance dooms the love story and ends it in heartbreak. So, yes guys, you can have both a happy beginning and a devastating ending in a meaningful love story.

Like Crazy 

realistic romances

To anyone who has managed to pull through a successful long distance relationship, you’re a hero! This movie talks about the hardships of long distance relationships. This deeply in love couple face a tough journey that tore down so much of their chemistry along the way.

It breaks our heart to see distance get in the way of such a romantic love story, but we guess this is what real life can throw at you sometimes.

The Before Trilogy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight)

realistic romances

The Before trilogy consists of 3 movies that take us through the journey of a couple who meet and fall in love. In the first movie, Before Sunrise, the two of them meet and decide to seize the moment while making the most out of their love story.

The second one, Before Sunset, takes place when they decide to meet up again after a while and we get to see how their characters and lives evolved. As for the third movie, Before Midnight, we’re shown how the spark fades and love begins to die down. The evolution of how a love story unfolds.

This is not to say that in reality all love stories are doomed to come to an end, it’s just that they can’t all be successful. Let us know which one of these movies you love the most!