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Best Romance Movies With Friends On A Friday From The 2020S That Will Make You Think For Days

Every romance film here was chosen with a Friday night with friends in mind. These aren't algorithmically ranked, they were chosen because they actually work for this.

The best romance movies with friends on a friday from the 2020s that will make you think for days. Includes Rich in Love, Poor Things, Rurouni Kenshin: The B...

Friday night with friends is about energy. You want something that earns its place in the conversation - a film that people are still talking about on the way home.

The early 2020s are already proving themselves. The best films from this decade will hold up. These are among them.

The best romantic films work because they're fundamentally about two people trying to understand each other. Love is just the context.

Rich in Love movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Working incognito at his rich dad's company to test his own merits, Teto falls for Paula and tells her he grew up poor, a lie that spins out of control.

Poor Things movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.

All the Bright Places movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.

My Policeman movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom's home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

These films work because they trust their characters to be complicated. Love doesn't simplify people — it complicates them. These films know that.

The Gorge movie poster
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2025 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.

The Kissing Booth 2 movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

After a guardian of magical jewels turns an awkward girl and a popular boy into superheroes, they can never reveal their identities - even to each other.

Elemental movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.

I Still Believe movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

A film that makes you think for days has done something rare: it's trusted you to do the work. These films trust you.

These films understand that love is most interesting when it's in conflict with something. The feeling matters more because of what it costs.

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