Friday nights with friends need energy, films that create moments you'll still be quoting on Monday morning. Romance done right, not just love stories, but films that understand what connection actually feels like. All from the 2020s, proving that great cinema is still being made right now. Criminally underseen films that deserved a much bigger audience, now they have one.
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Every romance film on this list was chosen for with friends because it actually delivers. no safe picks, no obligation watches - just films that are worth watching. If one doesn't land, the next one will. Bookmark this and come back whenever the mood calls for it.
Not every love story lands. These ones do. Picked because they work for a group without becoming lowest common denominator. These are from the 2020s, which means a few are still being properly appreciated. Moviepiq has more lists broken down by genre, occasion, and mood.