Valentine's Day is almost upon us, and that means two things: chocolate and chick flicks. While Nicholas Sparks seems to be the reigning king of romance films here are some different and slightly off beat movies to watch this Valentine's day. So grab your popcorn and get to watching.
1. "Trainwreck"
"Monogamy isn't realistic." This is the motto of magazine writer Amy (Amy Schumer) as she lives her life free of boring and suffocating romantic commitment. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy is forced to rethink her promiscuous ways and wonders if its time to start cleaning up her act.
2. "500 Days of Summer"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in this off beat romantic comedy about a man who falls head over heels for a woman who doesn't believe in love. When Summer (Deschanel) dumps Tom (Gordon-Levitt) out of the blue, he decides to reflect on their 500 days together and starts to realize if he was ever really in love with Summer, just the idea of her.
3. "Juno"
When sharp tongued 16-year-old Juno Macduff gets pregnant by her best friend she decides to give the baby up for adoption. Things are looking well when she meets a seemingly "perfect" couple she finds in the classifieds, but Juno quickly realizes that even though she is about to be a mom, she is nowhere near being an adult.
4. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
This film is the hysterically funny look at how far one man will go to forget a girl. Peter's (Jason Segel) life seems to be in a rut when he is dumped by his celebrity girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) for an odd rock star (Russel Brand). Peter goes to Hawaii in order to get away and finally get over Sarah until he discovers that she and her new boyfriend are staying at the same hotel as him. Extreme awkwardness ensues.
5. "Clueless"
6. "Silver Linings Playbook"
Set in a Philadelphia neighborhood, Bradley Cooper portrays Pat Solatano, a formerly institutionalized history teacher determined to win back his ex-wife. Things change when he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a widow with her own issues trying to get her life back together. This poignant and heartfelt movie takes an honest look at love and mental illness unlike any film before it.
7. "Her"
8. "About Time"
This heart warming comedy follows Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) who discovers that all of the men in his family have the ability to time travel. Tim uses his newfound ability to find love and begins a relationship with the lovely Mary (Rachel McAdams). Through his time traveling time learns the importance of family and just how severely consequences can effect an individual over a lifetime.
9. "Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind"
This poignant and romantic look at love follows Jim Carey and Kate Winslet as a recently broken up couple who decides to erase each other from their memory. However, as their memories begin to fade they start to realize just how much they actually loved each other. This film goes through the breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs of their relationship and whether or not it's worth it to continue staying together.
10. "Before Sunrise"
There are no rom-com frills to be found in this simple film. Two strangers meet on a train and spontaneously decide to spend the night getting to know each other in Venice. Although the pair only has one night together, it is clear that these two are meant to be more than just strangers. This sweet and thoughtful movie is proof that anything can happen in a night.
