Not all love stories have happy endings. And that’s real life! We rounded up our favorite sad romances to watch when we need to wallow, or need to feel better about our own love lives. If you’re ready, Here are our picks for top sad romantic movies.
Number 1: Carol
Cate Blanchett is a closeted woman going through an acrimonious divorce. Rooney Mara is the bright-eyed aspiring photographer who falls for her. Set in the 1950s, Carol is a beautiful, heartbreaking film about two women who find love in a hopeless (and deeply homophobic) place. Also sad: There’s nowhere near enough representation of queer romance in movies; and when it is present, it’s often depicted as a forbidden affair. So while Carol is a wonderful movie, also consider supporting films that depict a more joyful experience like these. Available to stream on Netflix
Number 2: 500 Days of Summer
Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Number 3: If Beale Street Could Talk
In the early 1970s, Harlem, daughter, and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect, and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
Number 4: If I Stay
Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moretz), a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam (Jamie Blackley), a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia’s life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.
Number 5: Titanic
It’s a testament to how epic and sad Titanic is that people are still debating decades later whether or not Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) could have survived. For director James Cameron, it’s not even a question: “Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless,” Cameron told Vanity Fair. “The film is about death and separation; he had to die, It’s called art; things happen for artistic reasons, not for physics reasons.”
Number 6: Atonement
This sweeping English drama, based on the book by Ian McEwan, follows the lives of young lovers Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy). When the couple is torn apart by a lie constructed by Cecilia’s jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), all three of them must deal with the consequences. Robbie is the hardest hit, since Briony’s deception results in his imprisonment, but hope for Cecilia and her beau increases when their paths cross during World War II.
Number 7: Malcolm & Marie
Zendaya and John David Washington play a couple on the brink of a breakup in this exhausting, emotional love story. “There is no true victor in their ongoing feud,” Glamour wrote in its review. “Most viewers won’t have to look much further than their own love life to know how it works out. Still, it’s entertaining watching them both try to walk away with the win.
Number 8: A Walk To Remember
Set in North Carolina, “A Walk To Remember” follows the rite of passage of a jaded, aimless high school senior (Shane West) who falls in love with a guileless young woman (Mandy Moore) he and his friends once scorned. The two develop a powerful and inspirational relationship in which they discover truths that take most people a lifetime to learn.
Number 9: 10 Things I Hate About You
Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is beautiful, smart, and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn’t attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), house rules say that she can’t date until Kat has a boyfriend, so strings are pulled to set the dour damsel up for a romance. Soon Kat crosses paths with handsome new arrival Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). Will Kat let her guard down enough to fall for the effortlessly charming Patrick? Watch the full movie on amazon prime video
Number 10: Blue Valentine
Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. To the casual observer, everything appears normal, if a bit subdued. But a closer examination reveals a couple caught in a downward spiral. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
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