Breakup movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant breakup movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, romantic, romantic comedy, feel good and sexy films and TV shows about / with breakup, couples, relationships, love and romance, love story, love, fall in love, friendship, storytelling and dialogue plots mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as breakup: 500 Days of Summer (2009), Cashback (2006), The Break-Up (2006), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), You (2007), Love, Rosie (2014), Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), The Worst Person in the World (2021), Testosterone (2003).
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List of breakup movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, 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 ...
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, sweet, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
breakup, love, relationships, couples, love story, unrequited love, love and romance, couple relations, manic pixie dream girl, unfulfilled love, life philosophy, heartache ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa
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94K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Style:
sexy, humorous, surreal, philosophical, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
breakup, introspection, artist, supermarket, stopped time, sexual attraction, nudity, girlfriend, insomnia, workplace, time freeze, time ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe
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145K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Cohabitating couple Gary and Brooke find their once-blissful romance on the rocks when petty spats about lemons and dirty dishes mushroom into an all-out battle for custody of their upscale Chicago condo. An escalating argument ensues as Gary and ...
Style:
romantic, funny, humorous, sentimental, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
breakup, crumbling marriage, relationships, opposites attract, unsupportive spouse, infidelity, uninhibited rivalry, verbal byplay, rivalry, introspection, hopes, family problems ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. ...
Style:
sexy, feel good, sex comedy, funny, rom com ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
breakup, vacation, love and romance, resort, sex scene, sarcasm, rock star, nothing goes right, surfing, one night stand, friendship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, los angeles, oceania, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go ...
Style:
sexy, sex comedy, humorous, romantic, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
love and romance, sexual attraction, couples, celibacy, sexual relations, sexual humor, breakup, love story, internet, lust, nightmare, female sexual predator ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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184
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Michèle shares her life with Paul, her husband and work colleague. She has a lover, Thomas, a musician with whom she has been having a passionate affair for some time. Attracted by Thomass non-conformity and lust for life, Michèle abandons her ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
love triangle, breakup, sexual promiscuity, life turned upside down, love affair, family relations, couples, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, infidelity, parents and children, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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167K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
love story, best friends in love, love, friends in love, best friend, couples, love affair, love and romance, youth, teenage pregnancy, single mother, true love ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, england, los angeles, usa, boston ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, emotional, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, adult, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, sexuality, lesbian love, coming of age, lesbian relationship, lovers, lesbian teen, lesbianism, love, sex, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Style:
thought provoking, funny, art house, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
breakup, male female relationship, cancer, infidelity, female protagonist, millennial, voice over narration, drug trip, yoga, love, existential crisis, pregnancy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
oslo norway, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him and his editor, Louise, is hounding him. Instead of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, erotic, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
male nudity, gay couple, gender, breakup, lgbt, male pubic hair, homoerotic fight, obsession, obsessive quest, life turned upside down, love and romance, dark humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina, latin america, malibu california
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman regains her sense of self through a sexual reawakening after her husband leaves her for another woman.
Style:
humorous, sexy, sentimental, semi serious, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
breakup, self confidence, self esteem, starting over, self discovery, seduction, journalist, infidelity, battle of the sexes, love and romance, journalism, marital problem ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.
Style:
romantic, sexy, light, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
singleness, women, breakup, love and romance, couple relations, love story, drinking, single, love, multiple storylines, fall in love, sex scene ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
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290K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the city of New York, comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Style:
philosophical, funny, romantic comedy, humorous, ironic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
comedian, breakup, neurosis, love and romance, relationships, dating, love story, passion, sarcasm, marriage, divorce, pessimism ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 20th century, year 1977, 60s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, los angeles, california, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
Style:
humorous, talky, melancholic, light, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
singleness, slutty attitude, breakup, adaptation, starting over, couple relations, love and romance, looking for love, illicit affair, dating, slut, affair ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey
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198K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, sexy, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, breakup, love and romance, musician, musician's life, rock, rock and roll, love story, love, character study, relationships, dating ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sexual relations, elderly lovers, elderly, breakup, crumbling marriage, old couple, couples, divorce, funeral, cheating, bittersweet, children ...
Place:
germany, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
Style:
sincere, touching, realistic, serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
starting over, life turned upside down, self discovery, parents and children, family life, eccentric family, family relations, breakup, relationship vs career, family problems, husband wife relationship, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, venice california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sweet, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, teen romance, youth, bet, fall in love, young love, high school life, teenage girl, teenage love, friendship ...
Time:
90s, y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Style:
sentimental, captivating, serious, romantic, intellectual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
mccarthyism, love story, naval officer, couples, politics, husband wife relationship, passion, breakup, world war two, adultery, true love, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 1930s, 1950s, post world war two ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, middle east, malibu california ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
road trip, lesbian, closeted homosexual, breakup, car, female female relationship, dog, lesbian bar, lesbian sex, female nudity, breaking up with girlfriend, criminal ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
philadelphia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Antonio is a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio ...
Style:
touching, talky, romantic, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay couple, homoeroticism, gay sex, gay, gay love, gay relationship, gay marriage, gay lead character, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 19 min.
TV show
Story:
When 24-year old Line gets dumped by her girlfriend Julia, she turns to her best friend Elin for comfort and advice on how to get the love of her life back. Elin, however, has a somewhat unconventional remedy for Line’s heartbreak: to start and ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, romantic comedy, sex comedy ...
Plot:
breakup, friendship, lgbt, heartbreak, lesbian, lgbtq, sexual exploration, relationship problems, fall in love, looking for love, couple relations, female protagonist ...
Place:
scandinavia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Vince and Shonda have come to the proverbial end of their ropes with one another. Set in Atlanta during the 2008 Presidential Election season, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do is the touching story of what happens when two people feel they have nothing ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, romantic drama, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
breakup, introspection, couple relations, couples, fall in love, relationships, therapy, confrontation, realism, personal growth, intimate, everyday life ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
atlanta georgia, georgia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Matilda, faced by her boyfriend Oliver's sudden break up is scooped up by her friend Miron. He creates a symbiotic bubble consisting of himself, Matilda and the indecisive Simon. They become a triangle of dares, drugs and sexual tension. Based ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, indie film, intense ...
Plot:
breakup, love triangle, young adult, drug use, romantic triangle, sexual tension, female protagonist, problem, male female relationship, love story, relationships, couple relations ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After getting dumped for the 11th time in a row, Frankie discovers that she has a "loser in love" gene, which predisposes her to chronic failure and rejection for the rest of her life. She decides to embark on a quest to change her ...
Style:
light, entertaining, romantic, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
breakup, dating, romantic relationship, looking for love, in love, love and romance, male female relationship, relationships, fall in love, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, genetics ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Ike Graham, New York columnist, writes his text always at the last minute. This time, a drunken man in his favourite bar tells Ike about Maggie Carpenter, a woman who always flees from her grooms in the last possible moment. Ike, who does not have ...
Style:
romantic, rom com, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, family outing, teens, date night ...
Plot:
wedding, small town, fiance fiancee relationship, love and romance, journalist, battle of the sexes, unlikely couple, enemies to lovers, fear of commitment, reporter, breakup, canceled wedding ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, maryland, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit ...
Style:
feel good, light, rom com, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, divorce, battle of the sexes, female protagonist, feminist, female bonding, friendship, feminism, breakup, dancing, older man younger woman relationship, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1969, 60s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, feel good, teen, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
high school, opposites attract, romantic rivalry, friendship, best friends in love, enemies to lovers, prom, fake relationship, friends to lovers, in love, couples, youth ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 90s, 80s
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director.
Style:
funny, feel good, satirical, romantic, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, satire, hollywood, breakup, sister sister relationship, hotel, couples, infidelity, divorce, unrequited love, nervous breakdown, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sad, depressing, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
cancer, lgbtq, gay interest, gay, gay son, alienation, gay brother, gay relationship, father son relationship, gay couple, mother son relationship, breakup ...
Place:
indiana, california, sacramento california, new york
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