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, feel good, semi serious, sentimental and romantic films and TV shows about / with breakup, couples, love and romance, love, couple relations, fall in love, love story, kiss, boyfriend girlfriend relationship and infidelity 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), You (2007), Love, Rosie (2014), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), High Fidelity (2000), The Worst Person in the World (2021), Sex & Mrs. X (2000).
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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:
sweet, romantic, touching, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
love, breakup, relationships, couples, love story, love and romance, couple relations, unrequited love, manic pixie dream girl, unfulfilled love, heartache, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa
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91K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
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, meditative, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
breakup, supermarket, introspection, artist, stopped time, nudity, sexual attraction, girlfriend, workplace, insomnia, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, time freeze ...
Time:
y2k, year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
britain, united kingdom, london, england, europe
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138K
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:
funny, romantic, humorous, sentimental, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
breakup, crumbling marriage, opposites attract, unsupportive spouse, infidelity, uninhibited rivalry, verbal byplay, relationships, hopes, introspection, rivalry, 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:
feel good, sexy, funny, romantic, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
breakup, vacation, love and romance, resort, nudity, male nudity, surfing, friendship, female nudity, sex, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, los angeles, usa, oceania
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180
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, captivating, psychological, gloomy
Plot:
love triangle, breakup, sexual promiscuity, life turned upside down, love affair, family relations, couples, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, infidelity, parents and children, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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154K
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, teen, cute ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
love story, love, best friends in love, couples, love affair, love and romance, youth, friends in love, teenage pregnancy, true love, best friend, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, england, los angeles, usa, boston
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France
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, light, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
love and romance, sexual relations, couples, sexual attraction, masturbation, breakup, sexuality, workplace, bet, love story, woman rapes man, high school ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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189K
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, feel good, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, breakup, rock, musician's life, love and romance, musician, rock and roll, character study, self discovery, love story, love, dating ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle
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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, art house, funny, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
love, flirting, breakup, cancer, existential crisis, female protagonist, voice over narration, infidelity, male female relationship, drug trip, reindeer, feminist ...
Place:
oslo norway
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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, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
self esteem, breakup, self confidence, starting over, seduction, journalist, self discovery, infidelity, battle of the sexes, love and romance, journalism, marital problem ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress, never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as ...
Style:
romantic, light, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, kids, girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
small town, breakup, lie, house, love story, screwball, architect, divorce, life philosophy, writers, disorder, unlikely couple ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, boston
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paul reflects on the summer he met Angèle and Frédéric as he watches his friend being laid to rest.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, gloomy ...
Plot:
friendship, breakup, fall in love, human nature, love and romance, artists and showbiz, couples, husband wife relationship, adultery, jealousy, friendship between men, affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, france, europe, paris france
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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, sentimental, touching, melancholic ...
Plot:
gay, breakup, lgbt, obsession, obsessive quest, life turned upside down, gender, love and romance, dark humor, siblings relations, infidelity, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina, latin america, malibu california
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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, light, humorous, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
singleness, women, breakup, love and romance, couple relations, single, love story, love, multiple storylines, fall in love, life, adaptation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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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, sexual, emotional, heartbreaking, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, sexuality, lesbian love, coming of age, youth, lovers, lesbian relationship, lesbian teen, lesbianism, adolescence, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, realistic, serious, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
elderly lovers, couples, elderly, crumbling marriage, breakup, aging, divorce, funeral, old couple, sexual relations, bittersweet, infidelity ...
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, feel good, rom com, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
broken heart, breakup, art gallery, chance meeting, masseuse, curator, romantic friendship, male female friendship, new life, love, memorabilia, teenager ...
Time:
year 2014, year 2006
Place:
harvard university, new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After her husband, Carl, suddenly leaves, Joline travels from New York to Texas to track him down. Although Joline tries to remain upbeat, she is discouraged when she discovers that Carl already has a new girlfriend, the lovely Carmen. Familiarizing ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, independent film, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
adultery, obsession, breakup, desert, obsessive quest, love triangle, ambition, self discovery, human nature, crumbling marriage, couples, family relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, austin texas, usa, el paso texas, texas
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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:
loneliness, singleness, breakup, adaptation, starting over, couple relations, love and romance, looking for love, slutty attitude, affair, lonely, traffic jam ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman who gets paid to break people up is forced to become a matchmaker when some new competition muscles her out of the break-up business. Now, in order to save her company (and keep her high-priced wardrobe) she'll have to rely on her old ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
breakup, couples, love and romance, rivalry, fall in love, workplace, wooing, workplace situations, career change, teenager, win over, rules ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life, Linda, leaves him for a suave Frenchman named Anton. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do; go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite ...
Style:
clever, melancholic, romantic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
obsession, love, breakup, love triangle, chef, love and romance, vengeance, infidelity, love story, women, fall in love, happy ending ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Gwyneth Paltrow plays London publicist Helen, effortlessly sliding between parallel storylines that show what happens if she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, clever, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens, kids
Plot:
infidelity, choice, road not taken, love, time travel, breakup, parallel universe, multiple outcomes, butterfly effect, destiny, love story, philosophy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place:
london, england, europe, usa, tower bridge london ...
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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, realistic, serious, captivating, intellectual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
mccarthyism, naval officer, couples, politics, breakup, husband wife relationship, adultery, love story, passion, world war two, love and romance, friendship ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 1930s, 1950s, pre world war two ...
Place:
usa, new york, california, middle east, malibu california ...
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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:
psychological, talky, romantic, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay sex, gay couple, gay interest, gay love, gay marriage, gays and lesbians, breakup, homoeroticism, gay lead character, gay relationship, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, light, satirical, feel good ...
Plot:
breakup, dating, humour, friendship, woman, girlfriend, relationships, satire, couple relations, lovers apart, forceful separation, crisis of conscience ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, Sofía stays stuck in the past and constantly harasses him. She reappears again and again on Rímini's horizon to reconquer ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, melancholic, erotic ...
Plot:
couples, breakup, family problems, crumbling marriage, obsession, introspection, downfall, couple relations, love and romance, unfulfillment, mentally unstable, male female relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
My Last Five Girlfriends traces the romantic journey of thirtysomething bachelor Duncan. As the film opens, the despondent Duncan is apparently preparing to take his own life, but not before taking the time to send a message to the last five women ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, witty, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
breakup, looking for love, wooing, couples, fall in love, lifestyle, thirtysomething life, love and romance, unfulfilled love, couple relations, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, paris france, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Simian Line is an American improvisational film, released in 2001. When Katharine (Lynn Redgrave) throws a party on Halloween, a psychic called Arnita (Tyne Daly) predicts that one of the three couples present at the party will break up by the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, captivating, sex comedy ...
Plot:
breakup, family relations, ghost, introspection, looking for love, lifestyle, love and romance, supernatural ability, battle of the sexes, dull life, couples, family problems ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Just three weeks before her wedding, Lola (Greta Gerwig) finds herself suddenly without a partner when her longtime fiance, Luke (Joel Kinnaman), dumps her. With her 30th birthday looming and being forced to re-enter the New York City dating scene, ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
breakup, best friend, couples, starting over, singleness, disorder, lifestyle, introspection, hopes, life turned upside down, ex boyfriend, grieving ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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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:
light, feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
divorce, revenge, battle of the sexes, friendship, female protagonist, female bonding, feminism, women, dancing, breakup, feminist, suicide ...
Time:
90s, 60s, year 1969
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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