Roku UK: the Valentine’s Day (and anti-Valentine’s Day!) recommendations

Valentine’s Day is here and love is in the air. So if you’re looking forward to snuggling up with your loved one we’ve pulled together five of the best romantic movies available to stream this weekend.

But if the whole thing isn’t for you and you’re looking for the perfect escape, what could be better than some anti-Valentine’s Day flicks instead?

Here are our recommendations…

P.S. – make sure you check out on the special Valentine’s Day theme on your Roku player this weekend!

Top 5 Romantic Movies

1. Love Actually

With a star-studded cast including Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley and Liam Neeson, Love Actually follows the love lives of eight very different couples in loosely interrelated tales set during a frantic month before Christmas in London. The film, which was released in 2003, has already become a romantic classic. Stream it now on Google Play.  

2. The Notebook

Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook tells the story of a young, poor man and a rich girl who fall in love. They are soon separated by their social differences but the film is a heart-warming, romantic tale of their journey towards reunion. Watch it on Now TV.

3. Dirty Dancing

‘Nobody puts baby in the corner’ in this 1987 classic, featuring Patrick Swayze as a dance instructor who falls in love with one of his pupils during a holiday camp. Stream it on Google Play.  

4. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

A Golden Oldie featuring the legendary Audrey Hepburn as young New York socialite Holly Golightly, who finds an unlikely romance with a man who moved into her apartment building. It may have been released more than 50 years ago but it’s still a fantastic watch today. Watch it on Sky Store now.

5. Titanic

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a young artist who falls in love with a 17-year-old aristocrat played by Kate Winslet. Their love blossoms amid the tragic backdrop of RMS Titanic’s ill-fated voyage. Watch it on Google Play. 

Top 5 Anti-Romance Movies 

1. (500) Days of Summer

A romantic comedy about ‘boy meets girl’. But nothing works out as it should in this 2009 film, making it the perfect anti-Valentine’s day watch. Stream it on Google Play.   

2. Bridget Jones’s Diary

Renée Zellweger stars as the unlucky in love Bridget Jones, in this hilarious comedy about a single girl’s search for romance. A perfect, heart-warming Valentine’s Day companion for singletons. Available on Google Play.  

3. Die Hard

What better way to take your mind off romance than with an all-guns blazing action movie? There’s not much talk of love as Bruce Willis blasts his way around in this 1988 classic… Watch it now on Google Play.  

4. Revolutionary Road

When Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet appeared together in Titanic it was an altogether more romantic affair. But Revolutionary Road, based on the novel by Richard Yates, is a less than rosy look at love, which will leave you grateful for the single life. Watch it on Sky Store now.

5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Though this film has its moments of romance, it is ultimately a tale about the heartbreak of love as a couple whose relationship turns sour look to erase their memories of each other. Another reason to savour the single life then! Catch it now on Netflix.