Breakup Movies on Netflix Streaming

Get Through a Tough Split With 15 Breakup Movies Streaming on Netflix

We've all been through some kind of breakup, divorce, or unrequited-love scenario. And sometimes before you feel ready to talk it out with a friend or parent, you'd rather just crawl under the covers and tune everything out with a movie. If you're looking for a film that portrays your own heartache and anger over an ended relationship — whether serious or humourous — we've rounded up a diverse group of breakup movies that you can stream on Netflix. Grab some popcorn and a box of tissues, and check out these films.

— Additional reporting by Nicole Yi, Hannah Abrams, and Stacey Nguyen

Image Source: Everett Collection

1. Mr. Roosevelt

Noël Wells stars as a comedian who finds herself staying with her ex and his seemingly perfect new girlfriend in the quirky 2017 comedy Mr. Roosevelt.

Image Source: Everett Collection

2. Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a French coming-of-age film that follows a 15-year-old girl and her unexpected lover through the years of self-exploration and heartbreak.

Image Source: Everett Collection

3. Sliding Doors

In Sliding Doors, a woman's life forever changes based on the timing of the subway and whether or not she catches her boyfriend cheating.

Image Source: Everett Collection

4. The Last Five Years

Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan sing about their failed onscreen marriage in The Last Five Years, a romantic musical.

Image Source: Everett Collection

Watch This!

Pop Quiz

Watch the Cast of Fear Street Play a Creepy Game of Horror Movie "Would You Rather"

5. Newness

Newness, set in Los Angeles, tells the story of two millennials trying to tackle the complexities of an open relationship in the app-driven dating world.

Image Source: Everett Collection

6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

In the raunchy romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Peter (Jason Segel) jet-sets to Hawaii to get over his famous girlfriend (Kristen Bell), only to find out that she's staying at the same resort. He develops feelings for the hotel concierge (Mila Kunis) but can't ignore Sarah and her new paramour (Russell Brand).

Image Source: Everett Collection

7. Happy Anniversary

Comedy darlings Noël Wells and Ben Schwartz play lovers in a long-term relationship in the Netflix original Happy Anniversary. It's a clever, relatable romantic comedy about what happens after the honeymoon phase.

Image Source: Everett Collection

8. I Give It a Year

This 2013 movie beats the rule that recent romantic comedies aren't good by completely bending the rules. I won't give it away, but I Give It a Year is totally unpredictable but still very cute, and Rafe Spall and Rose Byrne are a gut-busting pair of newlyweds.

Image Source: Everett Collection

9. America's Sweethearts

Julia Roberts costars in America's Sweethearts as an awkward personal assistant (Kiki) to a stunning star named Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones). In the process of helping Gwen and her estranged husband, Eddie, survive one last public appearance, Kiki unexpectedly develops a romantic relationship with him.

Image Source: Everett Collection

10. Leap Year

Amy Adams plays a woman who travels to Ireland with plans to propose to her boyfriend in the romantic comedy Leap Year.

Image Source: Everett Collection

11. Frances Ha

In the black-and-white comedy-drama Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig plays an aspiring dancer named Frances who lives with her best friend Sophie in New York. Things stir up when Sophie decides to move into a more expensive neighbourhood, which forces Frances to learn how to figure things out on her own.

Image Source: Everett Collection

12. 6 Years

The indie romantic drama 6 Years follows a young couple who have been together since high school as they face the future of their relationship after college.

Image Source: Everett Collection

13. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are irresistible to each other (and in general) in the modern screwball comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days about trying not to fall in love.

Image Source: Everett Collection

14. The Incredible Jessica James

Jessica Williams is effervescent in the indie romantic comedy The Incredible Jessica James about a young woman who's struggling in the aftermath of a breakup and in her aspirations as a playwright when she meets a guy who seems all wrong for her (Chris O'Dowd).

Image Source: Netflix

15. Drinking Buddies

Jake Johnson and Olivia Wilde portray coworkers at a brewing company in the understated romantic drama Drinking Buddies. During a weekend trip to a lakeside retreat with their significant others, sparks fly between them.

Image Source: Everett Collection

Netflix Breakups Movies Relationships