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12 Good Movies for Couples Who Can Never Agree What to Watch

The best couple film is not automatically a romance. It is a film with enough overlap — humour plus mystery, action plus character, warmth without predictability — that neither person feels they surrendered the remote.

  1. 01Palm Springs poster
    1h 30m157.3/10Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
    FunnyRomantic
    WHY IT FITS

    A sharp time-loop comedy that earns its romantic centre without becoming sugary.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Funny · Romantic.

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  2. 02Knives Out poster
    2h 11m12A7.8/10Comedy · Crime · Mystery
    MysteryCrowd-pleaser
    WHY IT FITS

    A beautifully cast mystery that gives you suspects to debate and jokes to share.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Mystery · Crowd-pleaser.

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  3. 03About Time poster
    2h 3m12A7.9/10Drama · Romance · Fantasy
    TearjerkerWarm
    WHY IT FITS

    Time travel frames a warm story about love, family and noticing ordinary days.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Tearjerker · Warm.

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  4. 04The Nice Guys poster
    1h 56m157.1/10Comedy · Crime · Action
    ComedyCrime
    WHY IT FITS

    Effortlessly funny detective chaos with action, chemistry and a satisfying case.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Comedy · Crime.

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  5. 05Before Sunrise poster
    1h 41m158/10Drama · Romance
    TalkyRomantic
    WHY IT FITS

    Two strangers walk through Vienna and discover how absorbing a real conversation can be.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Talky · Romantic.

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  6. 06Game Night poster
    1h 40m156.8/10Mystery · Comedy · Crime
    FastComedy thriller
    WHY IT FITS

    A competitive couple land inside a mystery that may no longer be a game.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Fast · Comedy thriller.

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  7. 07The Fall Guy poster
    2h 7m12A6.9/10Action · Comedy · Romance
    ActionPlayful
    WHY IT FITS

    Stunts, screwball chemistry and a missing movie star make an easy big-screen date.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Action · Playful.

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  8. 08Past Lives poster
    1h 46m12A7.7/10Drama · Romance
    ReflectiveBittersweet
    WHY IT FITS

    A restrained, emotionally precise film about the lives we choose and imagine.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Reflective · Bittersweet.

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  9. 09The Big Sick poster
    2h 0m157.3/10Comedy · Drama · Romance
    Based on lifeWarm
    WHY IT FITS

    A funny, specific relationship story that grows into an unusually generous family comedy.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Based on life · Warm.

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  10. 10The Adjustment Bureau poster
    1h 46m12A6.8/10Science Fiction · Thriller · Romance
    Science fictionRomance
    WHY IT FITS

    A brisk romantic chase in which fate itself attempts to keep two people apart.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Science fiction · Romance.

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  11. 11Crazy, Stupid, Love. poster
    1h 58m12A7.3/10Comedy · Drama · Romance
    MainstreamFunny
    WHY IT FITS

    Several romantic storylines collide in a polished ensemble comedy with a great cast.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Mainstream · Funny.

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  12. 12The Menu poster
    1h 47m157.2/10Comedy · Horror
    DarkSatirical
    WHY IT FITS

    A very bad fine-dining date becomes a sleek, dark satire best served to adventurous couples.

    THE VIEWING BRIEF

    This belongs on your list when the brief is: Dark · Satirical.

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