Movies to watch with your boyfriend (or husband)
Good movies to watch with your boyfriend or husband give you both something to talk about afterwards, such as Parasite, Get Out, Her and Mad Max: Fury Road. Below are sixteen picks grouped by mood, from films to argue about to an easy Tuesday rewatch. Each film can go straight onto a watchlist you both share.
You both want something to talk about after
Conversation-starter films keep going once the credits roll — and give you something to disagree on.
Parasite (2019)
Parasite is funny, then tense, then something else entirely. You'll be picking it apart for days.
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Get Out (2017)
Get Out is tense enough that you'll end up on the same cushion, smart enough to unpack afterwards.
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Memento (2000)
One of you will work out Memento first. Neither of you will let the other forget it.
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Her (2013)
Her is a love story that starts an actual conversation about the two of you.
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He picks action, you pick a story
The middle ground: big, loud films that are genuinely well made.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road is two hours of forward motion with a real spine. Nobody reaches for their phone.
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 4 is ridiculous in the best way. Great if one of you wants spectacle and the other wants style.
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Big planes, big feelings. Top Gun: Maverick somehow satisfies both halves of the sofa.
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Heat (1995)
Heat is a crime epic that's really about two men and the people both keep letting down.
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Easy nights when you're both tired
Easy comfort films are low effort, high payoff — for a Tuesday when neither of you can decide.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz is full of jokes you only catch on the third watch, so it holds up as a regular rewatch.
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Eleven is cool and breezy. Easy to follow even if one of you drifts off for ten minutes.
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future is tight, warm and perfectly built. The safest pick on this whole page.
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Superbad (2007)
Superbad is a comfort comedy he's probably quoted at you already.
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Romance that isn't soppy
Romance with an edge means love stories with enough edge that nobody feels dragged to them.
La La Land (2016)
La La Land is gorgeous and a little heartbreaking. Expect two different star ratings from one sofa.
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Before Sunrise (1995)
In Before Sunrise, two strangers spend one night talking. Quietly the most romantic thing on this list.
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Pride & Prejudice wins round even the sceptic in the room by the second hour.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once is chaotic, huge-hearted and secretly about sticking with someone.
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How to stop the “what do you want to watch?” loop
Picking a film together gets easier with a few habits. Four habits end the scrolling:
Take turns instead of negotiating
The twenty-minute debate over what to watch ends the moment the pick is simply somebody's turn. Our Cinema rotates the pick between the two of you automatically.
Keep one list you both add to
Films mentioned in passing are gone by Friday. A shared watchlist keeps every suggestion in one place, whoever thought of it.
Rate it separately, reveal together
After the film, you each give it stars and write a note. Neither of you sees the other's until you've both filed — so no one's opinion nudges the other.
Play a yes-or-no round when you're stuck
To break a deadlock, you each go through the queue alone, saying yes or no. Anything you both said yes to jumps to the top of the list.
How can couples share one watchlist?
Our Cinema gives you both one shared watchlist, turns that rotate, star ratings you each file privately, and a record of every night you've had. Free to start.
Sources
- The Movie Database (TMDB) — Titles, release years, posters and cast data for every pick on this page.
- JustWatch — Check where each title is currently streaming, renting or buying in your country.
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