Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to have a nice romantic evening with your significant other, and what is more romantic than going to the movies?
Here are our picks for the top 5 romantic movies you should see this Valentine’s Day:
1. Dear Affy
Dear Affy is a Nollywood romantic comedy featuring Kehinde Bankole, Enyinna Nwigwe, and an all-star cast. The film follows a young couple that is faced with a bunch of hard life decisions just weeks to their wedding.
Watch Affy and Michael navigate heartbreak, betrayal, and an unexpected pregnancy and find their way back to each other in Dear Affy.
Dear Affy is in theatres nationwide now.
2. The Photograph
When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae (played by Issa Rae), hurt, angry and full of questions.
When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother’s early life — an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist (Lakeith Stanfield).
The Photograph is showing in theatres nationwide now.
3. To All The Boys 2: PS I Still Love You
Sequel to the Netflix hit To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, this movie follows Lara Jean (Lana Condor) as she has to choose between her current boyfriend Peter and the last recipient of her infamous love letters…
4. Queen and Slim
Slim and Queen’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer’s gun and shoots him in self-defense.
Now labeled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief, and pain for people all across the country.
5. Pretty Woman
This list would not be complete without a classic throwback that is 30 years old! Pretty Woman rocked the entire film industry when it first came out in the year 1990.
The movie follows Edward, a rich entrepreneur, who hires Vivian, a prostitute, to accompany him to a few social events. Trouble ensues when he falls in love with her and they try to bridge the gap between their worlds.
Enjoy your movie night!