Best Breakup Movies

When recovering from the aftershock of a breakup, there are days and nights where all you can do is watch a movie. Perhaps a breakup movie.

At times because you need a distraction, others because you need a good laugh, and others still because you need that great gut-wrenching cry. Often, when you're still in the shellshock stage, you might as well have something in front of you while you stare absently.

That said, my heartbroken friend, here are the best breakup movies of all time, just when you need them most.

BEST BREAKUP MOVIES #1

WAR OF THE ROSES

FOR: A LAUGH

War of the "the classic '80s movie, stars MICHAEL DOUGLAS and KATHLEEN TURNER as an embittered couple embroiled in a bitter divorce, fueled by divorce lawyer DANNY DEVITO, with a comedic twist. Kill 'em with a smile categorizes this breakup.

BEST MOMENT: KATHLEEN TURNER, avenging the accidental death of her beloved cat, serves her soon-to-be ex-husband a scrumptious batch of her homemade pate. After gobbling with unreserved gusto, she sweetly reveals tonight's secret ingredient: RRRUFFF.

BEST BREAKUP MOVIES #2

THELMA & LOUISE

FOR: THE GIRLS

Starring GEENA DAVIS and SUSAN SARANDON" and "set the standard for girl power. The best friends embark on a weekend getaway and end up in a world of trouble that leads them straight into the Grand Canyon. Along the way, both learn life lessons and self-empowerment, taking control of their destinies once and for all.

BEST MOMENT: Every broken-hearted woman feeling trampled underneath someone's boot has fantasized of this moment (watch below).

BEST BREAKUP MOVIES #3

SWINGERS

FOR: THE BOYS

After getting his heart stomped on, Mike (JON FAVREAU) is whisked away by his friends Trent (VINCE VAUGHN) and Sue (PATRICK VAN HORN) to Las Vegas for a night of drinking and girls. For heartbroken boys, "accurately depicts post-breakup lows and self-loathing. For girls, it's a look rarely seen into the secret lives of men - one that, at times, you wished you weren't being given. Trent and Sue set the archetype for "the boys", doling out perfect pep talks and traipsing one sugar baby after another for Mike. It's money, baby.

BEST MOMENT: Trent's pickup pep talk.

BEST BREAKUP MOVIES #4

ONCE

FOR: A GOOD WEEP

Irish indie-film", starring almost-unknowns GLEN HANSARD and MARKETA IRGLOVA, captures the ordinariness of relationships in this sweet and heart aching modern musical. The pair, he an Irish busker with a broken heart and her a Czech immigrant single-mother, meet over a song and spend a week writing, rehearsing and recording a record that documents their unique love story. Once is simultaneously romantic and gut wrenching in its realism.

BEST MOMENT: Their first song together, over which they realize the immensity of their meeting.

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