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Top 10 Chick Flicks To Watch After A Breakup

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We all know that awful period after a breakup. Those uneventful days when you just want to curl into a ball, eat unlimited ice-cream, watch chick flicks and cry your eyes out. And it’s completely okay to do that because after all, we need time to heal ourselves. So while you’re at it, here’s the perfect watchlist to play on repeat during those dreary days when the skies are always gray:

1. 500 Days Of Summer

A staple post-breakup chick flick. The movie deals with a 500-day long relationship between Tom and Summer and chances are, you’ll identify yourself with one of them. Shown from two perspectives and beautifully explaining why sometimes even the best of relationships have to die, this movie is certain to uplift your mood.

2. Eternal Sunshine On The Spotless Mind

Okay, this one has a happy ending unlike its predecessor; but somehow even with that, it manages to leave the bitter aftertaste of too many thoughts. The movie introduces quite a novel concept – a clinic where you can go and get your memories of a particular person erased. Jim Carrey He is undeniably one of the greatest and magnifice >> Read More... and Kate Winslet From television appearances to Hollywood’s film cr >> Read More... take a break from their usual roles and give us a fresh breath of air with this movie that leaves you both uplifted and depressed at the same time.

3. Confessions Of A Shopaholic

Do you belong to that percentage of the population who wants to forget everything that happened? Then here’s the perfect movie for you! It narrates the story of Rebecca Bloomwood, a shopaholic in debt excess of 16k dollars and who found a job at a money magazine by fluke. Oh, the irony! On cue is the handsome Luke Brandon waiting to steal her heart…or is he? A perfect movie to indulge in and forget the world.

4. Sleepless In Seattle

An old classic from 1983 featuring a young Tom Hanks I quote his famous line “Mama always said life was >> Read More... and a stunning Meg Ryan She is considered to be one of the most desirable >> Read More... . If you haven’t seen it yet, see it! This movie not only deals with a breakup but goes a step further with the building of a new relationship. Because after all, isn’t the end just the beginning of something new? A movie guaranteed to let hope bloom in your heart again.

5. Silver Linings Playbook

This movie didn’t earn Jennifer Lawrence She’s an Academy Award winning actress at her youn >> Read More... an Oscar for nothing. An absolute diamond in the rough, this movie is all about finding that faint silver lining after a breakup. Believe me; it’s always there. It received 147 nominations and won 87. The film is based on a novel of the same name.

6. Legally Blonde

Another one along the line of Confessions Of A Shopaholic, a swathed-in-pink Reese Witherspoon She’s one of the most dazzling and utmost paid act >> Read More... teaches us that we don’t always need another half to be complete. Watch it see how a sheltered girl finally grows up to find her way in the world and realizes that she has more to her than she thinks! That’s probably true for all of us, isn’t it? The movie was nominated for 2 Golden Globe awards. It also receives another ten nominations and six wins. Man up!

7. He’s Just Not That Into You

Well, sometimes it’s true. Maybe he just isn’t that into you. And maybe there’s nothing you can do about it except move on. While accepting the fact can be hard, this movie is sure to make it a bit easier for you. The movie was shipped to theaters under the codename of “Boy Trouble”. A predictable romantic comedy which received three nominations and won one.

8. Pretty Woman

The movie that catapulted Julia Roberts She’s one of the Hollywood’s heavyweight actresses >> Read More... into stardom. The movie that Richard Gere Richard Gere is an American actor, known for his o >> Read More... almost refused. The movie that made the pair an iconic pair of Hollywood. A fling that ultimately turns into love – sounds cliché and it is! A timeless Cinderella story bound to bring a cheer on your face.

9. Notting Hill

Julia Roberts again! (It’s probably the smile that does it) The story is about a movie star and her life – and what happens when she falls for a bookstore owner. A story highlighting the ups and downs of being together.

10. Mean Girls

Seems out of place? Set in a high school, the movie deals with various themes of senior life including relationships, bullying and the constant search for who we are. Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan is a multitalented American. Act >> Read More... shines in all her pre-trauma glory, and the addition of Rachel McAdams Born as Rachel Anne McAdams on November 17th 1978 >> Read More... only makes it better. Certainly makes it eligible for the list.