Sick of the Valentine's Day schmaltz? Here are ten top films for anti-rom-com viewing

Not everybody wants to indulge in happy tales of boy-meets-girl this weekend. From divorce dramas and comedies to creepy horrors, these are the movies where love didn't conquer all 
Sick of the Valentine's Day schmaltz? Here are ten top films for anti-rom-com viewing

The romance didn't always go well in such films as Marriage Story, Casablanca, Get Out, and Fatal Attraction.

1. About Time

We’ll get the weepy one out of the way first. If you’re avoiding the cheesy romance, About Time serves a touching look at parental love between a son and his father who can both travel through time. Sure, much of the movie follows Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) as he tries to find a girlfriend, but his relationship with his dad, James (Bill Nighy), will make your heart swell. Plus you’ll never cry so much as you will during the scene on the beach.

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