6 Films that Capture the Joys and Heartaches of Falling In Love with Your Best Friend
ICYMI: Carlo Aquino and Lovi Poe have teamed up for the very first time in a movie! In“Seasons”, Carlo and Lovi play long-time best friends Kurt and Charlie who decide to strike adeal to help each other find their “lifetimes”. Throw in a spontaneous road trip, a realizationthat friendships may be something more beneath the surface, and a difficult predicament tocomplicate an already messy setup, and you get the perfect recipe for a chaotic love story.
So, if you’re a fan of the trope, here are six more films on Netflix with the same theme to bingeahead of Seasons’s July 7 drop!
Your Place or Mine (2023)
In “Your Place or Mine”, Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher play total opposites Debbieand Peter, who, after hooking up once in 2003, become the best of friends. The two learnmore about each other’s lives after swapping houses for a week and realize that what they’vebeen searching for all along might just be each other.
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
This romantic comedy stars Ali Wong as renowned restaurateur Sasha and Randall Park asmusician Marcus, estranged best friends who unexpectedly reconnect as adults. Aftermeeting again, they embark on a journey to reignite their relationship and confront oldwounds, all while struggling to adapt to each other’s lives that couldn’t be more different fromone another.
EuroVision: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
This goofy film is about two best friends Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) from asmall Icelandic village who set out to chase their dreams of winning the EuroVision singingcompetition, a feat that nobody from their country has ever achieved. Tensions and buriedemotions arise as they get ready for the competition of their lives, with everything unfoldingagainst the beautiful backdrop of Scotland and Iceland.
Single All The Way (2021)
Keep this one in your watchlist if you’re looking for something light and fun! “Single All TheWay” is a charming love story between best friends Peter and Nick. To pacify Peter’s familyduring a holiday trip to his hometown, the two pretend they’re finally in a relationship afteryears of keeping things strictly platonic when, as is usual, things don’t go as planned.
I’m Drunk, I Love You (2017)
“I’m Drunk, I Love You” follows best friends Dio and Carson on a spontaneous trip to La Unionbefore their college graduation as they come to terms with their feelings and secrets along theway. If you can relate, we suggest you prepare tissues (lots of it) and maybe some beers tohelp you tide this ultimate hugot film over.
My Amanda (2021)
This Piolo Pascual and Alessandra de Rossi starrer tells the story of TJ and Amanda, two bestfriends navigating their shared and individual experiences in arguably one of the most natural,believable best friend dynamics ever portrayed on the local screen. Get your tissues readybecause this one hits hard.
Say what you want about the trope, but there’s an undeniable thrill in witnessing best friendsnavigate the potential for love, even on screen, simply because it’s something many of us canrelate to. Curious to see how this arc ends for best friends Kurt and Charlie? Catch Seasons onNetflix on July 7.
Seasons | Official Trailer | Netflix Philippines
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