8 TV Shows & Movies to Watch After a Breakup

There’s no way around it – going through a breakup is tough. Even if things end on good terms, feelings can take a while to subside, and you might be filled with heartbreak and regret for a while. Luckily, some fantastic TV shows and movies to keep you company throughout these lonely moments. Like a good breakup song, they can help you grieve and move towards that healthy space where you can finally get over your ex – even if it feels like you’ll never get over them.

1. Someone Great

You and Gina Rodriguez can get over that breakup grief together in this “last hurrah” flick that celebrates female friendships rather than focusing too much on the guy. In the film, Jenny, played by Gina Rodriguez, is dumped by her boyfriend of almost a decade. It happens right before she’s about to leave NYC for San Francisco to take a job. Jenny doesn’t want to leave her favorite city or her friends as a mess, so she suggests day-drinking and shenanigans, culminating in a pop-up music festival. In the movie, we learn about her besties and the relationship issues they’re dealing with. It’s the perfect balance of heartfelt conversations, comedic moments, and flashbacks, making it the most comforting breakup movie ever.

2. Love Life

There are multiple seasons of this anthology series, which is a reminder that often, heartbreak leads to happy endings. Love Life focuses on different characters in each season. The first one stars Anna Kendrick as Darby, while Season 2 puts a spotlight on Marcus, played by William Jackson Harper. Each episode is a peek into the important relationships in Marcus and Darby’s life. It goes through all their heartbreaks as their relationships start and end over the course of years. As you watch Marcus and Darby move on and figure out what they want, so will you. This show is a great reminder that heartbreak isn’t permanent.

3. Birds of Prey

There’s nothing like a healthy dose of girl power to get you through those tough, post-breakup moments. For those moments when you want to break everything, this film of messy and violent women will get you through it all. The film’s star, Harley Quinn, is trying to figure out her identity outside of her relationship with the Joker. To publicly declare their split, she blows up a chemical factory and has a target on her back from everyone she’s wronged over the years. Harley finally teams up with a group that includes Helena Bertinelli, Dinah Lance, and Renee Montoya, proving that you can most definitely be single and be a baddie.