While the classics like “Sleepless in Seattle” remain reliable standbys, a wave of new love stories has recently hit streaming services. If you are looking to mix things up and find your new favorite romance, these six films offer a perfect starting point just in time for the holiday.

‘People We Meet on Vacation’ (2026)

Rated: PG-13, for sexual content, drug use, nudity and brief strong language (Parents Guide)

Streaming: Netflix

Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth) are total opposites, yet they have spent a decade traveling the world together as best friends. Despite Alex’s preference for home and Poppy’s wanderlust, they meet once a year to explore a new place. After a two-year silence, they reunite for one final trip to a friend’s wedding, where they need to decide if they can repair their friendship or admit it could be something more.

‘Relationship Goals’ (2026)

Rated: PG-13, for some suggestive material and language (Parents Guide)

Streaming: Amazon Prime Video

A TV producer (Kelly Rowland) is reunited with her ex (Method Man), who has found new purpose in life after adopting “intentional dating” principles. However, the reunion becomes competitive when he vies for her job and forces her to reevaluate her career and her love life.

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‘Eternity’ (2025)

Rated: PG-13, for sexual content and some strong language (Parents Guide)

Streaming: Apple TV (available Feb. 13)

In the afterlife, souls have one week to decide where, and with whom, they want to spend forever. Joan finds herself faced with the impossible choice between her two husbands: the one she spent her life with or the one who died young and has waited nearly 70 years for her to arrive.

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ (2024)

Rated: PG-13, for some strong language and smoking (Parents Guide)

Streaming: Apple TV

NASA needs help gaining the public’s affection. That’s where marketing director Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) comes in, but she makes launch director Cole Davis’ (Channing Tatum) life a bit more difficult. When the government realizes the mission is too big to fail, they task Jones with a secret backup plan: staging a fake moon landing.

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‘Past Lives’ (2023)

Rated: PG-13, for some strong language (Parents Guide)

Streaming: HBO Max, YouTube

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Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) were two childhood best friends in South Korea before Nora’s family emigrated. Two decades later, they reunite for one week in New York where Nora lives with her American husband. The film explores the idea of In-Yun and the fate of their long-lasting connection.

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‘Regretting You’ (2025)

Rated: PG-13, for sexual content, teen drug and alcohol use and brief strong language (Parents Guide)

Streaming: Paramount+

Based on the Colleen Hoover novel, this drama follows a mother and daughter struggling to rebuild their relationship after a tragic accident reveals family secrets. Together, they must redefine love and rediscover themselves as they rebuild their life.

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