Lorraine Moropa stars as Letsatsi in the romantic film "Not My Type ".
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Everyone approaches Valentine’s Day with different expectations, needs, and love languages. But whatever your mood this year, there’s a film for that.
Here are movies worth watching this Valentine's.
If you are waiting on God for the perfect man, “Not My Type” on Showmax is worth watching.
Former “The Queen” actress Lorraine Moropa stars as Letsatsi, opposite Lulama Nyembezi as Thimothi and Moagi Kai as Mhlonishwa on romantic movie “Not My Type”.
Letsatsi has spent years designing wedding dresses while waiting for the perfect man God has in store for her. When her younger sister receives a marriage proposal, she becomes desperate. Her meticulously planned life, which should have included a husband by now, is not unfolding as she expected.
Directed by SAFTA winner Siyabonga Mkhize, "Not My Type" was the most popular South African film on Showmax last year.
If you are in the mood to cuddle and cry, “We Live In Time” might be the right option.
Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in “We Live in Time”, a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
“We Live in Time” earned John Crowley a Best Director nomination at the 2025 Irish Film and Television Awards, where Pugh was up for Best International Actress.
If you happen to be looking for your first love in old age, “Touch” could be that motivating push.
Based on the bestselling novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, “Touch” follows one widower’s emotional journey to find his first love, who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.
Selected as Iceland’s Oscar entry, “Touch” has won 11 awards and has a 93% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
If you want to marry into money but are worried about the in-laws, “Crazy Rich Asians” will reassure you.
The highest-grossing romcom in a decade at the time of its release, “Crazy Rich Asians” is a must-watch or repeat for the 100th time.
When New Yorker Rachel Chu travels to Singapore with her longtime boyfriend Nick, she’s shocked to discover he’s the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Asia. Thrust into a world of private jets, couture and society weddings, Rachel must navigate disapproving relatives, especially Nick’s formidable mother, while deciding whether love is worth the pressure.
Constance Wu was up for Best Actress at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Awards, where “Crazy Rich Asians” won Best Comedy. The ensemble cast also includes breakout star Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Nico Santos and Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh.
If you think you've moved on but your friends haven't, then “Best Man’s Holiday” will show you the necessary signs.
A #1 box office hit in the US, “Best Man’s Holiday” sees Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard reprise their career-launching roles from “The Best Man”.
When college friends finally reunite over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is to reignite long-forgotten rivalries and romances.
“The Best Man Holiday” was up for Best Movie at the BET Awards, as well as multiple Black Reel and Image awards.
If you are happily married but thinking about your childhood sweetheart, “Past Lives” will be worth watching.
Childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are torn apart after her family emigrates from South Korea to America. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Winner of over 80 awards, “Past Lives” was nominated for Motion Picture of the Year and Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars, as well as for the Critics' Choice Best Actress Award for Greta Lee and the BAFTA Best Actor Award for Teo Yoo.
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