5 Best Friends to Lovers Movies That Made Our Hearts Beat Faster: 13 Going on 30, Oh My Kadavule, Just Friends and More

As International Friendship Day 2023 is right here, this is the best time to watch some amazing movies and keep the vibe high. To make things interesting, watching Friends to Lovers movies will not just help one to kill time but might also give a chance to hit on your best friend (if you’ve developed feelings for them). Whether these friendship movies are decades old or brand new, they will never fail to keep one’s spirits up.

Speaking of movies about friendship, there are way too many out there. But to make things easy for you, we have handpicked the 7 best Friends to Lovers movies that will keep your heart beating fast.

5 Best Friends to Lovers Movies

13 Going on 30 – 2004

As kids, most of us fall in love with adult life, watching the grown-ups enjoying their freedom. Likewise, in this movie, a 13-year-old dreams to become a rich woman, and surprisingly, her wish is granted with a twist. She becomes a 30-year-old successful woman but still is a 13-year-old child inside. The only moral support she gets is from her childhood buddy (who is now a grown man). When she falls for him, things don’t go as planned. Will the childhood friends work it out? Will the girl understand that natural growth is much more beautiful than a hasty one?

The movie became a big hit, thanks to Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. Jennifer Garner acted so well that she portrayed wonderfully as Jenna, a 13-year-old soul trapped inside the body of a celebrity woman. Her innocence and her wit, in contrast with Mark Ruffalo’s maturity, intensified the movie. Additionally, their dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller song, to date, is appreciated.

Oh My Kadavule – 2020

When it comes to a trio with one woman and two men, it’s natural either two of them will fall in love. That said, in Oh My Kadavule, Anu falls in love with her best friend Arjun, and confesses to him. Thankfully, the other friend Mani ships them two. Arjun, a mischievous young man, accepts Anu and they get married. However, their marriage falls apart when Arjun comes to his senses and realises that he doesn’t have feelings for her.

When they both apply for divorce, a supernatural entity gives Arjun a chance to go back to the day when Anu confessed, so he can decline and start afresh. But when he proceeds with the second chance, little does he know it’s too late to get back Anu, the woman he actually has been in love with ever since. The movie is so heartwarming in terms of friendship and romance, that the main leads started to date in real life. You’ve got to watch this if you love Kdrama vibes!

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Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai – 1998 

Ask any Bollywood fan to suggest a friends to lovers movie, they will surely tell you to stream Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai. The iconic pairing of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol is more than enough to prove that this movie is a blockbuster. Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan starring as Anjali and Rahul, are best friends and tend to bicker with each other.

Rahul falls for Tina, the college principal’s daughter. When Anjali realises her feelings and tries to tell Rahul, the latter speaks about Tina. Both of them who are in love with each other, fail to express and depart ways. Tina, on the other hand, notices where Rahul’s heart really lies at.

Just Friends – 2005

Chris opens up about his feelings to his bestie Jamie, but the latter insists they remain friends. Chris leaves his hometown to forget his first love. After years, he returns back as a big music label executive, and his only focus is to find Jamie and win her back. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart in the lead roles. With the right amount of comedy and romance, Just Friends justifies the genre. The comedic duo and their wholesome love story is a big win for rom-com fans.

The movie offers so many moral lessons as well. Initially, Chris is shown as this obese schoolboy who is rejected by his bestie Jamie (she has her reasons). However, after his body transformation so many good things happen in his life. This is the sad reality of beauty standards, so watch the movie and get some groping life lessons as well.

Wish You – 2021

The South Korean movie became a sensation after producing a queer love story about an aspiring singer and a musician. Both musical artists stay together and work to become famous. They slowly realise that the bond they share isn’t just friendship but something beyond that. With rumours killing their personal lives, the two have to stay strong and keep their love blooming. Wish You is a great movie that promises the true art of selfless friendship as well as queer love.

Which movie are you planning to watch first? Let us know your choice in the comment section. Also, Happy Friendship Day!

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