Heat Up Your Next Date Night With These 38 Films You Can Watch on Netflix

Katherine Heigl stars in this rom-com as an unlucky-in-love TV producer named Abby, who’s desperate to woo the sexy doctor who just moved next door, while Gerald Butler costars as the crass TV celebrity who’s determined to help Abby land the doctor by proving just how little she understands about men.

Watch The Ugly Truth on Netflix.

Starring Jane the Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez, Pitch Perfect‘s Brittany Snow, and She’s Gotta Have It‘s DeWanda Wise, this comedy tells the story of aspiring music journalist Jenny (played by Rodriguez), whose boyfriend of nine years unceremoniously dumps her as soon as she lands her dream job in San Francisco because he’s not willing to make long distance work. However, her two BFFs, Blair and Erin (played by Snow and Wise, respectively), are there to help her get over her ex and give her one last crazy (and sexy) weekend in New York City before she moves across the country.

Watch Someone Great on Netflix.

Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott, Alexandra Shipp, and Awkwafina play four best friends who experience heartbreak, loss, deception, and a whole lot of weed during their last few weeks of high school in this funny and sneakily sexy teen movie.

Watch Dude on Netflix.

We’ll admit this movie is a little far-fetched, but there’s no doubt that Bella Thorne makes for a very compelling stalker who will go to any lengths to get close to a guy after a one-night stand.

Watch You Get Me on Netflix.

In an unexpected teen-movie twist, a high school girl falls not for her male best friend, but for his brother – which goes explicitly against their friendship code. Yes, Joey King is a queen, but this movie is actually straight-up ridiculous, but you’ve got to admit it’s entertaining nevertheless.

Watch The Kissing Booth on Netflix.

When four college students (played by Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine) turn to armed robbery in order to fund their Spring Break trip, you know that they’re willing to go to the extremes to have fun – but when they’re bailed out of jail after a night of partying by a drug dealer and aspiring rapper who goes by Alien (played by James Franco), their bikini-and-booze-filled trip turns into a full-fledged crime spree.

Watch Spring Breakers on Netflix.

Best known for playing Alyssa in The End of the F***ing World, Jessica Barden stars in this sexy comedy as a journalism student in need of some inspiration (and some cash) who decides to masquerade as a sugar baby for a wealthy older man, hoping the resulting story will earn her a win in an upcoming journalism competition. Luckily, Camila Mendes is happy to show her the ropes.

Watch The New Romantic on Netflix.

This movie is a coming-of-age romance about a French teen who begins to explore her sexuality with an older art student that she meets at a lesbian bar. Is it melodramatic? Yes. Is it incredibly intoxicating and very sexy? Absolutely.

Watch Blue Is the Warmest Color on Netflix.

This corny but surprisingly fun rom-com tells the story of an average Joe TSA officer, Kirk (played by Jay Baruchel), who happens to catch the eye of a total hottie (Alice Eve). While Kirk’s friends, family, and obnoxious ex-girlfriend are totally baffled, he must overcome his crippling insecurity to keep Molly by his side for as long as he can.

Watch She’s Out of My League on Netflix.

Josh Harnett stars in this rom-com as a recently dumped bachelor who decides to take a vow of celibacy for the 40 days of Lent, never expecting (of course) that as soon as he swears off sex, the perfect woman will walk into his life.

Watch 40 Days and 40 Nights on Netflix.

Minka Kelly stars in this erotic thriller as Sara, a college freshman who’s taken under the wing of her new roommate, Rebecca (played by Leighton Meester). What starts off as a beautiful new friendship quickly evolves into a disturbing obsession as Rebecca grows a little too attached to her protégé.

Watch The Roommate on Netflix.

Starring Adrien Brody, Beyoncé, and a whole bunch of other good-looking people, this fun historical flick takes place in 1950s Chicago. It tells a story of sex, blues, and American musical legends such as Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and Chuck Berry.

Watch Cadillac Records on Netflix.

This coming-of-age romp tells the story of two friends preparing for a big performance – but they find themselves distracted by new crushes and some shocking announcements. Oh, and did we mention the cast is filled with beautiful people, including Analeigh Tipton, Lana Condor, Khris Davis, and Victoria Justice, among several others?

Watch Summer Night on Netflix.

Starring Amanda Seyfried and (an oftentimes shirtless) Channing Tatum, this romance tells the story of a soldier and an idealistic college student who embark on a tumultuous relationship, which only grows in intensity, even though it is often interrupted by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments.

Watch Dear John on Netflix.

Prince stars in this rock musical drama as a Minneapolis-based musician whose career and tumultuous relationship with a seductive singer are threatened by a rising new star.

Watch Purple Rain on Netflix.

Carrie Bradshaw and her girl gang take their sexual escapades to the big screen once again, though this time, they embark on an exotic vacation in Abu Dhabi, where Carrie unexpectedly comes face to face with an old flame.

Watch Sex and the City 2 on Netflix.

This coming-of-age drama about a young Black man growing up in Miami may not seem super steamy, but it’s actually chock-full of sex without being gratuitous. If you want a sex scene so tender it will make you cry, then this one is for you.

Watch Moonlight on Netflix.

When two adult women and BFFs begin affairs with each other’s teenage sons, disaster is imminent – but that’s what makes this movie so fun. Of course, things get even more complicated when their romantic trysts transform into actual love.

Watch Adore on Netflix.

This romantic comedy centers around a ballroom dancer and his new partner. They shake up the dance world by introducing some scandalous new moves.

Watch Strictly Ballroom on Netflix.

Based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel of the same name, this sexy thriller stars Matt Damon as a charismatic fraudster who works his way into the good graces of a spoiled playboy, Dickie (played by Jude Law), and his fiancée (played by Gwyneth Paltrow). But Tom Ripley doesn’t just want to be Dickie’s friend – he wants Dickie’s life, and he’ll stop at nothing to get it.

Watch The Talented Mr. Ripley on Netflix.

What happens when Cher and Christina Aguilera (who play a theater proprietor and a small-town girl with a big dream, respectively) team up to revive a musical burlesque club back to its former glory? Some extremely sexy dance numbers, of course.

Watch Burlesque on Netflix.

This highly stylized crime thriller – which is based on Frank Miller’s series of comics of the same name – is definitely violent, but it also boasts an incredibly stacked (and incredibly attractive) cast that includes Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro, and more, so how could you resist?

Watch Sin City on Netflix.

This dreamy romance revolves around Star (played by Sasha Lane), a young woman who runs away from her troubled home life to drive across the Midwest, and Jake (played by Shia LaBeouf), the hard-partying guy who lures Star into a world of debauchery.

Watch American Honey on Netflix.

In this steamy Spanish romance, a young couple visit an old farmhouse that belongs to the woman’s family, and it’s there that they discover their shared genealogical roots and family histories, as well as a terrible secret that could threaten the future of their relationship.

Watch The Tree of Blood on Netflix.

If you can’t get enough of Step Up and Save the Last Dance, you’ll love this new movie about an affluent dancer whose father’s bankruptcy means the end of her formal dance training – and her introduction to a hip-hop dancer who wants to teach her new moves.

Watch Battle on Netflix.

Starring the incredibly sexy duo of Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, this movie takes a working-class idealist and a rich playboy and visits them on the same day each year for 20 years until they finally, inevitably realize just how in love they are. The result is just as satisfying as you can imagine.

Watch One Day on Netflix.

This film follows a pair of strangers who meet on a train in China and form a bond that evolves over several years.

Watch Us and Them on Netflix.

Hey, remember when Matthew McConaughey was “that rom-com guy”? He stars with Sarah Jessica Parker in this comedy about a 35-year-old who just won’t leave home and the woman his parents hire to charm him into leaving.

Watch Failure to Launch on Netflix.

An awkward young man is let in on his family’s secret: a genetic ability to travel through time. He uses his newfound abilities – with some hiccups along the way – to win the heart of the love of his life, while also revisiting his complicated relationship with his father.

Watch About Time on Netflix.

After a brief fling in college, Lainey and Jake become best friends, supporting each other through a series of failed relationships. As time goes on, though, their relationship starts to dance back towards romance, although neither one of them wants to admit it, so they try their best to ignore it – with messy results.

Watch Sleeping With Other People on Netflix.

On the holiday dedicated to love, the love stories of several couples intersect in unexpected ways. Among the couples we follow are a newly engaged duo with cold feet, an army captain on her way home, a closeted gay football player, and several seemingly “stable” couples facing down new obstacles.

Watch Valentine’s Day on Netflix.

When Jake Gyllenhaal finds an actor who looks just like him, he takes a deep dive into the other man’s personal affairs in this 2013 movie, Enemy.

Watch Enemy on Netflix.

Follow a group of singles and couples through their relationships in He’s Just Not That Into You. Complete with cheating, rekindled love, and everything in between, this is the rom-com of all rom-coms.

Watch He’s Just Not That Into You now.

It’s all fun and games until you start falling for your younger sister’s ex-husband, or at least that’s what we know from this juicy flick.

Watch Some Kind of Beautiful now.