Marriage Story
Directed by Noah Baumbach · 2019
A divorce film both partners can watch and feel seen.
Local pick
The Relatip Library
Films worth watching
Six films that will tell you more about long-term relationships than most self-help. Ranked by how often they come up in our staff Slack.
Before Sunrise / Sunset / Midnight
Directed by Richard Linklater · 1995
Three films, eighteen years, one couple. The most honest depiction of romantic time on film.
Local pick
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Directed by Michel Gondry · 2004
Made us think love is what is left after you remove the highlight reel.
Global classic
Past Lives
Directed by Celine Song · 2023
A quiet film about the partner you did not choose, and the life you did not live.
Local pick
Blue Valentine
Directed by Derek Cianfrance · 2010
How a marriage actually ends — slowly, then all at once.
Local pick
Scenes from a Marriage
Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 1973
The vocabulary every long relationship eventually needs. Either the original or the 2021 HBO remake.
Global classic