“Fuck Valentine’s Day” is what you’ll likely hear when you ask most people how they feel about the holiday. Which sucks because I think Valentine’s Day is a beautiful holiday, a celebration of all the things that keep love everlasting. So as a means of reinforcing those positive values and meaningful lessons associated with Valentine’s Day. I’ve prepared a list of five movies that perfectly encapsulate what makes both the holiday and romantic love itself worth treasuring and respecting.

They say that love is blind, but what if it blinds you to the harm you’re causing yourself and those around you? This question is examined in John Carpenter’s masterful film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name that tells the story of a meek and repressed high schooler, Archie Cunningham, who undergoes a dark transformation after becoming attached to a demonic 1950’s Plymouth Fury. The “love” shared by Archie and the possessed car is so powerful that it destroys his family, friendships and ultimately his morality.

In this beautiful and twisted masterpiece, the Redheaded Bastard gets a playmate; the instantly iconic Tiffany Valentine whose misguided yet tragic love for Chucky makes her his greatest victim. The false and obviously unhealthy relationship that Chucky and Tiffany share is flawlessly juxtaposed with that of Nick and Jade, who share a forbidden yet realistic true love for eachother.

In Edgar Wright’s masterfully directed and immaculately crafted new classic, a charming slacker finds his dream girl, but in order to be with her he must battle her seven evil exes. This movie effortlessly blends comic book and video game stylistics with the universally relatable struggle against insurmountable obstacles when trying to be with someone you love and deceptively interweaves the potent themes of self-love and acceptance along the way.

The, as always visually dynamic, Tony Scott directs Quentin Tarantino’s beautiful fairy tale about two unlikely soulmates whose love sparks a journey that tests the strength of their relationship with their loyalty, faith and trust for one another proving triumphant. It is simply and truly romantic.

“Can’t Buy Me Love” is an 80’s teen classic about a geeky boy and the deal he strikes up with his popular and rich crush that would have them pretending to be a couple. It soon becomes clear that what he’s really in love with is her image, and he forsakes his love for her and his family and friendships for popularity. Simple yet meaningful, this movie reaffirms the idea that to be true to yourself is undeniably important and that extends to all forms of love and to life itself.

I hope this list alleviates the heartbreak, rejection and dislike any of us may feel this Valentine’s Day.