Breakups can come into your life as an unstoppable storm; all one needs is the right movie coupled with a warm blanket and self-love and they might start healing from their wounds. Whether rediscovering self, letting go, or just need an emphemeral moment of remembering that brighter days are on their way, these feel-good movies will loom large on your post-breakup lifestyle list. Surely, they will provide laughter, hope, and empowerment-the best travel buddies on the healing journey.

Best Feel-Good Films for Women Going Through a Breakup

1. Eat Pray Love (2010): Netflix

A perfect self-discovery movie wherein Julia Roberts plays Liz Gilbert, who is a woman traveling around the world to find food, spirituality, love after being divorced.

Why it's on your life list: Because every woman must have a chapter in her life when she chooses herself first.

2. Legally Blonde (2001): Amazon Prime Video

Elle Woods takes this breakup and turns it into the power that she needs to prove she is much more than her ex ever thought.

Why it's on your life list: The ultimate GLOW-UP movie that reminds you self-worth is your best power.

3. The Holiday (2006): Netflix

Two women living in different continents exchange homes so they can escape from heartbreak and soon find love for themselves.

Why it's on your life list: It shows the way distance and solitude heal wounds-and perhaps even love.

4. How to Be Single (2016): Amazon Prime Video

Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson redefine the meaning of singlehood by defining it as freedom, friendship, and fun.

Why it's on your life list: Because single is not a status, it's a season to revisit who you were.

5. Little Women (2019): Netflix

This poignant retelling by Greta Gerwig encompasses ambition, the strength of sisterhood, and emotional resilience in four outstanding women.

Why it's on your life list: Reminds you it comes in all sorts; love's many forms, and one of the prettiest is self-growth.

6. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): Disney+ Hotstar

The impulsive act of buying a villa in Italy changes the lives of a divorced woman who reconstructs herself, both emotively and literally.

Why it is on your life list: Sometimes change and courage are the best cures for heartbreak.

7. Mamma Mia! (2008): Netflix

Set against the stunning backdrop of Greece, this musical features Meryl Streep and has all ABBA hits, love, and laughter.

Why it is on your life list: A happy reminder that dancing, singing, and letting go can heal even the deepest wounds.

8. Wild (2014): Disney+ Hotstar

Going through heartbreak, Reese Witherspoon ventured alone into a hike of 1,000 miles. One step at a time, she discovered what endurance was all about.

Why it should be on your life list: Solitude can be the most powerful means of self-reconnection.

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