What kind of breakup movie will heal your broken heart? Maybe you want a lighthearted romantic comedy. Maybe you want a movie about loss and heartbreak. Or you could choose a movie about jaded characters finding love again. There is no formula for how to heal a broken heart, but there are plenty of movies that can help you get over your grief or distract you for a few hours.

Whichever category you fall into, here are some of the best movies to watch after a breakup in hopes that they will help you get over the post-breakup blues

The epic love of our youth may not last forever, but that doesn't mean it can't define who we are It does not mean that the love will cease to be essential in defining who we are. We can love someone more than anything else, but life and our paths can tear us apart and lead us in different directions. That's what happened in the 2016 film La La Land. Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) may or may not work out.

Movie musicals are so full of homages to the 40s and 50s that audiences feel as if the modern musical is actually a throwback movie. Between the musical numbers, cinematography, and old Hollywood atmosphere, you will be so distracted by the story of Mia and Sebastian's great love affair that you will not have time to think about your own love life. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, the film won six Academy Awards.

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"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" is still one of our favorite sayings today for a reason. Sometimes you need a good revenge movie, and in 2006, "John Tucker Must Die" taught us that. Jesse Metcalf's John Tucker was a flirtatious, three-time cheater who had three girlfriends - Carrie (Arielle Cubbell), Heather (Ashanti), and Beth (Sophia Bush) - who were all cheating on him.

Instead of antagonizing each other, the women devise punishments commensurate with their crimes. They break John's heart with the help of Kate (Brittany Snow). Directed by Betty Thomas and written by Jeff Lowell. Girl power and petty revenge cohabitate to make this a solid breakup movie (especially when cheating is involved).

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What, breakups are hard? If Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has taught us anything, it's that with a can-do attitude and a large dose of pink, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Whether it's getting into Harvard Law with completely irrelevant credentials or finding love again after being cruelly dumped by your boyfriend at a fancy restaurant, Elle Woods will encourage you through your troubles. There shouldn't be a Warner (Matthew Davis) in the world anyway.

"Legally Blonde" is the movie to watch when you need motivation to brush off the punishment thrown at you by your ex-girlfriend. Told you you can't accomplish something? They threw your dreams in the trash. This masterpiece by Robert Luketic will remind you that you are better off and inspire you to do what you've always wanted to do. Written by Amanda Brown, Karen McCullough, and Kirsten Smith, the film has not lost its appeal since 2001.

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There's nothing better than a breakup musical--especially when Jeremy Jordan and Anna Kendrick are the stars. Of course, writer/director Richard LaGravenese adapted Jason Robert Brown's musical of the same name.

The brilliance of "The Last Five Years" lies in its narrative structure. A heartbroken Cathy tells her love story with Jamie from the end, and Jamie begins telling it from the beginning. So even though we know from the opening number that their story will not have a happy ending, we see parallel highs and lows all at once, and it is impossible not to root for them on some level.

"The Last Five Years" is an emotionally charged film that moves fans rapidly from love-hate to love-hate as Jamie vacillates between captivating charm and ruthless cruelty in each conflicting scene. In a way, the film beautifully captures the mixed emotions of love and hate that boil over after a breakup with a mixture of good and bad memories. The moving score and vocals are capable of causing a sense of elation and doom at the same time.

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If you can't go on a tropical vacation to heal your broken heart, at least you can see Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) sipping coconut cocktails next to a palm tree and trying to forget Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). I can just see him trying to forget Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) while sipping a coconut cocktail next to a palm tree. Segal himself wrote the classic 2008 film about lost love, and Nicholas Stoller directed.

Unfortunately for Peter, he must endure running into his ex and her new boyfriend, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), at the resort while trying to move on with Rachel Jansen (Mila Kunis). For those who romanticize past relationships, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a must-see. The film also gives us Paul Rudd as a clichéd drunken surfer-instructor.

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For those who like to cry slowly at goodbyes, "P.S. I Love You. Richard LaGravenese and Steven Rogers adapted the 2004 film from Cecelia Ahern's book of the same name. Hilary Swank plays a young widow named Holly Kennedy who is overcome with grief, and Gerard Butler plays her late husband Jerry.

Before his death, Jerry planned a literal trip down memory lane for Holly, encouraging her to live her life and overcome her grief through a series of letters delivered by loved ones during a trip to Ireland after her death. And despite being a melancholic and sad film, it uplifts Holly (and the audience) and encourages her to never stop seeking love.

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Not every breakup movie has to be an award-worthy masterpiece. Sometimes you just need a crappy movie that makes you lose yourself. Emma Roberts' "Holidate" scratches that itch. If you're sick of your family pestering you about being single or asking about breakups, "Holidate" offers the perfect solution: fake it until you succeed.

Roberts plays Sloane, who wants nothing to do with love after a terrible breakup and is desperate to escape her family's persistent questions and pity during the holidays. So she sets out on a quest to find a fake holiday boyfriend. Jackson, played by Luke Blasey, meets all of her requirements, and the two con each other for a year to become each other's holiday plus one. Audiences who have experienced a terrible breakup will be able to relate to Sloan's attempts to stay single in this film directed by John Whitesell and written by Tiffany Paulsen.

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