6 Best Online Dating Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 12, 2026

Looking for love through a screen is awkward, hopeful and often very funny. Set It Up has two assistants scheming to match their bosses, Her has a lonely writer falling for a virtual assistant, and Catfish uncovers a shocking truth behind an online romance. He’s Just Not That Into You, Must Love Dogs and You’ve Got Mail round out the six.

Set It Up (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Two overworked assistants scheme to set up their demanding bosses so they can finally have their evenings back.

Directed by Claire Scanlon · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Her (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A love story about loneliness that has only got more prophetic every year since.

Directed by Spike Jonze · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Catfish (2010)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 80% Metacritic 65

A man's online romance turns out to be a far stranger story than he expected.

Directed by Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost · 1h 27m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

IMDb ★ 6.4 RT 42% Metacritic 47

Several overlapping Baltimore relationships all struggle with the same brutal dating truths.

Directed by Ken Kwapis · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

1 win & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Must Love Dogs (2005)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A recently divorced woman navigates a string of awkward online blind dates set up by her well-meaning family.

Directed by Gary David Goldberg · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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You've Got Mail (1998)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Two rival bookstore owners fall in love anonymously online, unaware of their real-life business feud.

Directed by Nora Ephron · 1h 59m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Online Dating Movies

Set It Up (2018)

Her (2013)

Catfish (2010)

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Must Love Dogs (2005)

You've Got Mail (1998)

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