Movies are about escapism, and has there ever been a time when we’re all so desperate to avoid our own reality? That’s why romantic movies are the way to go. They’re not heavy, they’re not bleak, and they are, in fact, genuine escapism—there’s nothing more pleasurable than watching people fall in love.

Here are the best romantic movies of 2018

FIFTY SHADES FREED

BOOK CLUB

MARY SHELLEY

ON CHESIL BEACH

ADRIFT

LOVE, SIMON

DISOBEDIENCE