7 Films To Watch When You’re PMSing
PMS can be tough, but we’ve got the movie recs so you can cry—or laugh—it all out
It starts from the subtle things. A minor misunderstanding with your partner via text. Your sibling furrowing her eyebrows at you. This week’s workload. Before you know it, you feel like you’re about to have a full-blown breakdown, when you look at your calendar and it tells you everything you need to know: it is the week before your period.
PMS can be tough. Some months may seem like a breeze, but there are other times when things like stress, lack of sleep and an unbalanced diet can worsen both your physical and emotional symptoms. When you find yourself in this familiar place, a good way to lessen the potential conflicts with loved ones is to simply curl up in bed, watch a film, and cry it out.
Having trouble choosing a film for this moment? Here are a few I’d recommend for an emotional release, some on the inspirational side, others just downright tearjerkers:
7 Films To Watch When You’re PMSing
7 Films To Watch When You’re PMSing
Bridesmaids
I was initially drawn to Bridesmaids because of its cast (Kirsten Wiig! Maya Rudolph! Jon Hamm!), and while they do contribute to its success, the comedy proves to have a heart as well. A film on the ups and downs of friendship, love and career, you will certainly laugh, and find yourself vulnerable during some of its more tender moments.
Little Women
The 2019 remake of the literary classic was even better than I expected, with a stellar cast and a well-written script full of memorable monologues about the burdens of being a woman. With themes surrounding family, love and career, the March sisters highlight what it truly means to be a woman: being able to choose the kind of life you want to live, whether that means getting married and having babies or putting your career first.
The Devil Wears Prada
If you’re on this website, I’d assume that you’re at least interested in fashion or the magazine world. Already considered a cult classic, The Devil Wears Prada is a colorful satire on the industry, with bits that will inspire you to achieve your own career goals as well. You’ll surely be entertained from start to finish.
Moonlight
“I cry so much sometimes I might turn to drops,” confesses Moonlight’s protagonist, Chiron, towards the end of the film. A story about a young African-American boy’s struggle to find himself, the film deals with sexuality in a way that is gentle, vulnerable. Told in three stages of the protagonist’s life, we get to know who and what shapes him as he makes sense of his own identity.
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Filmed in 1959, fourteen years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the French film focuses on themes of memory, of forgetting and remembering. “Just as in love, there is this illusion that you will never be able to forget, the way I had the illusion, faced with Hiroshima, that I would never forget. Just as in love,” says Elle, the film’s female protagonist. Together with her Japanese lover, their conversations center on their past and their perspectives on the unfortunate bombings.
Legally Blonde
Sometimes, a good chick flick is all you need. Elle Woods’ story of reinvention—being broken up with, entering Harvard law school and proving herself—is light and fun, but at the same time, it motivates you, helping you see your worth and what you can really achieve.
Like Crazy
This charming romance/drama tells the story of an American protagonist (played by Anton Yelchin, rest in peace) who falls for a British Student (Felicity Jones), and the pitfalls of their long distance relationship. Bittersweet yet refreshing at the same time, be prepared to feel a few things.
Photos from IMdB
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