Valentines Day comes every year, but every year the dilemma remains – what to do? Skip the expensive night out in London and spend it on the sofa for cheap with a choice from this list of recommended films for Valentines Day. Loads of romance-themed flicks were released in 2011, making these recommended films for Valentines Day the perfect excuse to grab your loved one and park yourself in front of the DVD player.

Your Highness
The ulimate film for lovers of medieval romance. Enjoy sillyness, swearing, sword fighting and swashbuckling, but most of all, some good old fashioned snogging. Friends with Benefits
Justin Trousersnake and Mila Kunis star as a pair of friends who get together for some no strings attached sex. But will they eventually fall in love, as well as lust? Never Let Me Go
Looking for recommended films for Valentines Day that are full of talented actors? Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Charlotte Rampling star in this futuristic tale of love, loss and recycled body parts. Crazy Stupid Love
Steve Carell takes fashion advice from Ryan Gosling as he tries to work out why his wife of several years has been unfaithful to him and attempt to win her back. Water for Elephants
The smouldering Robert Pattinson plays a vet who runs away with the circus and falls in love with the ring master's showgirl wife. Expect passion, sequins, tassels and performing animals. The Princess of Montpensier
Perfect for fans of French recommended films for Valentines Day, this one stars Melanie Thierry and is directed by iconic French film director Bertrand Travernier and will certainly have you weeping into your heart-shaped chocolates. Midnight in Paris
Owen Wilson plays the lead in the king of romcom's story about a writer who travels back in time to the 1920s after dark in Paris. Surreal, but delightfully romantic too. One Day
David Nicholls' hit novel has been adapted for the big screen with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess playing the once a year, on/off lovers. Get your hankies at the ready. Last Night
Keira Knightley pops up again with a romantic quandry the size of New York, which coincidentally is where she lives. Stay with potential cheater Sam Worthington, or swoon off into the sunset with old French flame Guillaume Canet. Only she can decide... Other film and cinema links