{"id":57677,"date":"2020-08-17T07:04:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T07:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/marriage-movies-for-couples\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:29:37","slug":"marriage-movies-for-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/marriage-movies-for-couples\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Marriage Movies for Couples to Save a Struggling Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"HappyMovies are part of contemporary culture. A marvel of technology, movies can emulate reality or create an entirely fictional universe to advance the age-old past time of storytelling. There are movies for children, lovers, action entertainment, and there are movies for married couples to help them cope with family life.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have compiled a list of must-see movies that every married couple should watch to strengthen their bond as a family and as lovers. <\/span>Like traditional storytelling, if the morals can be taken to heart, it can build character and even save marriages.<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Jerry Maguire<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Rating: <\/b>7.3\/10 Stars<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Director:<\/b> Cameron Crowe<\/span><\/p>\n

Cast: <\/b>Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger, and more<\/span><\/p>\n

Release year: <\/strong>1996<\/p>\n

This Cameron Crowe masterpiece, coupled with great performances by top Hollywood stars, is the first one on our list of marriage movies. Tom Cruise plays the titular character who breaks up with his fiancee amid a career crisis and is joined by a woman who decides to stand by him. Their relationship is no fairy tale but it just goes to show how two people in love can weather any storm.<\/span><\/p>\n

When a man has to choose between integrity and money, career and marriage, or success and family, this is the film to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the trailer below:<\/b><\/p>\n