Triple the Romance: 5 Best Love Triangle Movies to Watch After Challengers

The recent success of Zendaya ’s Challengers has proven people’s interest in the theme of love triangles doesn’t need to be rekindled.

The movies, which explore the romances involving three different personalities, tend to attract the audience with their intricate love lines and unexpected twists, with the final one intended to break the triangle.

Here are 5 of the most remarkable love triangle films, which are available for streaming online.

1. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Where to watch: Prime, Apple TV+

First comes Woody Allen ’s feature, which is very reminiscent of Challengers due to its similar vibe of the youth’s passion and heated romance. The plot centers on Scarlett Johansson ’s Cristina, meeting in Barcelona the handsome artist Juan Antonio, who shares her attraction to him, though being still enamored of his ex-wife María Elena.

2. The Great Gatsby (2013)

Where to watch: Netflix , HBO Max

This movie presents quite a tragic resolution of the love triangle, inscribing its name in the history of the most devastating finales ever filmed. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, it tells a story about the millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio ), who is having an affair with Daisy (Carey Mulligan), married to the strict Tom (Joel Edgerton).

3. Bridget Jones 's Diary (2001)

Where to watch: Netflix, Prime

Here the love triangle trope is used mostly for comic relief, as Renée Zellweger’s Bridget, hilariously unsuccessful in the field of romances, becomes attracted to two men at once, her cunning boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) and the modern romantic Mark Darcy (Colin Firth ). This puts her into the most complicated choice in her life.

4. Casablanca (1942)

Where to watch: Prime, HBO Max

This movie is truly an Old Hollywood romance gem, revolving around the complicated romance between the nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and his old lover Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman). Their chance encounter reveals, however, that Ilsa has already married Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), who needs Rick’s help to escape the country.

5. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

Where to watch: Netflix, Apple TV+

Julia Roberts’ classic romcom features a food critic Jules, who realizes she's in love with her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) and tries to win him back after he decides to marry the affluent princess Kimmy (Cameron Diaz). Her destructiveness will leave you completely amused, and the finale promises a non-traditional solution for the triangle.