10 Best Love Triangle Movies made in Hollywood

Released in the year 1997, Titanic became the most epic love story that we have ever come across. It is celebrated worldwide for its romance and the pangs of love experienced by lovers in this cruel society. And of course the performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as Jack & Rose was nothing but commendable. But apart from being the most iconic tragic love story, it has at its center, an unforgettable love triangle. The story follows a seventeen year old girl, Rose, who belongs to an aristocratic family. She is engaged to Caledon Hockley, played by Billy Zane and is all set to get married to him. Although, she is already not very pleased to marry Zane but when she accidentally meets, the artist, Jack Dawson, Rose becomes more confirmed than ever. Rest we know how tragically it ends.

Another love triangle movie which audience loved and was released in the same year as Titanic was My Best Friend’s Wedding. With Julia Roberts, Dermont Mulroney, and Cameron Diaz in the lead, this movie was a super hit. The plot has two childhood friends in the middle, Michael (Dermot Mulroney) and Julianne (Julia Roberts) who promise to each other that if neither are married by the time they’re 28, they will marry each other. Now, just 4 days before Julianne’s 28th birthday, she receives the news that Michael is set to marry a young, hot blonde Kimberly (Cameron Diaz). Now, Julianne with her realization that she loves Michael tries to sabotage his marriage. But will Michael accept her feelings, does he love her too? Watch the movie to know its ending.

When talking about love triangles, one cannot forget to mention the classic movie, Cruel Intentions. It was released in the year 1999 and the sexual tensions are 100 times high. Comprising of an amazing star cast Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Geller and Ryan Phillipe, the movie was a hit and had 2 more sequels to it. The incestual plot revolves around Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who bets Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe), her step brother to seduce Annette (Reese Witherspoon), the headmaster’s virgin daughter. If Sebastian fails to seduce Annette, then Kathryn gets his car. But if he succeeds, he gets to sleep with Kathryn.

Based on the novel of the same name by Henry Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary is a reinterpretation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. It is a 2001 rom-com with a powerful star cast of Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant.  The story begins with Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger), a 32 year old single woman who vows on the New Year’s Eve to keep her life together, lose weight and get a man in the upcoming year. She starts keeping a diary in which she will record her feelings on every subject, be it food or men or sex. And begins a rollercoaster year where she finds herself caught between her sexy, womanizer boss, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) and her barrister acquaintance, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).

Who doesn’t love a high-school drama, especially, when it revolves around a love triangle. It was released in the year 2004 and was a blockbuster hit with its box office collection being $130 million. Cady (Lindsay Logan), a homeschooled 16 year old girl moves to a new home and a new life in Illinois. Till now her life had only revolved around wilderness and her zoologist parents but now she enters the public domain, her very first high-school. She quickly becomes the part of the A-list girls group aka The Plastics, led by Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her two followers Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert) and Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried). Now, Cady makes the mistake of falling in love with Regina’s ex Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett). And this means, the battle between Regina and Cady begins to win Aaron.

Mostly love triangles come at the cost of friendship and My Best Friend’s Girl showcases it in just the right manner. This 2008 rom com is sure to take you on a hilarious ride with Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs in the lead. Dustin (Jason Biggs) is dating his co-worker Alexis (Kate Hudson) but she dumps him. Frustrated Dustin wants her back so he hires his best friend Tank (Dane Cook) to take her out on a louisy date where she realizes that Dustin is perfect for her. But instead of going back to Dustin, Alexis begins having feelings for Tank and vice versa. Now, Tank is torn between his loyalty to Dustin and the girl he loves.

This movie is an amazing example of how life surprises you in mysterious ways. Leap Year is a 2009 must watch rom-com which stars Amy Adams, Mathew Goode and Adam Scott. The story begins with real estate stager Anna Brady (Amy Adams) and her boyfriend Jeremy Sloane (Adam Scott) has been dating for more than fours but he has still not proposed to her. She then decides to travel from Boston to Dublin, to propose to him on February 29, leap day. Because of an Irish tradition, a man proposed on leap cannot say No to it. But life has other plans and she lands in Wales. So, with the help of an innkeeper, Declan (Mathew Goode), she tries to reach to Jeremy but in turn they fall in love with each other. Hmm interesting, right!

Any love triangle gets all the more interesting when it involves friends, in fact best friends. Something Borrowed is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Emily Giffin’s 2005 book of the same name. It is directed by Luke Greenfield, and stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski. The story has Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin)  who always had a crush on Dex (Luke Greenfield), her fellow student in law school. But she never had the courage to tell him and the twist in the story comes when Rachel gets to know that her best friend Darcy is getting married to Dex. Darcy asks Rachel to be her maid of honour and things get weird.

How often do you come across love triangles in an action comedy? Very rarely, right! This Means War is an action comedy movie of 2012 with a love triangle at its center. Starring the two most handsome actors, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy with the queen of love triangle movies, Reese Witherspoon. The story begins with two CIA agents and best friends, Frank and Tuck. One day they discover that they are in love with the same woman, Lauren Scott. Now, each of them decides to win her over using his own skills. And the war begins! Each try to ruin each other’s dates and tickle the funny bone of the audience.

A series of five romance fantasy films based on the four novels by author Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga, kept the audience engrossed for full five years. By the end of each movie, viewers would want to know what will happen next. And why not, it is such an interesting series. The films starred Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. We couldn’t resist the innocence of Bella Swan and the charming eyes of her vampire lover, Edward. The story always the love triangle at its centre no matter Bella and Edward are seen to be inseparable. Bella’s friend and werewolf, Jacob are shown to have sexual tensions whenever they were each other. Apart from the reel life love triangle, Kristen Stewart made headlines when she had a real life love triangle going on with Robert Pattinson and the married director Rupert Sanders.