The Best Drinking Games for Couples Date Night
We need to talk about date night.
Not the "we should really do something" kind that turns into scrolling your phones on opposite ends of the couch. The actual, intentional, we-are-going-to-have-fun-tonight kind. The kind where you pick a movie, make a drink, and spend two hours laughing at each other instead of refreshing Instagram.
That's what we're here for. We picked 10 movies and shows that work perfectly for a night in with your person. Each one has a drinking game on the site and a themed cocktail to go with it. You just have to pick the vibe.
1. The Notebook
Look, we're starting with the obvious one. You're going to cry. Both of you. It's fine. The drinking game keeps things light with sips every time Noah does something impossibly romantic and drinks when Allie changes her mind about literally everything. The cocktail is a summer-sweet pour that hits like a Southern evening on a porch swing.
Best for: the couple who says they hate sappy movies but secretly loves them.
[Play The Notebook Drinking Game](/title/the-notebook)
2. When Harry Met Sally...
The greatest romantic comedy ever made, and we'll fight about this. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan have chemistry that most real couples would kill for. Sip when Harry says something cynical about love. Drink when Sally orders food with seventeen modifications. You'll both be pointing at the screen saying "that's you" within twenty minutes.
Best for: couples who argue about whether men and women can really be friends.
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3. Crazy Rich Asians
This movie is so gorgeous it almost doesn't matter what happens in it. But what happens is a lot of family drama, stunning fashion, and mahjong as a metaphor for love. The drinking game hits every time someone flexes their wealth, and the cocktail is as over-the-top as the wedding scenes.
Best for: the couple who watched it twice in theaters and would do it again.
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4. Dirty Dancing
Nobody puts Baby in a corner, and nobody puts this movie below fourth on a date night list. The drinking game leans into the dance sequences and the awkward father-daughter tension. You will absolutely try to recreate the lift. Please be careful.
Best for: couples who need an excuse to dance in the living room.
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5. Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts. Richard Gere. A bathtub. A piano. An opera scene that somehow makes you emotional even if you've never heard opera in your life. Sip when Vivian does something charming. Drink when Edward is emotionally unavailable. So, a lot.
Best for: the couple where one person has seen this forty times and the other has somehow never watched it.
[Play the Pretty Woman Drinking Game](/title/pretty-woman)
6. The Proposal
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds pretending to be engaged while slowly falling for each other. The Alaska setting. The grandma. That one scene with the eagle. This movie is funnier than most actual comedies, and the drinking game rewards every fake-relationship trope with a sip.
Best for: couples who bonded over hating the same things.
[Play The Proposal Drinking Game](/title/the-proposal)
7. La La Land
A musical about two people chasing their dreams in Los Angeles, and whether love survives ambition. It's beautiful and a little heartbreaking and the drinking game is built for both reactions. Sip during musical numbers. Drink during the jazz monologues. That ending will start a real conversation.
Best for: the couple that has strong opinions about jazz or Los Angeles or both.
[Play the La La Land Drinking Game](/title/la-la-land)
8. Love Actually
Yes, it's technically a Christmas movie. No, we don't care. It works year-round because it's really just nine romantic stories crammed into two hours, and at least five of them will make you feel something. The drinking game is chaos because there are so many characters doing so many things at once. Perfect for a cozy night in.
Best for: couples who disagree about which storyline is the best one.
[Play the Love Actually Drinking Game](/title/love-actually)
9. 10 Things I Hate About You
Heath Ledger singing on the bleachers. That's it. That's the pitch. But also: the dialogue is sharp, the high school drama holds up, and the drinking game turns every catchy insult and scheming moment into a sip. The cocktail is fun and a little rebellious, just like Kat Stratford.
Best for: couples who met young and still quote movies at each other.
[Play the 10 Things I Hate About You Drinking Game](/title/10-things-i-hate-about-you)
10. Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones is all of us, and pretending otherwise is a lie. The drinking game runs on diary entries, awkward moments, and every time Daniel Cleaver says something that should be a red flag but somehow isn't. Colin Firth in a reindeer jumper is the bonus round.
Best for: the couple who got together despite one of them being a complete disaster.
[Play the Bridget Jones Drinking Game](/title/bridget-joness-diary)
The Real Rule
Here's the one rule that matters more than anything in the drinking games above: pick something you'll both actually enjoy. Date night doesn't work if one person is tolerating the movie while the other one is having the time of their life. Scroll through our rom-com section, find the one that makes you both say "oh yeah, that one" and go from there.
We'll have the drinks ready. You bring the couch blanket.