The 10 Best Movies on Netflix for Valentine's Day Haters

Thursday is Valentine's Day, a day during which you honor your feelings, surround yourself with those you love, and try to hit that miraculous sweet spot between eating a ton of food in a romantic restaurant with your sweetheart and wanting to fool around just hours later.

But not all of us have sweethearts, and if the feelings you'd rather honor this V-day fall more in line with guttural howls than cheery whoops, you should still be able to celebrate. Here are 10 hardcore movies currently streaming on Netflix for those of you who'd sooner rip open a teddy bear on the off-chance it's filled with fun, illicit drugs than buy one for a crush.

Blue Valentine

Derek Cianfrance's ode to broken relationships boasts both Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams at their brooding, brutal best. Unfairly dragged through a drawn-out battle with the MPAA over a pivotal, emotional sex scene, Blue Valentine is fittingly hard to watch, but somehow rewarding even in its worst moments.

Cam

One of the best and most original horror movies in years, Cam by Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei takes an atypical approach to both scares and sex as they relate to the genre. Madeleine Brewer, who just keeps getting better, locks down a difficult film with a multifaceted performance as a beleaguered sex worker, a demonic entity that's stolen her online identity, and the many shades in between.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

A simple horror premise anchored by the unlikely but brilliant duo of Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox as father/son coroners tasked with uncovering the secrets behind a recently-discovered, unidentifiable corpse of a young woman who, from the outside, looks completely untouched. The film teases and builds suspense just long enough, while doling out small reveals and suggestions here and there until a brilliantly off-the-wall third act inevitably brings violent chaos. A ton of fun.

Hostel

Yes, it's largely responsible for the boom of "torture porn" movies that dominated the mid-2000s and brought the entire worth of horror movies down a couple of notches for years to come, but there's still plenty to admire in the first Hostel, which squeaks by on merit even with Eli Roth, who never met a good idea he couldn't help himself but ruin, at the helm.

The Invitation

One of my favorite types of movie is "dinner party goes horribly wrong" and hoo boy, does this one go wrong. Karyn Kusama is an underrated director ready for the big time, and this is her best work to date. The gut-punch of an ending will stick with you for days.

The Void

Loud, bloody, and truly disgusting. This practical effects-laden horror set inside a rural hospital surrounded by silent—but homicidal—cult members is a masterclass in economical storytelling, and yet liberal use of bodily fluids.

May the Devil Take You

Indonesian horror is experiencing a boom, and May The Devil Take You is one of the best the country has ever released. A scary, well-told story about curses and familial trauma, this one's worth a watch even if you consider yourself one of those people who "doesn't do" subtitles.

Jaws

No better way to ring in anti-Valentine's Day than with a movie that kicks off with the deaths of some horny teens.

Tag

Sion Sono's horror opus Tag is not the movie you think it is, changing up genres, realities, and expectations at will every few minutes. Still, it's never overwhelmingly confusing, and its gleeful, creative violence has a point to it. This is a difficult film with one hell of a payoff.

Hot Fuzz

Edgar Wright's masterpiece (fight me) is this high-octane, hyper-violent buddy comedy. Paying homage to everything from the fish-out-of-water American cop movies to Miss Marple, this is a movie I can't imagine anybody not enjoying.