Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill, one of Sheffield's favourite romantic films. Picture: Getty Images.Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill, one of Sheffield's favourite romantic films. Picture: Getty Images.
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill, one of Sheffield's favourite romantic films. Picture: Getty Images.

Sheffield’s 11 most popular romantic films of lockdown have been revealed for Valentine’s

Valentine’s Day will – for the first time – be experienced in lockdown this year, so settling down to watch a romantic movie at home is likely to be part of many couples’ night in as trips to the cinema and restaurants aren’t possible.

Some films with love and passion as their theme are more popular than others, however.

Subscription-free movie platform wevu has crunched the numbers to reveal the romantic movies that people in Sheffield have been seeking out most often during the pandemic.

The firm’s experts first identified the most-watched films of the genre in their catalogue, then analysed Google search volumes in the city for each movie between March 2020 and now.

Here are the top 11.

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