Fighting for the remote control is just as much a part of everyday relationship as doing household chores or having sex together. Agreeing on a common denominator when binge-watching can quickly turn many a cozy togetherness into a divorce war. Because everyone’s taste is different.
But there are films that seem made for couples. Not only because both partners can be enthusiastic about it, but also because they also teach the couple something and that you and I might make a we again. It’s not about the notorious moral pointing finger at all: Many films about two people whose souls have found each other treat the grotesque, contradictory, challenging and of course warming, protective and strengthening in a relationship in a subtle, satirical, deadly sad or even extremely cynical way.