Each year, studios release a good half dozen films about love and romance. But really, most of them are trite and predictable. If you want to see one of the best romantic movies, you need a reliable list of those that have stood the test of time, or are simply unique love stories you'll enjoy again and again. Outstanding romantic movies include just the right blend of drama, angst, longing, and even humor.
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This list below, in no particular order, of the 25 best romantic movies includes classic films from the mid-20th century, as well as gems from over the past 20 years. I've also included a sadness rating to help you determine how many boxes of tissues you'll need. Keep in mind of course that this list is based on personal opinion and preferences.
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Now, pass the popcorn.. And the tissues! This classic romantic movie released in 1957 is the inspiration behind many more recent love story films. An Affair to Remember stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr as a couple who falls in love and promises to meet at the Empire State Building in 6 months, provided that each of them manages to ditch their current significant others. You'll see this theme in several other romantic movies produced years after An Affair to Remember. Perhaps somewhat ironically, the movie itself is a remake of Love Affair, a 1939 film. An Affair to Remember often shows up on lists (like this one) of the most romantic movies of all time, according to the American Film Institute.
Will Nickie and Terry meet again in six months? What will happen? You've got to watch to find out. My sadness rating: 4 boxes of tissues. I love comedy and romance combined. And, in my opinion, no film manages just the right balance of both better than When Harry Met Sally.
This romantic movie stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as just friends who could.. Spanning 20 years of friendship, will Harry and Sally ever end up as a couple? Some of the funniest lines and scenes ever in a romantic movie are included. Who can forget the scene when Sally convinces Harry that he's probably not that good in bed?
I saw this movie when it came out in 1989. With my mother. This is such a classic, fun film -- if you haven't seen it lately, time to rent it again! My sadness rating: 2 boxes of tissues (unless you need extra to dab your eyes from all that laughing!). Another amazing romantic movie from the 80s/90s.
Ghost is the story about a couple (Sam and Molly, played by Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore) who reunite through a medium after Sam is killed during a mugging. With the help of Whoopie Goldberg's character, Molly can communicate with Sam's ghost. Sam tries to warn Molly that she is in serious danger and that the attack on him was planned.
Oda Mae, Goldberg's character, is a con man who discovers that she can communicate with Sam. You've got to see the scenes in which she channels him. Only after his work is done on Earth can Sam pass onto the afterlife. Just the right balance of humor is included in this mostly sad and very romantic film. Wonderful soundtrack.
Swayze is oh-so-hot -- even as a dead guy. My sadness rating: 5 boxes of tissues. This is another Meg Ryan romantic movie -- this time, with her playing the lead opposite Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle. Taking cues from An Affair to Remember, the 1993 film tells the story of a couple, Sam and Annie, who meet through the efforts of Sam's son who convinces Sam to call into a talk radio station to talk about how he is literally sleepless in Seattle, after the death of his wife. Both Sam and Annie are dating other people, but decide to meet on top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day (sound familiar?) This is a great story of chance, meddling, and just pure fun. The chemistry between Hanks and Ryan is convincing, and you'll smile through your tears! Trivia: I got to party in the houseboat that 'starred' as the home of Tom Hanks' character when I was a young lawyer in Seattle in 1994.
My sadness rating: 3 boxes of tissues. Nicholas Sparks is the king of heart-wrenching novels, including The Notebook, which was made into a film in 2004. The romantic movie stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as the young version of a modern-day couple who are now aged. Noah is a grandfather with a grown family who visit Allie at the nursing home in which she lives, because she has advanced Alzheimer's disease. The film begins with Allie and Noah as two lovers in the summer of 1940 in South Carolina.
They meet and fall in love, even though they run in different social circles. Allie's mother intervenes to interrupt the love affair and it seems that everything possible gets in the way of the lovers uniting. 