Since the beginning of time, love has been a universal and recurring theme. While it comes to others, for some it seems very hard to find. Nevertheless, these movies exemplify the type of romance that is talked, and dreamed about.
This list is for all the lovers out there.
1. The Notebook
The movie does a wonderful job of getting the audience emotionally invested in the couple and the fight for their love. For that reason alone is why the this movie made the list.
2. P.S. I Love You
That, along with unpredictable and charming plot line, allows people to fall in love with Hilary Swank repeatedly.
3. Dirty Dancing
Sexy couple? Check.
On screen chemistry? Check.
There’s no question why Dirty Dancing made the list.
With Jennifer Grey’s iconic dance number and outfit, to Swayze and Grey’s dance duet, there’s a number of reasons that cause fans and new viewers to love this movie.
4. Titanic
The production of the ultimate sacrifice is saddening, yet addictive recurring theme, in this movie. Girls, women, and men alike all felt the heartache and strong acting from young Leonardo and young Winslet.
It won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and Best Director. The awards don’t lie.
5. When Harry Met Sally
6. Ghost
There’s nothing more romantic than a knight in shining armor, even as a phantom. When the audience realized that their love has no bounds or boundaries, it made the film all the more treasured.
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How about it, BoxOfficeScoop? There have been several suggestions to improve this list, including several/many silver-screen classic films (such as “Casablanca”, among others); including several/many films based upon great romantic novels, including both Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters (“Pride and Prejudice”, “Emma”, “Sense and Sensibility”, “Wuthering Heights”, and my favorite romantic book, “Jane Eyre”); including somebody’s suggestion of the modern film “Notting Hill” and my own suggestion of the modern film “Moonstruck”. Also, if you mention any romantic film starring either Linda Hamilton or Colin Firth (he appeared in a televised interpretation of “Pride and Prejudice”, and has acted in some independent films), if you would mention either Linda Hamilton or Colin Firth, then I will also be at least partially pleased.
Shouldn’t “Of all time” go back more than 25 years? No Wuthering Heights, It Happenend One Night, An Affair to Remember, Dr Zhivago, Casablanca,The Shop Around the Corner? This list is lame.
That’s what I was thinking! Certainly “all time” would suggest a much longer list than five or six little movies! Also, several filmic interpretations of Jane Austen’s writings, including “Emma” and “Pride and Prejudice”, among other Austen works — but I do much like your inclusion of the Bronte sisters, “Wuthering Heights” and (my favorite Bronte story) “Jane Eyre”. Austen and the Bronte Sisters, movies based upon their writings, ought to definitely included. You are very right on that one, good call. 🙂
The author of this list would do well to add at least five more entries to this list. May I suggest _Moonstruck_ (with Nicholas Cage) be added to this list? In my humble opinion, Harry/Sally (When Harry Met Sally) pales in comparison to _Moonstruck_.
Again no Notting Hill. What is wrong with you people?
They sure did write a short list of “all time” greatest romance movies!
(By the way, that’s one cool screen-name you have, like the poem “Ozymandias”.)
Great list. Can you believe I’ve never seen Titantic? I know it’s an amazing movie, but I’ve never taken the time to watch it. I’ll have to do that one day.
You’re in good company. Myself have never seen most romance movies, including Titanic, a movie that am wanting to some day just sit down and watch. Did see one movie on this list of “all time” greatest: Harry/Sally. Am wondering, though, why __Moonstruck__ (with Nicholas Cage) did not make it on the list? Thanks for letting me know that I’m not the only one who didn’t see Titanic. 🙂
Hi AlsoTooJaded. The only movie I’ve seen on this list is Ghosts. I liked it, especially when the shadows turn into demons and drag the bad-guy-who-used-to-be-a-good-guy away at the end. The movie came out when I was kid so I thought that was pretty cool.