Best romance movies?

I found out recently that I am a sucker for a good romance film for some reason, and so in the past few weeks I have seen alot of them. These are my favorites though:D

1. Amelie- If this film doesnt make you smile then you have no soul.

2. The Apartment

3. Let the right one in

4. Casablanca

5. Slumdog Millionaire

6. The curious case of benjamin button

7. Breakfast at Tiffany's

8. As good as it gets

9. The English Patient

10. Waitress- My obsession with pie and Nathan Fillion makes this one a favorite by default.

Amelie was... strange. But it certainly was far from a bad movie.

I nominate Shaun of the Dead. :D

Amelie was... strange. But it certainly was far from a bad movie.

I nominate Shaun of the Dead. :D

metroidfood

Good choice. I also want to mention the original Alfie with Michael Caine:D

I liked P.S. I love you! :oops:Curlyfrii87

I liked P.S. I love you! :oops:Curlyfrii87

My faves are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

I dont like plain romances. They have to have a twist.

High Fidelity...not sure if it counts as straight romance, though. And the relationship in it is far from romantic, just like in real life.DJ_Lae

High Fidelity...not sure if it counts as straight romance, though. And the relationship in it is far from romantic, just like in real life.DJ_Lae

John Cusack is awesome, if you want to see a good romance film with him see Say Anything. That is a true classic. Also Love Story is another classic.

3. Let the right one in

Film-Guy

You really do make entire threads just to mention this movie, don't you :P

John Cusack is awesome, if you want to see a good romance film with him see Say Anything. That is a true classic. Also Love Story is another classic.

Film-Guy

I always thought Say Anything was overrated... besides the iconic boombox over head scene.

1. Amelie- If this film doesnt make you smile then you have no soul.

Film-Guy

Lost in Translation

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Once

Moulin Rouge!

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The Fountain

Amelie

Atonement

Whenever there's a thread like this I just can't seem to think of anything. It's weird because I always like the genre being discussed.Parandrus

Film-Guy, I love,and I admit it, Love Actually. Have you seen it. It's one of my all time favorite movies.btaylor2404

Its one of my favorite guilty pleasure films, just like Mean Girls.

Its one of my favorite guilty pleasure films, just like Mean Girls.

Film-Guy

Love Actually is hardly in the same league as Mean Girls... I mean, bits of it are actually funny and it has an endearing quality which I really like... that said I do prefer Four Weddings.

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Its one of my favorite guilty pleasure films, just like Mean Girls.

Samwel_X

Love Actually is hardly in the same league as Mean Girls... I mean, bits of it are actually funny and it has an endearing quality which I really like... that said I do prefer Four Weddings.

Another guilty pleasure film of mine is The Notebook, though Four Weddings is good too.

Romeo + JulietMaster_Saibot

Is that the modern day one directed by the guy who did Australia this year? I was not a fan of that, the modern setting made the whole film unintentionally hilarious to me for some reason.

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Its one of my favorite guilty pleasure films, just like Mean Girls.

Film-Guy

Love Actually is hardly in the same league as Mean Girls... I mean, bits of it are actually funny and it has an endearing quality which I really like... that said I do prefer Four Weddings.

Another guilty pleasure film of mine is The Notebook, though Four Weddings is good too.

I am curious to know something. Why do you guys like romance films compared to other genres?Film-Guy

I am curious to know something. Why do you guys like romance films compared to other genres?Film-Guy

I grew up liking gentle stuff.

The Fly
MrGeezer

That was such a cute movie, especially the end.

There's romance in Army of Darkness.

So I gotta go with that one.

I am curious to know something. Why do you guys like romance films compared to other genres?Film-Guy

I rarely enjoy or watch action or comedy movies, so it's pretty much romance (have a wife, don't have a choice), drama, or documentary. I don't expect much out of romance movies, so I'm usually surprised and may overpraise it when I do like one.

My favorite genre of films are probably Comedy-Romance ones from the 30s-60s

The Apartment, Casablanca, It Happened One Night, It's a Wonderful Life, Jules et Jim, The Lady Eve, Letyat Zhuravli, Roman Holiday, Shop Around the Corner, Sullivan's Travels, You Can't Take it With You

And a billion more.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]The Fly
bigfatcrap

That was such a cute movie, especially the end.

It wasn't cute, and it wasn't pretty, and that's why I love it. It was in many ways a standard "boy meets girl" story where they meet and fall in love. And that was pretty much the whole movie. They find each other, they have a short time together, then they lose each other and it is painful. It's at heart a romance movie with only three important characters: the two lovers and the ex-boyfriend who is a total ass.

The thing I LIKE about The Fly is that it doesn't sugarcoat things. After meeting the love of his life, Seth Brundle gets sick. REALLY sick. Sick in the body, and sick in the head. And we get to watch the degree to which his transformation tests their love. But in the end, their love ultimately prevails, and it's sad and tragic. It's one of the most realistic portrayals of romance that I ever seen in a movie, as far as love being tested by sickness and old age.

Many people think that the Fly is just a stupid grossout b-movie, but I disagree. The Fly provides a picture of what the future is going to be like for a HELL of a lot of us. Because we're ALL going to get old. A lot of us are going to get sick with disgusting and nasty diseases that ravage either our bodies and/or our minds. It probably won't be long before my father dies, and when he's close to death it won't be pretty. And I'm assuming that it will be even uglier if it's my own wife who ends up basically turning into a monster prior to her death. That's LIFE. The Fly isn't just a grossout horror movie, THE FLY IS ABOUT LIFE. It's about life, it's about love, it's about how ugly things can get between people who love each other, and it's about enduring some ****ed up **** betcause the love that two people proclaim is REAL. It's about the fact that love doesn't always turn out like the typical romance movie, and that love involves sacrifice and pain. Despite the sci-fi setting, it's one of the most realistic and eternally relevant romance movies I've ever watched.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Casablanca

The River

Blue Velvet

3 Iron

Nights of Cabiria

The only romance movie that I've ever truly liked based on it's own merits was Casablanca.

Honorable mention goes to Music and Lyrics. Not a good movie by any stretch of the imagination, but the pitch-perfect 80's pop music video was great. The fact that they gave it a perfect pop-up video treatment for the credits was pure brilliance.

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[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]The Fly
MrGeezer

That was such a cute movie, especially the end.

It wasn't cute, and it wasn't pretty, and that's why I love it. It was in many ways a standard "boy meets girl" story where they meet and fall in love. And that was pretty much the whole movie. They find each other, they have a short time together, then they lose each other and it is painful. It's at heart a romance movie with only three important characters: the two lovers and the ex-boyfriend who is a total ass.

The thing I LIKE about The Fly is that it doesn't sugarcoat things. After meeting the love of his life, Seth Brundle gets sick. REALLY sick. Sick in the body, and sick in the head. And we get to watch the degree to which his transformation tests their love. But in the end, their love ultimately prevails, and it's sad and tragic. It's one of the most realistic portrayals of romance that I ever seen in a movie, as far as love being tested by sickness and old age.

Many people think that the Fly is just a stupid grossout b-movie, but I disagree. The Fly provides a picture of what the future is going to be like for a HELL of a lot of us. Because we're ALL going to get old. A lot of us are going to get sick with disgusting and nasty diseases that ravage either our bodies and/or our minds. It probably won't be long before my father dies, and when he's close to death it won't be pretty. And I'm assuming that it will be even uglier if it's my own wife who ends up basically turning into a monster prior to her death. That's LIFE. The Fly isn't just a grossout horror movie, THE FLY IS ABOUT LIFE. It's about life, it's about love, it's about how ugly things can get between people who love each other, and it's about enduring some ****ed up **** betcause the love that two people proclaim is REAL. It's about the fact that love doesn't always turn out like the typical romance movie, and that love involves sacrifice and pain. Despite the sci-fi setting, it's one of the most realistic and eternally relevant romance movies I've ever watched.

That is a great description of the film, great to see someone appreciates The Fly. I love the fly, it is one of the best if not the best David Cronenberg films. It is one of the few remakes the surpases the original in every way.

Random Harvest

Sunrise - A Song of Two Humans

Casablanca

Singles

Stranger Than Fiction

...a few of my favorites.