Movies are constantly being filmed every day with writers and directors striving to salvage the romanticism left in the world and reduce the viewers to tears with their latest dramatically told tale of true love. Here is my pick of the 16 most romantic films in order of their release.
1. Dirty Dancing (1987)
If ever there was one, this is the movie that needs no introduction. Johnny (Patrick Swayze) and Baby (Jennifer Grey) are from very different worlds. But despite Baby's fathers disapproval they fall victim to a mutual passionate love for one another that breaks all the rules and guides Baby into womanhood.
2. The Crow (1994)
A year after his brutal murder, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) is brought back to life by a crow to avenge the death of himself and his finance Sarah (Rochelle Davis). The crow guides him through the land of the living to the members of the gang that took the life of him and his true love. This movie demonstrates that real is forever. This movie was dedicated to Brandon Lee after his tragic death during filming.
3. Romeo and Juliet (1996)
Baz Luhrman modernizes Shakespeare's famous play retaining original dialogue with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the lead roles of Romeo and Juliet. Two star-crossed lovers forbidden to embrace their love go to extremes to be together and end up dying for the cause. Their deaths result in uniting their feuding families.
4. Titanic (1997)
Jack and Rose are from differing social backgrounds. They fall in love during the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Rose (Kate Winslet) recalls the events of that fateful evening back in 1912 when she lost Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) to the tragedy that claimed the lives of 1514 people.
5. My Best Friends Wedding (1997)
Julia Roberts convincingly plays Julianne, a woman whose best friend George reveals he's engaged. This revelation causes her to realize that she is in love with him herself. She sets out to win his affection with outrageous jealousy and only days before the wedding.
6. Meet Joe Black (1998)
Death enters earth in the form of an attractive man named Joe Black (Brad Pitt) who comes with the intentions of taking elderly man Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) with him. Joe meets Bill's daughter and decides to explore his interest in life on earth while getting to know her on a more personal level.
7. Crazy / Beautiful (2001)
Troubled rich girl Nicole falls in love with a poor latino boy Carlos whose dreams and hard work become threatened due to her destructive ways. He tries to find ways to help her without losing sight of his own dreams. This 2001 film stars Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez.
8. Tuck Everlasting (2002)
2002 brought us Tuck Everlasting, the story of a girl named Winnie (Alexis Bledel) who runs away and meets a family in the woods. The Tucks have a secret of immortality. Winnie falls in love with Jesse Tuck (Johnathon Jackson) and must choose between being immortal with Jesse by her side or experiencing all life has to offer including the inevitability of dying.
9. The Notebook (2004)
This 2004 blockbuster is based on the novel of the same name written by the most talented romance novelist of our time Nicholas Sparks. It stars Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. It is a love story about first love between a wealthy girl and a socially unaccepted boy. Time does not rid the bond they once shared and they find away back into each others lives.
10. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain is the story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) who met each other on Brokeback Mountain in the summer of 1963 whilst herding sheep. The story follows their struggle to maintain their love for another over the years, while keeping up appearances with their wives and living the life acceptable to the world.
11. P.S I Love You (2007)
P.S I Love You is based on the novel by Cecilia Ahern. It is the tale of an Irishman Gerry and his passionate wife Holly. Gerry dies young due to illness and Holly is left alone in the world. In the weeks and months that follow his death Holly finds that Gerry organized letters for her when he was still alive and they are delivered in the most surprising ways. Every letter relives something from their past together and slowly help Holly move on with her future without him.
12. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
A baby is brought into the world with a unique condition that forces him to age backwards. He is abandoned on the stoop of a retirement home by his birth father. Queenie a caregiver at the home takes him in and raises him as her own naming him Benjamin. Benjamin meets Daisy, a granddaughter of a woman resident at the home and they become lifelong friends. Daisy and Benjamin struggle through the changes that come with Benjamin's condition.
13. Letters to Juliet (2010)
Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona on a pre-honeymoon with her fiance, where she meets the "Secretaries of Juliet". She answers a letter that was lost with time and the receiver Claire ventures back to Italy to find the man she loved when she was fifteen. Sophie tags along and unwillingly falls in love with Claire's obnoxious grandson Charlie.
14. My Boyfriend's Girlfriend (2010)
The very talented Alyssa Milano portrays Jesse, a wounded woman with a secret whose wit and encouraging nature have struggling writer Ethan falling head over heels. But who is Troy? Is he the obstacle that is keeping Jesse out of Ethans reach? This 2010 movie has an interesting twist that you won't see coming.
15. The Last Song (2010)
Yet another of Nicholas Sparks novels is brought to life in 2010s motion picture "The Last Song." Miley Cyrus plays a stubborn and rebellious teenager named Ronnie whose parent's divorce has led her to become troubled in her life. The movie follows her journey of falling in love, forgiving her father and the heartache that comes with growing up.
16. Dear John (2010)
Women all over the world can thank Nicholas Sparks for this masterpiece too. Dear John is about a soldier on leave in his hometown. He meets Savannah in a chance meeting and they become inseparable. When John has to leave for the army they agree to wait for each other and write letters to remain together even when they are apart. There love is put on hold longer when John re-enlists after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
I could keep adding more to this topic, but i would like to hear your added thoughts instead. What are your all time favourite romantic movies? Leave a comment with those movies that have left you believing in love...
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