Best Ever Romance Films [Deadline February 11th]

[Hayden]

[AwaitingAndrew]

1. American Beauty (1999)
2. Vertigo (1958)
3. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
4. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
5. La La Land (2016)
6. Up (2009)
7. Wedding Crashers (2005)
8. Her (2013)
9. Aladdin (1992)
10. Top Hat (1935)

11. Comet (2014)
12. The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
13. Revolutionary Road (2008)
14. Forrest Gump (1994)
15. Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
16. Holiday (1938)
17. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
18. Bruce Almighty (2003)
19. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
20. WALL-E (2008)

21. The Majestic (2001)
22. Roman Holiday (1953)
23. The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)
24. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
25. Groundhog Day (1993)
26. The Graduate (1967)
27. Before We Go (2014)
28. Come Live With Me (1941)
29. Brief Encounter (1945)
30. Serendipity (2001)

31. Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
32. The Apartment (1960)
33. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
34. As Good As It Gets (1997)
35. Hitch (2005)
36. It Happened One Night (1934)
37. Last Night (2010)
38. Up In The Air (2009)
39. Titanic (1997)
40. Notorious (1946)

41. Holiday Inn (1942)
42. Tarzan (1997)
43. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
44. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (2012)
45. Sabrina (1954)
46. Elf (2003)
47. The Awful Truth (1937)
48. Design For Living (1933)
49. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
50. His Girl Friday (1940)

51. Casablanca (1942)
52. High Society (1956)
53. In The Mood For Love (2000)
54. Swing Time (1936)
55. Knight Of Cups (2016)
56. The Lady Eve (1941)
57. Sing Street (2016)
58. The Terminal (2004)
59. You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
60. Blue Valentine (2010)

61. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
62. Focus (2015)
63. Begin Again (2013)
64. Sixteen Candles (1984)
65. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)
66. Lars And The Real Girl (2007)
67. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
68. Love Affair (1939)
69. The Great Gatsby (2013)
70. The Fault In Our Stars (2014)

71. Once (2007)
72. Passengers (2016)
73. What Dreams May Come (1998)
74. Blue Jay (2016)
75. My Favorite Wife (1940)
76. Gone With The Wind (1939)
77. Big (1988)
78. Tangled (2010)
79. I Love You, Man (2009)
80. Mr. Lucky (1943)

81. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
82. Rebecca (1940)
83. Woman Of The Year (1942)
84. Hercules (1997)
85. The Beach (2000)
86. Beauty And The Beast (1991)
87. Charade (1963)
88. The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
89. Brooklyn (2015)
90. Young And Innocent (1937)

91. Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
92. Jerry Maguire (1996)
93. Sleeping With Other People (2015)
94. Desk Set (1957)
95. Allied (2016)
96. Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
97. Some Like It Hot (1959)
98. Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
99. She's Out Of My League (2010)
100. Date Night (2010)

Sorry it took me a bit, as I debated on some and actually took two off at the last second that I felt had romance as a major plot but weren't listed as such on IMDb or Letterboxd. They don't and won't appear on any other lists here though so it's alright.

[Hayden]

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[Mercury]

It looks like maybe La La Land will be top 10. We shall see, but that would be a mild shocker on account of how recently it was released.

Also cool list AwaitingAndrew! I didn't have American Beauty cuz I honestly forgot about the romantic element in it. The main thing I recalled from it was Kevin Spacey's storyline. But now I remember.

Anywho... I am hoping to see more lists. Maybe it will jog my memory on some.
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[Hayden]

I will most likely be posting the final results in our new TV/Movies thread Just want to make sure people don't miss it.

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[Hayden]

Aight, I feel like I need to disclose that right now we have 353 individual films submitted so far, with only a fairly skimpy 76 of those appearing on more than one list.

I think we might have bit off too vague of a genre to define Either way, I'm hoping for more lists to show up.

(If there aren't anymore submissions, the final list will have to be capped at 75 rather than 100)
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[cestuneblague]

Im assuming this can be romance in all it's different stages: yearning for love, actually fallen in love and then the moment you fall out of love. Or just generally suggesting romance I guess. Anyways here's a list, whatever's eligible:


Show Me Love
City Lights
Children of Paradise
My Summer of Love
Carol
The Crying Game
Shame (Bergman)
Weekend
Madchen in Uniform
Moonlight
Sid & Nancy
Red River
Amour
His Girl Friday
Scenes from a Marriage
Harold & Maude
Before Sunrise
Boys Don’t Cry
Lost in Translation
Blue is the Warmest Color
Brokeback Mountain
In the Mood for Love
Bound
Breaking the Waves
The Remains ofthe Day
Turkish Delight
Greenberg
The Incredibly True Story of Two Girls in Love
Lolita
Eyes Wide Shut
Moonrise Kingdom
Sherman’s March
Definitely, Maybe
Torment
Black Orpheus
Head On
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Breakfast at Tiffanys
The Matador (1986)
Rebecca
Late Marriage
Badlands
Wild Reeds
Ninotchka
Everyone Else
Jules & Jim
Somersault
Obvious Child
Annie Hall
The Spectacular Now
Broken Blossoms
Pride & Prejiduce
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant
Mala Noche
In the Realm of the Senses
Bend it Like Beckham
Portrait of Jennie
Lucas
Your Friends & Neighbors
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
The Year My Voice Broke
Humpday
Casablanca
The Piano
Happy Together
Claire’s Knee
Climates
Imagine Me & You
Maurice
All the Real Girls
Sunrise
Un Chant d’ Amour
Savage Nights
Lady Chatterley (2006)
I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone
She’s Gotta Have It
Basic Instinct
Dance of the Damned
High Art
Love & Basketball

[Hayden]

Thanks CryingGame, list looks good

Just want to remind everyone that tomorrow is the last day for lists. Even if it's a short list, they'll be appreciated.
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[Mercury]

Just a note on one of my more weird picks, The World of Apu. I was wondering if I overweighted the romantic aspect of the film. So I decided I'm gonna revisit it again.

I watched it tonight and I see that while the romance between Apu and Aparna only officially lasts from about 35 minutes to 65 minutes in the film, it's pure poetry. There's something truly profound and heartbreaking about the origin of the marriage. And every shot of the couple builds up its own comfortable and recognizable space. It's a masterpiece.

Obviously from then on the whole basis of the film drifts away from that tragic relationship. But it's all tied back to it. He's broken finally and the film examines how he tries to come back from this seemingly never ending tide of heartbreak he has experienced, culminating with his wife.

But again, I am completely enraptured by every moment of interaction between Aparna and Apu, the banter and button pushing and sweet comfort. Also the early despair and confusion of them both as they get thrown into this relationship. Followed by their very tangible love and admiration with each other. The actors'connection as actors or "chemistry" is flawless. I think Satyajit Ray with these 30 minutes of World of Apu along with Charulata and also The Big City has created some of the most interesting and thought-provoking cinema about love and relationships between husband and wife I've ever seen.

So there. I know no one will include the world of Apu on their list, and I totally understand. But those are just my thoughts.

Also yeah The World of Apu is top 10 all time for me as a film and the Apu Trilogy is a step above probably every film trilogy I've seen. It's astoundingly good.
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[Hayden]

Final day for lists.

We have a runaway #1 at the moment.

(Aaaaand only 95 films that appear on more than one list ). Need five more to have an eligible top 100.
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