The 65 Most Romantic Movie Couples

65. Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory Knox (Juliette Lewis)

Natural Born Killers (1994)
“I do. 'Til you and I die, and die, and die again. 'Til death do us part.”

64. Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)
“I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich...I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes.”

63. Lucy Eleanor Moderatz (Sandra Bullock) and Jack Callaghan (Bill Pullman)

While You Were Sleeping (1995)
“Peter once asked me when I fell in love with Jack. And I told him, ‘It was while you were sleeping.’”

62. Scott Wormer (Devon Sawa) and Roberta Martin (Christina Ricci)

Now and Then (1995)
“Why do you think we fight all the time?”
“Just something to do, I guess. Why?”
“'Cause... 'cause I think you are a real nice girl.”

61. Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney) and Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly)

The Cutting Edge (1992)
“Somewhere in the middle of this I have fallen in love with you. I’m saying I love you. I’m saying it out loud.”

60. Landon Carter (Shane West) and Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore)

A Walk to Remember (2002)
“Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel.”

59. Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) and Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale)

Serendipity (2001)
“You don't have to understand. You just have to have faith.”
“Faith in what?”
“Destiny.”

58. Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) and Nick Mercer (Dermot Mulroney)

The Wedding Date (2004)
Close your eyes. Close your eyes. Close... your... eyes. You're safe. You can relax. I'm not going to kiss you. He's gonna be so sorry he lost you, so stop worrying. Forget the past. Forget the pain. And remember what an incredible woman you are.”

57. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman)

Casablanca (1942)
“Here's looking at you, kid.”

56. Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) and Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore)

50 First Dates (2004)
“Being with you is the only way I could have a full and happy life. You're the girl of my dreams... and apparently, I'm the man of yours.”

55. Cliff Poncier (Matt Dillon) and Janet Livermore (Bridget Fonda)

Singles (1992)
“Bless you.”

54. Viola De Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
“I love you, Will, beyond poetry.”

53. Melanie Smooter (Reese Witherspoon) and Jake Perry (Josh Lucas)

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
“The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back.”

52. Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) and Graham Simpkins (Jude Law)

The Holiday (2006)
“I can't figure out the mathematics of this, I just know I love you.”

51. Satine (Nicole Kidman) and Christian (Ewan McGregor)

Moulin Rogue! (2001)
“Love is a many splendor thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love!”

50. Gray (Jennifer Garner) and Fritz (Timothy Olyphant)

Catch and Release (2006)
“I left out the complicated stuff, like how it took losing you forever for me to truly find you. I told them I loved you and that's the truth.”

49. John Smith (Brad Pitt) and Jane Smith (Angelina Jolie)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
“Tell me the first thing you thought, the first time we met. Because I'll tell you what I thought. I thought ... That is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.”

48. Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) and Josh (Paul Rudd)

Clueless (1995)
“Some people are not lucky enough to be as naturally adorable as you are.”
“Stop it, you're making me blush.”

47. Samantha Andrews (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Ian Wyndham (Paul Nicholls)

If Only (2004)
“I have to tell you this and you need to hear it. I loved you since I met you, but I wouldn't allow myself to truly feel it until today.”

46. Danielle De Barbarac (Drew Barrymore) and Prince Henry (Dougray Scott)

Ever After (1998) A Cinderella Story
“I kneel before you not as a prince, but as a man in love. But I would feel like a king if you, Danielle De Barbarac, would be my wife.”

45. Ali MacGraw (Jennifer Cavalleri) and Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal)

Love Story (1970)
“Love means never having to say you're sorry.”

44. Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and Lisa McDowell (Shari Headley)

Coming to America (1988)
“I have a date with Lisa! Isn’t that wonderful?”

43. Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) and Annie Hall (Diane Keaton)

Annie Hall (1977)
“Love is too weak a word for what I feel - I luurve you, you know, I loave you, I luff you, two F's.”

42. Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) and Matt Flamhaff (Mark Ruffalo)

13 Going on 30 (2004)
“I love you, Matt. You're my best friend.”
“I love you too, Jenna. I've always loved you.”

41. Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) and Trish (Catherine Keener)

40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
“I just didn't think it would be good.”
“Of course it'll be good. We love each other.”

40. Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Helen Tasker (Jamie Lee Curtis)

True Lies (1994)
“You know, the sand is running out of the hourglass, so I want to look back and say: ‘See, I did that, that was me, I was reckless and I was wild, and I fucking did it.’”

39. Nick (Michael Cera) and Norah (Kat Dennings)

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
“This is amazing! You are literally like my musical soul mate.”

38. Stella Payne (Angela Bassett) and Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
“And how old are you, young lady?”
“40.”
“No, truthfully.”

37. Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder) and Troy Dyer (Ethan Hawke)

Reality Bites (1994)
“You have no idea how much I wish that I could go back to that morning after we made love and do everything different. But I know that I can't, so I thought that I would come here and tell you something. And what I wanted to tell you was that I love you.”

36. Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) and Ian Miller (John Corbett)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
“Why do you love me?”
“Because I came alive when I met you.”

35. Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) and Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger)

Officer and a Gentlemen (1982)
“I dare you not to fall in love with me. How can you resist? I'm like candy.”
“You're better than candy.”

34. Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) and William Thacker (Hugh Grant)

Notting Hill (1999)
“I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”

33. Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage) and Yvonne Biasi (Bridget Fonda)

It Could Happen To You (1994)
“I told you I'd share my ticket. I never planned on sharing my heart. Maybe I could get lucky twice today.”

32. Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) and Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles)

10 Things I hate about You (1999)
“I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.”

31. Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) and Sam Coulson (Michael Vartan)

Never Been Kissed (1999)
“Sorry I’m late. It took me forever to get here.”
“I know what you mean.”

30. Jamie Bennett (Colin Firth) and Aurelia (Lúcia Moniz)

Love Actually (2003)
[in English] “It's my favorite time of day, driving you.”
[In Portuguese] “It's the saddest part of my day, leaving you.”
[Neither understands the other's language]

29. Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert Philip (Patrick Dempsey)

Enchanted (2007)
“Is this a habit of yours? Falling off of stuff?”
“Only when you're there to catch me.”

28. Mike Shea / Elmo Barnett (Timothy Hutton) and Annie Packert / Ally Chandler (Kelly McGillis)

Made in Heaven (1987)
“Annie... I'd like to marry you.”
“According to heaven, we already are.”

27. Jack Foley (George Clooney) and Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez)

Out of Sight (1998)
“Why would you trust me?”
“It would be worth the risk.”
“You like taking risks.”
“So do you.”

26. Randy 'The Ram' Robinson (Mickey Rourke) and Cassidy (Marisa Tomei)

The Wrestler (2008)
“I'm an old broken down piece of meat and I deserve to be all alone, I just don't want you to hate me.”

25. C.D. 'Charlie' Bales (Steve Martin) and Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah)

Roxanne (1987)
“I love you. I have breathed you in and I am suffocating.”

24. Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze)

Dirty Dancing (1987)
“No one puts Baby in the corner.”

23. Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks) and Madison (Daryl Hannah)

Splash (1984)
“Oh, Madison. All the time we were together, you always knew how I was feeling. Can't you tell now?”

22. Honey Bunny - Yolanda (Amanda Plummer) and Pumpkin - Ringo (Tim Roth)

Pulp Fiction (1994)
“I love you too, Honey Bunny.”

21. President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) and Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening)

The American President (1995)
“Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you with two questions on their minds: who's this girl and why is the President dancing with her?”
“Well, first of all, the 200 pairs of eyes aren't focused on me. They're focused on you. And the answers are Sydney Ellen Wade, and because she said yes.”

20. Gary 'Gal' Dove (Ray Winstone) and Deedee Dove (Amanda Redman)

Sexy Beast
“I love you like a rose loves rainwater, like a leopard loves its partner in the jungle, like... I don't know what like.”

19. Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) and Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon)

Bull Durham (1988)
“Come on, Annie, think of something clever to say, huh? Something full of magic, religion, bullshit. Come on, dazzle me.”
“I want you.”

18. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy)

Before Sunrise (1995)
“So listen, so here's the deal. This is what we should do. You should get off the train with me here in Vienna.”

17. Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) and Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling)

16 Candles (1984)
“Happy Birthday, Samantha. Make a wish.”
“It already came true.”

16. Loretta Castorini (Cher) and Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage)

Moonstruck (1987)
“We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die. The storybooks are bullshit. Now I want you to come upstairs with me and get in my bed!”

15. Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) and Annie Reed (Meg Ryan)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
“Now that was when people knew how to be in love. They knew it! Time, distance... nothing could separate them because they knew. It was right. It was real.”

14. Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) and Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts)

Pretty Woman (1990)
“So what happens after he climbs up and rescues her?
“She rescues him right back.”

13. Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) and Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette)

True Romance (1993)
“You just said that you love me and if I say it back and just throw caution to the wind and let the chips fall where they may and you were lying then I am just going to fucking die.”

12. Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) and Diane Court (Ione Skye)

Say Anything (1989)
“Then why are you shaking?”
“I don’t know. I think I’m happy.”

11. Lady and Tramp

Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Premiere.com’s interpretation of what was going through the dog’s mind: “Here’s a meatball. Enjoy! <3)”

10. Robbie (Adam Sandler) and Julia (Drew Barrymore)

The Wedding Singer (1998)
“I wanna grow old with you.”

9. Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) and Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep)

Bridges of Madison County (1995)
“If you want me to stop, tell me now.”
“No one's asking you to.”

8. Marcee Tidwell (Regina King) and Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.)

Jerry Maguire (1996)
"I hate you going to movies alone without me."

7. Harold (Bud Cort) and Maude (Ruth Gordon)

Harold and Maude (1971)
“’Harold loves Maude... and Maude loves Harold.’ This is the nicest gift I've received in years.”

6. Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore)

Ghost (1990)
“Ditto.”

5. Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams)

The Notebook (2004)
“Yes... it wasn't over, it still isn't over.”

4. Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet)

Titanic (1997)
“Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me... it brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that, Rose.”

3. Adrian (Talia Shire) and Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)

Rocky/Rocky II (1976/1979)
“I just got one thing to say... to my wife at home: Yo, Adrian! I DID IT!”
“I love you. I love you...”

2. WALL•E (voice) (Ben Burtt) and EVE (voice) (Elissa Knight)

Wall-E (2008)
“Eeeee...va.”

1. Buttercup / The Princess Bride (Robin Wright Penn) and Westley (Cary Elwes)

The Princess Bride (1987)
“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.”