Hidden Ways Flight Attendants Make Air Travel Less AwfulAramide Tinubu More Articles 28 June 2018 Sometimes the world may seem like a very miserable place. Fortunately, Hollywood likes to dive into a bleak pit every now and then to save us from dropping in. While romantic comedies and dramas aren’t as common as a few of them once gave us hope. For a fast pick me up, we can always turn to some of our old favours like The Notebook and Love Basketball. Some of our favorite movie characters of all time come from the romantic genre out of some irresistible flirting sultry dances and some crazy steamy kisses.
1. Rose and Jack in Titanic
Titanic 20th Century Fox Yes we know there was more than enough space on that door for both Rose (pictured by Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Jack not to die but maybe the tragedy of it all is what makes Titanic so awesome! Winslet’s uptight and stoic Rose DeWitt-Bukater was a young woman forced to marry an old wealthy man so that she and her mother could not fall into poverty. Jack Dawson meets a poor artist on her journey from Europe to New York Rose who encourages her to live a magical life full of wonder and joy. Titanic has shown how one person can change your entire perspective in just a short time and it has also taught us all the importance of a good one-liner flirty. “Paint me like one of our French girls” goes down in the background of films. Next: This pair has danced their way into the hearts of each other. 2.
Johnny and Baby in Dirty Dancing
3. Sally and Harry in When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally Columbia Pictures We all had that one seemingly platonic relationship that, under the right circumstances, could have bloomed into something more. Megan Ryan and Billy Crystal appear as Sally and Harry in When Harry Met Sally a couple that first experiences an uncomfortable trip from Chicago to New York and disagrees about being friends with men and women. They continue to run into each other by chance over the years until they finally make sense for one another one day. After all life is fast coming to you. The fake orgasm scene at the diner is still one of Hollywood’s greatest movie moments. Next: A couple that shared one thing in common. 4.
Monica and Quincy in Love Basketball Love Basketball New Line Cinema The love basketball of Gina Prince-Bythewood deserves more love than it gets when it comes to love. This untangles the complexities of roles and partnerships between male and female sports friendships all in one. Monica (played by Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) star as platonic friends and neighbors, each with a lifelong vision of playing basketball. But as their relationship is blossoming into something more their drive and sportsmanship could tear them apart. With Maxwell on the soundtrack and the absolute heartbreak agony it doesn’t get any better than this perfect flick of the ‘ 80s. 5.
Vivian and Edward in Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman Buena Vista Pictures We admit that Pretty Woman’s plot is pretty farfetched but it simplified the big screen’s sex work and was a major breakthrough for Julia Roberts who portrayed Vivian. The old and powerful businessman Edward (Richard Gere) is moving the statuesque redhead into a new life. The film is pretty much Hollywood dream stuff. Those snotty Beverly Hills ladies will always make our hearts smile when they see Vivan shame too. Next: The couple living beyond the grave who show true love. 6.
Sam and Molly in Ghost
9. Ennis and Jack in Brokeback Mountain
Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire Film4 Slumdog Millionaire is the perfect mix between a Cinderella story and a Slumdog Millionaire thrill that propelled Dev Patel and Freida Pinto into the spotlights. As Jamal and Latika played a young couple who lost touch after childhood only to be reunited with the aid of a game show, respectively. The Bombay set movie has been beautifully written and it has proven there’s more than one way to tell a love story. Often, we can overcome crushing challenges in the movies (and in real life). Next: A couple in a super realistic story of witty passion. 9. Ian and Toulah in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Films Sometimes the relationship is big and messy Toulah meets Ian (Sex the City alum John Corbet) whose charm and wit perfectly match her own. Everything is going well for the couple in their own bubble but when Toulah finally gets the nerve to introduce Ian to her family, things get a bit shaky. The perfect rom-com picture. Next: The perfect pair of Hollywood films. 10.
In The Notebook
11 Noah and Allie. Michelle and Barack in Southside with You
Southside With You Miramax One of the greatest real-life romances blossomed on the southern side of Chicago over ice cream Set in Chicago in the summer of 1989 the remarkable love story of the Obamas starts to unfold and it is one for history books. Next: A couple that has often proven epic love doesn’t last
12. Adà ?le and Emma in Blue is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color Quat’sous Films With his 2013 film Blue Is the Warmest Color, French director Abdellatif Kechiche has not always shocked the world. The LGBTQ romantic drama follows Adà ?le (Adà ?le Exarchopoulos) a French woman who explores love and independence when an ambitious blue-haired painter Emma (Là © a Seydoux) comes into her life. Although the film is highly explicit, Kechiche brings warmth and elegance to the romance of age that follows Adà ?le in early adolescence from her teenage years. The film is also tragic though beautiful as it examines how relationships can crumble and shatter as we age. Next: A pair that dared to go against grain. 13. 13. Sara and Derek in Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance Paramount Pictures Dance can put together just about anyone While their budding relationship raising eyebrows Sara and Derek are determined not to allow race history issues or their potential uncertainty to disrupt them. Next: The couple that found love amid the
14 odds. Katniss and Peeta in
The Hunger Games9. Ennis and Jack in Brokeback Mountain
Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire Film4 Slumdog Millionaire is the perfect mix between a Cinderella story and a Slumdog Millionaire thrill that propelled Dev Patel and Freida Pinto into the spotlights. As Jamal and Latika played a young couple who lost touch after childhood only to be reunited with the aid of a game show, respectively. The Bombay set movie has been beautifully written and it has proven there’s more than one way to tell a love story. Often, we can overcome crushing challenges in the movies (and in real life). Next: A couple in a super realistic story of witty passion. 9. Ian and Toulah in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Films Sometimes the relationship is big and messy Toulah meets Ian (Sex the City alum John Corbet) whose charm and wit perfectly match her own. Everything is going well for the couple in their own bubble but when Toulah finally gets the nerve to introduce Ian to her family, things get a bit shaky. The perfect rom-com picture. Next: The perfect pair of Hollywood films. 10.
In The Notebook
11 Noah and Allie. Michelle and Barack in Southside with You
Southside With You Miramax One of the greatest real-life romances blossomed on the southern side of Chicago over ice cream Set in Chicago in the summer of 1989 the remarkable love story of the Obamas starts to unfold and it is one for history books. Next: A couple that has often proven epic love doesn’t last
12. Adà ?le and Emma in Blue is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color Quat’sous Films With his 2013 film Blue Is the Warmest Color, French director Abdellatif Kechiche has not always shocked the world. The LGBTQ romantic drama follows Adà ?le (Adà ?le Exarchopoulos) a French woman who explores love and independence when an ambitious blue-haired painter Emma (Là © a Seydoux) comes into her life. Although the film is highly explicit, Kechiche brings war
mth and elegance to the romance of age that follows Adà ?le in early adolescence from her teenage years. The film is also tragic though beautiful as it examines how relationships can crumble and shatter as we age. Next: A pair that dared to go against grain. 13. 13. Sara and Derek in Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance Paramount Pictures Dance can put together just about anyone While their budding relationship raising eyebrows Sara and Derek are determined not to allow race history issues or their potential uncertainty to disrupt them. Next: The couple that found love amid the
14 odds. Katniss and Peeta in
The Hunger Games15.15. Patrick and Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You Buena Vista Pictures A 90’s spin on The Taming of the Shrew Life takes a turn for the worse when Kat discovers that Patrick was paying to pursue her. All works out in the end, though, like any good teen drama worth its salt. @midnightrami straight. The Cheat Sheet The 7 Deadly Sins of Relationships on Twitter!