"This film paints with the finest of brushes, detailing the longing and romance capable with simply a glance. It's also a heart-wrenching poem to a love that almost was. When two neighbours piece together why their spouses are always out at the same time, they decide that they can not do the same. The painful result is a love that is simultaneously mutual and unrequited, separated by a pair of violated marriage contracts that they stubbornly uphold - the tension and subtext drips off every glance, and the film is absolutely beautiful for it" This was amazingly put.
That scene in the cafe where Celine pretends she's calling her friend, saying how cute this "American boy" is and it makes Jesse genuinely blush... Man, I love this trilogy!
Paris Sinclair I know right :) 'Before sunset' is the best according to me. They both love each other but can't express it openly because of their commitments in life. 2 scenes really get me. One is when Jesse tells about his dreams in the car. It shows that he has loved her all this time and as much as Celine wants to comfort him and hug him and say it's alright, she draws back her hand because of boundaries that exist between them now in life. And the second one is when Celine sings her song. It shows how Celine has craved for Jesse all the time and that she would never forget him even while with someone else. And the way that Jesse looks at her while sitting on that sofa is as if he wants to shout to her that he loves her but can't. They don't kiss a single time which is not likely for romantic movies but the love and aching for each other is portrayed so well. Oh my god. Sorry for making this huge comment but I LOVE this movie :p
+Doug W For real though, as far as modern blockbusters go, I legit think Spiderman and MJ are the best. Does that mean they should break this list? Heck no! But for a big budget superhero flick those movies spend a lot of time treating those two like people going through something real together.
I love how not a single one of your lists has a bias towards older movies or foreign films (the language barrier would make that one relatively easy to excuse). It proves you guys truly care about the art of filmmaking, thanks for all the great content :)
Yeah, it's really heart-wrenching. What I also love about the trilogy that in my whole life I'll never learn as much about love as those three movies tought me.
Yeah. His writing is honest and excellent. The only reason Boyhood gets a lot of shit is 'cause people are idiots. The problem was that too many morons got to see it.
Rock me, Joey Santiago. I know, although they say midnight is not good, I actually think its the best, one of the most realistic movies youll ever see.
i think so too. it gives me hope. knowing that even my parent's are divorced, jesse's grandparents were married for 76. also how he try to make celine fall in love with him again.
Carl and Ellie in up is truly amazing. In 11 minutes, it shows a tearjerking and familiar love, depicting everything it needs to. With hardly any dialogue and a beautiful soundtrack, its just so amazing.
My dad has recommended many movies to me and I've not always been great about actually watching them but I did watch Harold and Maude and I was totally blown away. Such an absolutely fantastic film.
+MScat1228 Amy and Nick from Gone Girl...the movie said it best - "You two are the most fucked up people I've ever met...and I specialize in fucked up"
I didn't say Ford and Hayworth were the only ones or even the best...I just said they'd be on the list. CineFix always mentions two or three per category in their top ten.
+change_your_fate Have any of you seen Gilda. Gone Girl has a messed up relationship, but that's not toxic...it's psychotic. It's unrealistic and way over the top...but that's the story and it's fine. Gilda is my pick because it's Casablanca in reverse. Casablanca is about two people who obviously belong together but cannot be together, Gilda is about two people who are horrible for each other, horrible for everyone, but who are drawn to each other over and over again. It's volatile, captivating, and intense.
"But what about us?" "We'll always have Paris." Goddamnit CineFix, I made it the whole week without crying over my ex, I was setting a new record, and you just HAD to bring up Casablanca, you HAD to play the clip, and now Ive got to go drown in my tears. Thanks alot. Bastards.
George and Mary in It's a Wonderful Life. From the soda shop where she whispers into his bad ear to the sharing the phone receiver scene especially. The attraction, tension and range of emotions leading to acceptance is unreal. My #1.
If you like more upbeat romance movies about people like Harry and Sally who figure out how to overcome their youthful narcissism and get along, you might want to check out 1934's It Happened One Night. It was arguably more influential in this genre than most of the titles that were mentioned here. You'll feel like you found a lost gem.
+DeathBlackWish read the play. it was true love. that is the whole point that Shakespeare included Rosaline and Paris, so they realise they really are in love compared to it being fabricated and decided for them. the decision was beyond their control because they are "star-crossed lovers"
Isabelle May I did read the play, it's what made me not like the play. Romeo had just broken up with his girlfriend and he was basically horny and "fell in love" with the first hot girl he saw. He didn't even know who she was until later. She "fell in love" with him more as a way to rebel from the guy her parents had set her up with. They got married after a few days like most teenagers "in love" would probably do these days if it was legal. Then some more people die and Romeo has to run away and Juliet pretends to kill herself but Romeo didn't get the message and he killed himself and she saw he was dead and actually killed herself. Basically it was teenagers who were confusing lust and hormones with love and ended up dying. It seems to me that Shakespeare was making fun of love stories while also creating a good tragedy at the same time.
DeathBlackWish romeo never broke up with anyone.... He was only pining after her but he could never have her because she would become a nun. He does make fun of teenagers- romeos melodramatic attitude and the poetic language he uses. He ALSO makes fun of how stupid it is for the 2 families to be fighting as they do not know what started the feud. So why would he make fun of the love between romeo and juliet if it was the thing that would stop the feud?
I found "Eternal Sunshine..." hardly romantic and much more of a psychological drama, which characters who are not just lovably quirky, but have real issues that make them unable to form healthy, stable relationships...which actually proves to be true in the movie. [Spoilers] And at the end, there's no real open-ended second chance, just a predictable repetition of a previous chapter, which they might enjoy while it lasts, but will inevitably end the same way again, because neither of them has changed substantially.
See, but this is why I agree with the argument that it is a romantic film, romance not as the overarching genre, but as the very abstract, very psychological human thing we long for, despise, analyse, and feel so deeply. It is still my favourite romantic film, because it doesn't serve the good feelings I associate with love but the real feeling that terrifies me about losing it and reminds me of how much that other person has to be appreciated for the very real person they are. That we can't fall for the idea of them, but their flaws and shortcomings and that even if it may fail, it's the course of becoming a better person with a less narrow understanding of what that is.
Michal Motyčka I find the best romances are deep and sad and truthful, like Eternal Sunshine. They don't drip sugar all over the place, but uncover diamonds of joy amid the ultimate impermanence of life. That's worth 100 silly, sappy romcoms, in my book.
MrOpellulo It seems to me that the issues that the previously broke up over are related to who they really are at this point in time. Real issues of different lifestyles, values AND, most importantly, some serious emotional issues that are not just the usual "ah well, we can just deal with that", but real dealbreakers. So, if anything, it seems that, given their erased experience, they rationally know that they will break up again in exactly the same way that they broke up before, but they cannot help but fall in love again in that moment and will relive the chapter again.
I think the problem with that as well as those suggesting other romantic movies like Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice are that they were based (and heavily drifted away for some) in books...if we were to judge then the story it would be difficult since some love the books others didn't. For example in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Paul was supposedly gay in the book, if I recall one reviewer who spoiled the story for me (still haven't read the book)
YES! Somewhere in Time should be #1. The entire movie clutches at your heart, but the scene where Elise is having her portrait taken, after her brilliant stage performance, and Richard walks into her line of sight. Her expression is the film. ruclips.net/video/5X3DNJjMtfk/видео.html
'The Way We Were' is the deepest, most complex and intricate realistic love story I have ever seen on screen. And it spans decades, unlike so many of these frivolous current-chemistry driven 'love' affairs.
sad to see roman holiday didn't make the list that film is so beautiful and the chemistry between them is lovely to watch not to mention its audreys first real film that shows just how talented she is.
You have a lot of good ones here. But you have to include "Somewhere in Time" staring Christopher Reeve & Jayne Seymour. It outNotbook's the Notebook. It is an underrated masterpiece of lost love made all the more tragic by how they come to lose it.
In spite of Vertigo probably being my most favourite movie of all time, I think I also agree that I wouldn't include it here since its romance is more tragic and haunted than actually... romantic. I believe it should definitely have been included in one of the ranks, though.
Three love stories in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES--a movie about veterans struggling to adjust to living as civilians. But the love stories in this movie are very touching.
I am so happy and surprised that they noted the 60s version of Romeo and Juliet. I adore that film and it absolutely captures young love so truthfully. That movie is really special to me and I was born in the 80s. I'm also surprised that they mentioned Weekend. I thought that movie was also pretty amazing.
thank you for the mention of Roman Holiday! My favorite romance of all the movies I've watched so far. Also the mention of Weekend made me smile as well. I knew it had to be Casablanca for number one, and you didn't disappoint.
I think the main couple from Makato Shinkai's Voices of a Distant Star would be more fitting for one of his films, especially due to the list not having a long distance relationship.
I don't think they really had a near miss though. Takaki actually stopped corresponding with Akari even though she still continuously wrote to him. One of my frustrations in the movie was how he held on to his love for her and yet it was his fault in ending it. Why did he stop communicating with her anyway? The distance? I don't think so. He hasn't really given any reason.
I was going to add a post for Remains of the Day for the "Near Miss" if I didn't find one.... One of the most painfully romantic movies ever - so close to Brief Encounter.
You lost me at Punch Drunk Love but the other choices were really great (Brief Encounter, Before Trilogy, Harold & Maude, In The Mood for Love, Romeo & Juliet, Casablanca). No mention though of The Way We Were, Love Story, Splendour in the Grass, The Notebook but at least Umbrellas of Cherbourg is there.
These are great...here's a few more for the honorable mentions... Rocky and Adrian "Rocky" Jerry and Lise "An American In Paris" Harold and Marion "The Music Man"
Holy crap guys, Up is NOT a story of love lost! It's a story of love realized! I boggles my mind that people can't see that. The person being loved doesn't need to be present for that love to exist!
Aside from the ones on your list, some of my other favorite movie romances include: Marguerite & Armand from Camille (1936), Elinor & Edward from Sense & Sensibility (1995), Monica & Quincy from Love & Basketball (2000), Molly & Sam from Ghost (1990), Princess Caraboo & Mr. Gutch from Princess Caraboo (1994), Lily & Zach from The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Penelope & Johnny from Penelope (2006), Donaghy & Rhyme from The Bone Collector (1999), and Hana & Kip from The English Patient (1996).
In The Mood For Love was the best pic of 2001!! And i know it's also a war drama but From Here To Eternity deserves at least a mention on this list Cinefix guys! ;D
That's no a romantic movie, it's a "coming to age/ let's realice people are not here to save me from me being boring/ it was all in my childish head" movie. You will never see Summer's perpective of the relationship and even the name Summer is just a despiction of the "Summer of his life" aka his teenage/Young adult stage, and how he will relate to his work, life and relationship accordingly... It's a cute movie but there was no romance there.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. One of the most poignant twists in a film romance: He sees that she is in love with a living man, deletes himself from her memory so she can be happy. The live man turns out to be a married bounder, and Mrs. M has grow old and die before she and The Ghost can be reunited.
I wouldn't give them a spot on the list, I'm glad that they got a mention though. Loved that movie, Brokeback Mountain, actually got me crying in the end and believe me, it takes a lot to get me crying. Also sorry for the late reply haha.
In my personal opinion , i believe that the movie ( Wuthering Heights ) is so heart felt and so romantic . this one has the actor who plays heathcliff, his name is (Laurence Olivier ) and the female actress that plays Catherine is (Merle Oberon ) . Now this is a truly a love story of all times .
I personally think that Wong Kar Wai's "In the Mood for Love" should have been #1 and though this is kind of underrated and unheard of, Mabel Cheung's "An Autumn's Tale" was simple but heartbreaking for me. Wish it got an honorable mention.
honestly, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is one of my favourite movies ever, and the romance in it is so heartbreakingly palpable because it's there in some scene and gone in most of the others. It's a brutal look at falling out of love and I think it's an absolutely essential movie to watch
I'm 75-years old, and have watched every romantic movie in Hollwood history. My #1. Choice is unquestionably "Love is a Many-Splendored thing," with William Holden and Jennifer Jones. The only other one that compares is "An Affair To Remember," starring a superb Cary Grant teamed with the equal of her generation, the great Deborah Kerr. However, 'Splendored Thing' was a straight melodrama, while "Affair" infused a lot of wry humor in their film, which I think is why 'Affair' gets the nod for for sheer popularity. I think a strong third contender in this category would be "Roman Holiday" with rock solid Greg Peck and the luminous Audrey Hepburn in her first film debut. But I don't think many modern films will ever approach the enduring emotion and romantic power of these classics of the period, although a few modern day pictures occassionally try.
@@rickjend6667 Yes, definitely. Gone with the Wind is way overrated. And Casablanca is a 100 times better. Plus how can you not like something the gorgeous Ingrid Bergman is in? She's the most beautiful actress ever. Scarlet definitely is not. My opinion on the matter.
The only one that I disagree with is Romeo and Juliet; mostly because I disdain Shakespeare. However, the 1 that you forgot/missed was Jennie and Forrest from Forrest Gump. That ending has 1 of the 4 points that I cried from a movie. Dammit that relationship was beautiful.
The English patient should have been added to lost love. You can’t tell me you weren’t left wondering “what if he got back to the cave in time” God that film is beautiful.
This is the first time that your #1 is not only in your category but in your list. Hell I've been so spoiled because I don't think I'll ever see romance as good as Casablanca's. Yes I need to watch the Before trilogy, but Casablanca is still consistently romantic.
Mr. Ebert and I didn't agree on much, but his simple, straightforward declaration that "Casablanca" is one of that rarest of all films, the one that improves on every viewing. He was, of course, totally correct. I still recall when I first saw it, at a free screening at the Kalamazoo College campus. A young woman behind me broke down into heartbroken sobs. I did not, but I understood every single tear that ran down her face, and agreed. Hard to imagine that the heart shattering Ultimate Snub from "The Third Man" didn't come up, but maybe something for another discussion.
I think an honorable mention to "Two for the road" with Audrey Hepburn needs to made. Probably in the 5th Category about the entire experience of love.
Off the top of my head I have to admit that I'm rather partial to Random Harvest and Waterloo Bridge, but Casablanca definitely merits it's #1 rating ...
I love it, I just really wish they'd ended the movie with the dad crying out of happiness. Instead they added what is, in my opinion, an over-the top sappy romantic ending with the kissing and "Mrs. Darcy" stuff. Regardless, still a great romance, their chemistry is so real.
I enjoyed it the poor father certainly was outnumbered by females hunting for rich husbands but I loved the early version with Greer Garson and Sir Lawrence Olivia how could it be a bad movie with those two actors in main rolls.Thanks 😊
@@parissinclair6513 Guess you've seen the american end version. (They made two endings.) The british isn't as cheesy. I still prefer the short series of -95. It's far better.
@@skolrelaterat4113 yes I actually can't stand the 2005 version. They really upped the sappy romance quotient. The 95 version understood the book and what it was really about.
how about Marty McFly and his Mom?
ToiletClogger1945 SWEET HOME ALABAMA
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Forget that, what about Luke and Leia 😂
What about Oh Dae-Su and Mi-do?
I wheezed with laughter seeing this
"This film paints with the finest of brushes, detailing the longing and romance capable with simply a glance. It's also a heart-wrenching poem to a love that almost was. When two neighbours piece together why their spouses are always out at the same time, they decide that they can not do the same. The painful result is a love that is simultaneously mutual and unrequited, separated by a pair of violated marriage contracts that they stubbornly uphold - the tension and subtext drips off every glance, and the film is absolutely beautiful for it"
This was amazingly put.
See my comment above: ITMFL was the best pic in 2001!
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Johnny and Lisa's romance in The Room is so touching, romantic, and heartbreaking.
"YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA!"
Anyway, how is your sex life?
+J Wizard Phoenix I prefer the tragic almost love story of Lisa and Denny
You're just a chicken, cheep cheep cheep cheep!!!
+J Wizard Phoenix Haha... what a story... so how's your sex life
I don't care what this list says, but Jesse and Celine's romance in Before Sunrise was the greatest of all time in my opinion.
That scene in the cafe where Celine pretends she's calling her friend, saying how cute this "American boy" is and it makes Jesse genuinely blush... Man, I love this trilogy!
+charlotte t. or that scene in the record store when they are just looking at each other one by one
+Glade Cornelius, that scene gets me so much, it's perfect. However, I do think the romance overall in Before Sunset is better.
Paris Sinclair I know right :) 'Before sunset' is the best according to me. They both love each other but can't express it openly because of their commitments in life. 2 scenes really get me. One is when Jesse tells about his dreams in the car. It shows that he has loved her all this time and as much as Celine wants to comfort him and hug him and say it's alright, she draws back her hand because of boundaries that exist between them now in life. And the second one is when Celine sings her song. It shows how Celine has craved for Jesse all the time and that she would never forget him even while with someone else. And the way that Jesse looks at her while sitting on that sofa is as if he wants to shout to her that he loves her but can't.
They don't kiss a single time which is not likely for romantic movies but the love and aching for each other is portrayed so well. Oh my god.
Sorry for making this huge comment but I LOVE this movie :p
My favorite part is the last scene. One of the saddest endings ever.
This is why CineFix is the best. Other top 10 channels like Watchmojo would of chosen spiderman and mary jane as number one...
+Squid Kid it tells you something when that's not even there worst.
+Doug W Other's would keep adding 'amazing' to confusingly-similar titles *cough* ScreenRant *cough*
+Alvaro Dominguez Good god No!
I'm suprised I haven't seen their "Top Ten Bill Cosby Rape Aligations" to be honest.
+Doug W For real though, as far as modern blockbusters go, I legit think Spiderman and MJ are the best. Does that mean they should break this list? Heck no! But for a big budget superhero flick those movies spend a lot of time treating those two like people going through something real together.
I love how not a single one of your lists has a bias towards older movies or foreign films (the language barrier would make that one relatively easy to excuse). It proves you guys truly care about the art of filmmaking, thanks for all the great content :)
Hi, how r u? Been awhile since you commented. Tough day, eh?
The way Julie Delpy + Ethan Hawke's body/voice age from between each 'Before' movie, cuts me deep. Real cinema of life right there
Love that trilogy Soooo much!!
So beautiful.
Its my favourite ever!
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Before Triology is best .
No movie can match Before series.
Yeah, it's really heart-wrenching. What I also love about the trilogy that in my whole life I'll never learn as much about love as those three movies tought me.
The 'Before' Trilogy is just too fucking good, fuck I love Linklater.
Yeah. His writing is honest and excellent. The only reason Boyhood gets a lot of shit is 'cause people are idiots. The problem was that too many morons got to see it.
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Yeah, Boyhood is such a controversial movie despite it being really good.
The first two are great. The third one silly and contrived.
That lunch scene was less subtle than a punch to the face.
Rock me, Joey Santiago. I know, although they say midnight is not good, I actually think its the best, one of the most realistic movies youll ever see.
i think so too. it gives me hope. knowing that even my parent's are divorced, jesse's grandparents were married for 76. also how he try to make celine fall in love with him again.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the best films ever made.
+Johnny Sobczak If you haven't done already, check out Charlie Kaufmans other films. Especially Synecdoche new york
+Michel Kuhn Or Anomalisa
One of my all-time favorites!
Michel Kuhn But that's Kaufman's only bad film?
You can't have seen many films.
Carl and Ellie in up is truly amazing. In 11 minutes, it shows a tearjerking and familiar love, depicting everything it needs to. With hardly any dialogue and a beautiful soundtrack, its just so amazing.
It has it's own wiki page.
I’m so glad Carl & Ellie was mentioned 🌞
Putting Harold & Maude AND Joel & Clementine on this list? You're a channel after my own heart
+Gordon McNulty You'd probably also like Seeking a Friend For the End of the World and Wristcutters: A Love Story.
+Gordon McNulty Yup, the only two films I thought had to be there and they were, great films those two.
+I Love Film I love SaFftEotW! Great pick!
Idk why but when I saw the poster of Harold and Maude when I was younger I thought Harold was Ralph Macchio lol
My dad has recommended many movies to me and I've not always been great about actually watching them but I did watch Harold and Maude and I was totally blown away. Such an absolutely fantastic film.
god eternal sunshine in a spotless mind is beautiful
Would love to have seen a "toxic relationship" category...Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in Gilda would be on that list. Still, this list was excellent.
i think that place would go to amy and nick from gone girl
Phyllis and Walter from Double Indemnity.
+MScat1228 Amy and Nick from Gone Girl...the movie said it best - "You two are the most fucked up people I've ever met...and I specialize in fucked up"
I didn't say Ford and Hayworth were the only ones or even the best...I just said they'd be on the list. CineFix always mentions two or three per category in their top ten.
+change_your_fate Have any of you seen Gilda. Gone Girl has a messed up relationship, but that's not toxic...it's psychotic. It's unrealistic and way over the top...but that's the story and it's fine. Gilda is my pick because it's Casablanca in reverse. Casablanca is about two people who obviously belong together but cannot be together, Gilda is about two people who are horrible for each other, horrible for everyone, but who are drawn to each other over and over again. It's volatile, captivating, and intense.
The Before Trilogy is just pure perfection.
I SO know right!
Joel and Clem from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the greatest of all time.
Casablanca had to be #1. It's a perfect list.
choosing zeffirelli's version of romeo and juliet over luhrmann's? this channel has immediately won my heart.
Yes
The Luhrmann one is garbage and about as romantic as the shit I just took
"But what about us?"
"We'll always have Paris."
Goddamnit CineFix, I made it the whole week without crying over my ex, I was setting a new record, and you just HAD to bring up Casablanca, you HAD to play the clip, and now Ive got to go drown in my tears. Thanks alot. Bastards.
Stay strong, friend
Thank you for mentioning my generation's Romeo and Juliet. I've seen it many times, and it still thrills with its beauty.
in the mood for love all the way
Where's The Room!?! Possibly the greatest romantic movie of all time!
Oh hi mark
+Patrick Harrison Hi doggy
I did not hit her!
"Anyway, how's your sex life?"
+XMalevolentPandoraX Your tearing me apart Lisa!
"I don't like sand..."
Oh how I love Roman Holiday. That's one of those movies I could watch over and over.
The Bridges of Madison County is beautiful and subtle and sad
I was wondering the same thing... It's one of my top romance movies of all time
Agreed. I watched it for the first time two months ago and it's still stayed with me.
Yesss I love bridges of Madison county. It’s so deep
George and Mary in It's a Wonderful Life. From the soda shop where she whispers into his bad ear to the sharing the phone receiver scene especially. The attraction, tension and range of emotions leading to acceptance is unreal. My #1.
If you like more upbeat romance movies about people like Harry and Sally who figure out how to overcome their youthful narcissism and get along, you might want to check out 1934's It Happened One Night. It was arguably more influential in this genre than most of the titles that were mentioned here. You'll feel like you found a lost gem.
Romeo and Juliet is like a satire of romance. Everybody fucking dies because two kids who barely knew each other "fell in love." Fuck that.
+DeathBlackWish They died to end the feud between their families… even though they didn't realise this
Isabelle May That was just an unintended consequence. They really died because of miscommunications and they killed themselves for "love."
+DeathBlackWish read the play. it was true love. that is the whole point that Shakespeare included Rosaline and Paris, so they realise they really are in love compared to it being fabricated and decided for them. the decision was beyond their control because they are "star-crossed lovers"
Isabelle May I did read the play, it's what made me not like the play. Romeo had just broken up with his girlfriend and he was basically horny and "fell in love" with the first hot girl he saw. He didn't even know who she was until later. She "fell in love" with him more as a way to rebel from the guy her parents had set her up with. They got married after a few days like most teenagers "in love" would probably do these days if it was legal. Then some more people die and Romeo has to run away and Juliet pretends to kill herself but Romeo didn't get the message and he killed himself and she saw he was dead and actually killed herself. Basically it was teenagers who were confusing lust and hormones with love and ended up dying. It seems to me that Shakespeare was making fun of love stories while also creating a good tragedy at the same time.
DeathBlackWish romeo never broke up with anyone.... He was only pining after her but he could never have her because she would become a nun. He does make fun of teenagers- romeos melodramatic attitude and the poetic language he uses. He ALSO makes fun of how stupid it is for the 2 families to be fighting as they do not know what started the feud. So why would he make fun of the love between romeo and juliet if it was the thing that would stop the feud?
I found "Eternal Sunshine..." hardly romantic and much more of a psychological drama, which characters who are not just lovably quirky, but have real issues that make them unable to form healthy, stable relationships...which actually proves to be true in the movie. [Spoilers] And at the end, there's no real open-ended second chance, just a predictable repetition of a previous chapter, which they might enjoy while it lasts, but will inevitably end the same way again, because neither of them has changed substantially.
+Demian Haki
Thanks for the wet blanket. This is why overthinking is so tiresome.
See, but this is why I agree with the argument that it is a romantic film, romance not as the overarching genre, but as the very abstract, very psychological human thing we long for, despise, analyse, and feel so deeply. It is still my favourite romantic film, because it doesn't serve the good feelings I associate with love but the real feeling that terrifies me about losing it and reminds me of how much that other person has to be appreciated for the very real person they are. That we can't fall for the idea of them, but their flaws and shortcomings and that even if it may fail, it's the course of becoming a better person with a less narrow understanding of what that is.
+bluebeanbaby my top film of all time and hell, it is romantic. It fucking hurts to watch sometimes and that's why it is so good
Michal Motyčka
I find the best romances are deep and sad and truthful, like Eternal Sunshine. They don't drip sugar all over the place, but uncover diamonds of joy amid the ultimate impermanence of life. That's worth 100 silly, sappy romcoms, in my book.
MrOpellulo It seems to me that the issues that the previously broke up over are related to who they really are at this point in time. Real issues of different lifestyles, values AND, most importantly, some serious emotional issues that are not just the usual "ah well, we can just deal with that", but real dealbreakers. So, if anything, it seems that, given their erased experience, they rationally know that they will break up again in exactly the same way that they broke up before, but they cannot help but fall in love again in that moment and will relive the chapter again.
I looove the 1968 Romeo and Juliet. There's so much more chemistry than in Baz Luhrmann's version
Please do a best coming of age movie list!!!
I'm so happy you guys gave a spot to Brief Encounter. That film is an absolute masterpiece, and Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson are fantastic in it.
I know it might be a typical answer but I love Paul and Holly. (Breakfast at Tiffanys)
So do I :) George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn just had the right amount of chemistry onscreen.
I think the problem with that as well as those suggesting other romantic movies like Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice are that they were based (and heavily drifted away for some) in books...if we were to judge then the story it would be difficult since some love the books others didn't. For example in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Paul was supposedly gay in the book, if I recall one reviewer who spoiled the story for me (still haven't read the book)
Richard and Elsie - Somewhere in Time.
Benjamin and Daisy - Curious Case of Benjamin Button
+thomasdgardner Great catch on Somewhere in Time. Fantastic film.
Agreed on both counts, especially with Somewhere in Time.
YES! Somewhere in Time should be #1. The entire movie clutches at your heart, but the scene where Elise is having her portrait taken, after her brilliant stage performance, and Richard walks into her line of sight. Her expression is the film. ruclips.net/video/5X3DNJjMtfk/видео.html
'The Way We Were' is the deepest, most complex and intricate realistic love story I have ever seen on screen. And it spans decades, unlike so many of these frivolous current-chemistry driven 'love' affairs.
*likes before he watches the video because cinefix top 10*
Save for omitting The Apartment you guys nailed it.
Thank you for not including The Notebook, which is basically a horror movie about an abusive stalker and a histrionic drama queen.
Who's the abusive stalker?
The notebook
I am surprised you didn't include CineFix and the Mirror
Adam sandler is only good in other people's movies.
sad to see roman holiday didn't make the list that film is so beautiful and the chemistry between them is lovely to watch not to mention its audreys first real film that shows just how talented she is.
I know! but overall Casablanca slightly tops it I believe! but for me, Audrey is a win so I choose Roman Holiday
You have a lot of good ones here. But you have to include "Somewhere in Time" staring Christopher Reeve & Jayne Seymour. It outNotbook's the Notebook. It is an underrated masterpiece of lost love made all the more tragic by how they come to lose it.
Casablanca is a classic but Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was just beautiful and devastating.
I am so thrilled that you included "Harold and Maude" - What a classic. Thank you
In spite of Vertigo probably being my most favourite movie of all time, I think I also agree that I wouldn't include it here since its romance is more tragic and haunted than actually... romantic. I believe it should definitely have been included in one of the ranks, though.
An affair to remember ( Grant and Kerr) , Love Story , Somewhere in Time
No Adele and Emma from Blue is the Warmest Color :(
+Dirk Diggler Fuck Yeah. i was hoping Blue next to Eternal Sunshine or at least as a mention to it in this list. such a great love between those 2
My favourite is Etienne Navarre & Isabeau from LadyHawke. Best romance story ever.
'Random Harvest' - the most romantic film of all time!
Three love stories in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES--a movie about veterans struggling to adjust to living as civilians. But the love stories in this movie are very touching.
WHERE IS THE APARTMENT?!
Uh, "The English Patient?" That had two beautiful loves stories!!
"The Roman Holiday" is one of my favourite movies.
I am so happy and surprised that they noted the 60s version of Romeo and Juliet. I adore that film and it absolutely captures young love so truthfully. That movie is really special to me and I was born in the 80s.
I'm also surprised that they mentioned Weekend. I thought that movie was also pretty amazing.
Perfectly cast with real teenagers. Leslie Howard, who played Romeo in the 1936 version was 43 yrs old, Norma Shearer as Juliet was 34, what a joke
Rocky and Adrian. The ice rink scene alone is simply amazing.
Thats in my top 5 fav movie couples of all time...yo..Adrian and Rocky...forever!
thank you for the mention of Roman Holiday! My favorite romance of all the movies I've watched so far. Also the mention of Weekend made me smile as well. I knew it had to be Casablanca for number one, and you didn't disappoint.
I agreed with all of your pics but would like to have seen Dr. Zhivago (sp)?
One of my favorite near miss is between Takaki and Akari in 5 Centimeters Per Second, an anime film by Makoto Shinkai.
+Bo Xue the ending is so frustrating.
My thoughts exactly. You have good taste in sad movies.
I think the main couple from Makato Shinkai's Voices of a Distant Star would be more fitting for one of his films, especially due to the list not having a long distance relationship.
I don't think they really had a near miss though. Takaki actually stopped corresponding with Akari even though she still continuously wrote to him. One of my frustrations in the movie was how he held on to his love for her and yet it was his fault in ending it. Why did he stop communicating with her anyway? The distance? I don't think so. He hasn't really given any reason.
how could you not even mention 'the bridges of madison county'?!
This is actually better than any of the films on this list.
That film is so goooood. But I don't mind CineFix list. Well... except for punch drunk love.
You are absolutely right! That one would be my No.1
That movie is hot.
In the same category as In the Mood for Love, top 3 for sure.
Of All the gin joints in all the towns and all of the worlds, she walks into mine!!!
same time next year did not make it?...an affair to remember? come on
"Near Miss" = Remains of the Day. A tragedy
I was going to add a post for Remains of the Day for the "Near Miss" if I didn't find one.... One of the most painfully romantic movies ever - so close to Brief Encounter.
You lost me at Punch Drunk Love but the other choices were really great (Brief Encounter, Before Trilogy, Harold & Maude, In The Mood for Love, Romeo & Juliet, Casablanca).
No mention though of The Way We Were, Love Story, Splendour in the Grass, The Notebook but at least Umbrellas of Cherbourg is there.
These are great...here's a few more for the honorable mentions...
Rocky and Adrian "Rocky"
Jerry and Lise "An American In Paris"
Harold and Marion "The Music Man"
Holy crap guys, Up is NOT a story of love lost! It's a story of love realized! I boggles my mind that people can't see that. The person being loved doesn't need to be present for that love to exist!
I miss the romance from "The Fountain" At least it should have been mentioned in the last category. you are tearing me apart CineFix! ;)
solokom Yes.
Aside from the ones on your list, some of my other favorite movie romances include: Marguerite & Armand from Camille (1936), Elinor & Edward from Sense & Sensibility (1995), Monica & Quincy from Love & Basketball (2000), Molly & Sam from Ghost (1990), Princess Caraboo & Mr. Gutch from Princess Caraboo (1994), Lily & Zach from The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Penelope & Johnny from Penelope (2006), Donaghy & Rhyme from The Bone Collector (1999), and Hana & Kip from The English Patient (1996).
Thank you CineFix for recommending the Before trilogy. I just finished it and oh my god.
In The Mood For Love was the best pic of 2001!! And i know it's also a war drama but From Here To Eternity deserves at least a mention on this list Cinefix guys! ;D
No 500 Days of Summer?
joeland87 just an honorable mention
Ooops this comment was from 2years ago but since I'm rewatching their vids, here's a reply
That's no a romantic movie, it's a "coming to age/ let's realice people are not here to save me from me being boring/ it was all in my childish head" movie. You will never see Summer's perpective of the relationship and even the name Summer is just a despiction of the "Summer of his life" aka his teenage/Young adult stage, and how he will relate to his work, life and relationship accordingly... It's a cute movie but there was no romance there.
@@MrPferdi10 exactly! i watched it expecting romance because of ppl like onemig00
Richard and Elise in 'Somewhere In Time'. My all time favorite romance movie!
Where is Die Hard?
A man that is dealing with his marriage flies all the way to LA to reconsile with his wife. What more do you want?
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. One of the most poignant twists in a film romance: He sees that she is in love with a living man, deletes himself from her memory so she can be happy. The live man turns out to be a married bounder, and Mrs. M has grow old and die before she and The Ghost can be reunited.
Wesley and Buttercup from Princess bride
Jack and Ennis :(
I wouldn't give them a spot on the list, I'm glad that they got a mention though. Loved that movie, Brokeback Mountain, actually got me crying in the end and believe me, it takes a lot to get me crying. Also sorry for the late reply haha.
@@3nu570 I had seen Casablanca but I never get the fuss !! And bogart was mah! Ingrid was awesome .
I thought of Casablanca while watching the # 9 spot, but didn't think it would make this list actually. Nice choice indeed.
Hi! Amazing video! I was just wondering what was the backing music for the 'In the mood for Love' section? I can't seem to find it anywhere!
In my personal opinion , i believe that the movie ( Wuthering Heights ) is so heart felt and so romantic . this one has the actor who plays heathcliff, his name is (Laurence Olivier ) and the female actress that plays Catherine is (Merle Oberon ) . Now this is a truly a love story of all times .
Damn I love Casablanca.
I personally think that Wong Kar Wai's "In the Mood for Love" should have been #1 and though this is kind of underrated and unheard of, Mabel Cheung's "An Autumn's Tale" was simple but heartbreaking for me. Wish it got an honorable mention.
Cow Yun fat!!!!
honestly, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is one of my favourite movies ever, and the romance in it is so heartbreakingly palpable because it's there in some scene and gone in most of the others. It's a brutal look at falling out of love and I think it's an absolutely essential movie to watch
I love Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night.
does anybody know where the background music is from at 8:36 ?
I'm 75-years old, and have watched every romantic movie in Hollwood history. My #1. Choice is unquestionably "Love is a Many-Splendored thing," with William Holden and Jennifer Jones. The only other one that compares is "An Affair To Remember," starring a superb Cary Grant teamed with the equal of her generation, the great Deborah Kerr. However, 'Splendored Thing' was a straight melodrama, while "Affair" infused a lot of wry humor in their film, which I think is why 'Affair' gets the nod for for sheer popularity. I think a strong third contender in this category would be "Roman Holiday" with rock solid Greg Peck and the luminous Audrey Hepburn in her first film debut. But I don't think many modern films will ever approach the enduring emotion and romantic power of these classics of the period, although a few modern day pictures occassionally try.
Scarlett and Rhett, Gone With the Wind! I saw Casablanca 55 years ago and was not impressed; maybe I should revisit it.
Casablanca is better than Gone With the Wind, and holds up better many years later. My opinion.
@@rickjend6667 Yes, definitely. Gone with the Wind is way overrated. And Casablanca is a 100 times better. Plus how can you not like something the gorgeous Ingrid Bergman is in? She's the most beautiful actress ever. Scarlet definitely is not. My opinion on the matter.
The only one that I disagree with is Romeo and Juliet; mostly because I disdain Shakespeare.
However, the 1 that you forgot/missed was Jennie and Forrest from Forrest Gump. That ending has 1 of the 4 points that I cried from a movie. Dammit that relationship was beautiful.
It sort of conflicts me that Her wasn't in the top ten.
It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed. (I really felt like saying that. Personally, not a big fan of her though.)
Bridges of Madison county should have been mentioned. Easily one of the most deep love stories
The English patient should have been added to lost love. You can’t tell me you weren’t left wondering “what if he got back to the cave in time” God that film is beautiful.
I cried for half an hour after seeing that film the first time. Still tear up when I see it.
This is the first time that your #1 is not only in your category but in your list. Hell I've been so spoiled because I don't think I'll ever see romance as good as Casablanca's. Yes I need to watch the Before trilogy, but Casablanca is still consistently romantic.
YES ZEFFERELI! His Hamlet was almost as good as his R&J.
Mr. Ebert and I didn't agree on much, but his simple, straightforward declaration that "Casablanca" is one of that rarest of all films, the one that improves on every viewing. He was, of course, totally correct. I still recall when I first saw it, at a free screening at the Kalamazoo College campus. A young woman behind me broke down into heartbroken sobs. I did not, but I understood every single tear that ran down her face, and agreed.
Hard to imagine that the heart shattering Ultimate Snub from "The Third Man" didn't come up, but maybe something for another discussion.
I think an honorable mention to "Two for the road" with Audrey Hepburn needs to made. Probably in the 5th Category about the entire experience of love.
Off the top of my head I have to admit that I'm rather partial to Random Harvest and Waterloo Bridge, but Casablanca definitely merits it's #1 rating ...
Waterloo Bridge is gutwrenching. Vivian Leigh is so good in it. And Random Harvest is definitely one of my favorites, too.
pride and prejudice 2005
I love it, I just really wish they'd ended the movie with the dad crying out of happiness. Instead they added what is, in my opinion, an over-the top sappy romantic ending with the kissing and "Mrs. Darcy" stuff. Regardless, still a great romance, their chemistry is so real.
I enjoyed it the poor father certainly was outnumbered by females hunting for rich husbands but I loved the early version with Greer Garson and Sir Lawrence Olivia how could it be a bad movie with those two actors in main rolls.Thanks 😊
@@parissinclair6513 Guess you've seen the american end version. (They made two endings.) The british isn't as cheesy. I still prefer the short series of -95. It's far better.
@@skolrelaterat4113 yes I actually can't stand the 2005 version. They really upped the sappy romance quotient. The 95 version understood the book and what it was really about.
It's so mainstream and basic but there's not even a question about Casablanca being number one.
Number 1: Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
I'm joking. Or am I?
"I don't like sand."
I am haunted by the kiss you should have not given me.
How about "Lady and the Tramp" from the Disney animated film?
I'll never understand how people simply accept Harold and Maude as anything other than a film about pedophilia.
And yet they love American Beauty and Lolita. Talk about pedophilia....
Como agua para chocolate is missing. One of the greatest magic realism love stories ever.
And of course "One Day".
"City Lights" was brilliant!