Greatest Romantic Scenes In Movies

Filmgoers still want some romance up on the big screen in the local cinemas. As is evident in this weekend’s box office, FIFTY SHADES FREED, the last film in the ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy, pushed the franchise over the $1 billion mark globally with a number one debut bringing in $98.1 million in overseas and $38.8 million in North America for a combined worldwide total of $136.9 million.

Need a film to watch with your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day?

While this genre isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, there’s no denying the emotional impact of these scenes that make them noteworthy. If you’re still searching for that special movie, here’s a sampling of scenes from romantic films.

Nothing says enduring love better than the story of BRAVEHEART and the Scot who gave his body and soul to his country and woman he loved. William gives Muron the thistle she had given him at his father and brothers funeral when they were children. Say what you want about Mel Gibson, but we can watch this movie all day long and twice on Sunday.

Moviegoers found the Heart of the Ocean in Best Picture winner TITANIC. While the ship and Rose and Jack were ultimately doomed, the transitional scene at the bow of the ship from hopeful beginnings to icy grave still goes down as one of the ultimate heartbreakers of all romance films.

That kiss in THE NOTEBOOK. Unrequited love is a powerful aphrodisiac in the combination of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams – and so apparently is a rain storm.

“And they Call it Bella Notte” the enduring sweetness of the LADY AND THE TRAMP Spaghetti Kiss scene. Walt Disney’s “Best In Show”.

The kindling of their affair was played out for the world in 1963 in this passion filled scene from CLEOPATRA. The biggest scandal of the decade became one of the most intense, romantic moments when Burton literally yanks the coined necklace from an unflinching Taylor.

No list would be complete in making your super-hero hearts beat loudly without the first flight of SUPERMAN and Lois. Having us “Believe A Man Could Fly” while circling the World Trade Center left audiences with soaring feelings of pride. We still love watching the Man of Steel’s and Ms. Lane’s first date up in the clouds.

Speaking of super-heroes and Valentine’s Day, with DEADPOOL, there are so many Vanessa/Wade scenes from which to choose from. The dialogue between the two in the film is so full of romance, among other things.

Vanessa Carlysle: Well, I wanna remember us.

Wade Wilson: I swear to God, I will find you in the next life and I’m gonna boom-box “Careless Whisper” outside your window. Wham!

We had to go with the sappy “Careless Whisper” ending scene, making it required watching for l’amour.

What could be more dreamy than George Peppard pining for Audrey Hepburn as she sings “Moon River” from BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S. In true fairy tale fashion, Truman Capote’s Holly Golightly ultimately found her “rainbow’s end”.

Okay, okay…we’re saps for the ending scene too.

If there’s any lovelier way to say I Love You than with the lyrics “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face,” we’d like to hear it. An ingenious way by songwriters Lehrner and Loewe in MY FAIR LADY to get across Professor Higgins’ futile realization that he’s fallen in love with Eliza Doolittle. A smitten man who’s “grown accustomed to the trace…Of something in the air; Accustomed to her face.”

The girl. The guy. An Italian wheat field. More than 25 years later, Merchant/Ivory’s A ROOM WITH A VIEW still ranks among the best “Happily Ever After”.

GHOST. Put the pottery wheel and Unchained Melody to the side…far off to the side. The celestial kiss by Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, along with the Maurice Jarre/Alex North soundtrack, make for the tissue-filled ending and perfect Valentine’s Day film.

This scene from THE ENGLISH PATIENT is one you can feel right down to your toes.

On their third identical voyage from London to the Riviera, Joanna Wallace (Audrey Hepburn) and husband Mark (Albert Finney) explore their 12-year marriage in a series of wry and illuminating flashbacks. They reminisce about the glorious beginning of their love affair, the early years of marriage and the events that led to their subsequent infidelities. As they try to understand their relationship, they must accept how they have changed if they are to rekindle their original love. The film’s lush score, one of Henry Mancini’s finest, received a Golden Globe nomination. Audrey Hepburn also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. TWO FOR THE ROAD is arguably one of the most stylistically influential movies from the ’60s.

CASABLANCA’s “If you knew how much I loved you.” Where did that box of Kleenex go to?

WEST SIDE STORY’s tale of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet won ten Academy Awards and Leonard Bernstein’s musical is still heart-wrenching with such songs as “Somewhere” and Maria and Tony’s make-believe wedding song “One Hand, One Heart.” Yes, we’re crying.

And if you need more convincing…