A couple of years ago I decided Valentine’s day was the best time to tally up my top ten Romantic Movies of all time! Hmmm of all time? That might be putting too much pressure on myself. Perhaps my top ten date night movies rating from one Kleenex to an entire box! So as Valentine’s day rolls around yet again, I thought I should have another go at it. Turns out no matter how many years pass, these movies remain my forever picks. Without further ado, here are my Top Ten Romantic Movies For Valentine’s Day. So go pop some popcorn, pick out your fave and enjoy a little romance with someone you love!
#1. The Notebook: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are perfect in this flick set in the 1940’s. Umm and they are Canadian eh? The Notebook requires an entire box of Kleenex to get through and possibly sunglasses the next day.
#2. Titanic: Jack and Rose! The prim and proper Rose rebels, finds her true soul mate, falls in love hard and gets into a little trouble along the way. Unrequited love. Oh yes, this is at least a half box of Kleenex movie!
#3. Sleepless in Seattle: Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan playing a couple who’s paths were just meant to cross. Throw in New York City and the Empire State Building before you cue those happy tears. Just a few Kleenex’s required for this one!
#4. Forest Gump: Following Forest through his life will make you smile, cheer and cry! Forest has been in love with the same girl since grade school. Forest and Jenny go together like peas and carrots. It’s a long and bumpy road to love. Kleenex required? Oh yes. Quite possibly my favourite movie of all time.
#5. Ghost: Patrick and Demi. A protective hot man who loves his woman so much he turns into a protective hot ghost. Need I say more? If you can get through the last scene of this movie without crying, you do not have a heart.
#6. Bridget Jones’s Diary: Haven’t we all felt a little bit like poor Bridget Jones at some point in our lives? Maybe not so much the men fighting over you part, but yes to the embarrassing the heck out of yourself, eating icing straight from the jar and loving the wrong man bits? When she realizes he likes her just the way she is, sigh, perfection. Happy tears. Just one happy Kleenex.
#7. Jerry Maguire: Apparently I am a sucker for the one liner because, “You had me at Hello.” has me reaching for the Kleenex every single time!
#8. Sixteen Candles: Drunk exchange students, the sweetest geek ever, forgotten birthdays and the biggest crush a 16 year old girl could ever have. The perfect chic flick and wait, perhaps one movie we can get through without a Kleenex!
#9. Dirty Dancing: “Oh I…had the time of my life….” Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey are magic! A classic good girl meets bad boy and makes all the wrong choices, and you cheer her along every step of the way. Love. Kleenex required? Maybe one. “No one puts baby in a corner!”
#10. When Harry Met Sally: Can a man and a women be “just” friends? Of course they can. But maybe not these two! The only time you might need Kleenex is to wipe the tears of frustration as you scream “Get together already” at the screen!
#11. Can’t Buy Me Love: I had to add number 11 to my top 10 because, come on, Patrick Dempsey!
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So there you have it, my top ten, date worthy, Valentine’s Day approved, chic loving movies just in time for Valentine’s Day. Wishing you all a little romance this February 14th!
–Great list.
“Ghost” causes me to fall apart every. single. time.
The only movie on the list I didn’t care for is Forest Gump.
Not sure why…
Ghost leaves me a mess. As for Forest Gump, I am a HUGE Tom Hanks fan so that may be part of the appeal for me. That and I just love how his character loves Jeny 🙂
I love your list! I like the way you think ❤️
Those are great movie choices. Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
And same to you! Hope you had a sweet day!
Good list I would add 50 First Dates gotta be love
I adore 50 First Dates!
I have not seen any of these, and I love a good sappy movie.
I am not big on romantic movies but this looks like a good selection of them to try.
I hope you find something you like 🙂
I’ve seen all these puppies. I’d watch them again if I could ever get power of the remote from the Big Tuna.
You must sneak the remote away from him, gain control of your desired station and then remove the batteries 🙂
Such great movies!
Thank you!
Love all these! I really love that you included #11, because I remember watching that all the time, and I love it! Such a fun post for Valentine’s Day. 🙂
Thanks Tricia! And I think #11 had to be included too, I just couldn’t leave it off 🙂
I’m not really one for romantic movies unless it has another story to it like Titanic. 🙂
Titanic had me on the edge of my seat, so great and yet so tragic.
I like The Notebook and Ghost. Pretty Woman is my absolute all time favorite movie!
Some of those scenes in Pretty Woman do make you laugh out loud! HA
I wonder if I can convince him to watch Ghost with me… excuse me while I go plotting 😉
Best of luck!
Hard to scale back to just 10. I love your picks. Try watching About Time with Rachel McAdam and Domhnall Gleeson. Even my DH liked it, good date night movie 🙂 Happy early Valentine’s!
Oh thanks for the recommendation! I’ve never heard of “About Time”!
Just watched Dirty Dancing again this past weekend! Still love it! Also love The Notebook!
I need to watch Dirty Dancing again, might have to see if I can find it on Netflix!
It was still fun to watch after all these years! Even hubby got caught up watching (not that he will admit it!)
Still haven’t seen 16 candles….I’ll add it to our list!
Oh you must give it a try! It’s a classic!