Romantic Movies That Don't Suck!

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Sometimes I have issues with romance movies...

I hate romantic movies that suck! Too often, romance movies are just sort of annoying and cloying, or at least that's how I tend to feel about most of the "chick-flicks."  I've been told that as a girl, I think too much, but I think it's everyone else who isn't thinking enough!

Here are MY suggestions for some romantic movies that don't suck!

Romances That Don't Suck 

Quirky, star-crossed, passionate... these romances AREN'T your usual saccharine or sappy interactions. They are complex, confused, awkward and full of emotion that's not just a big version of "I REALLY like you!" I have a lot of trouble with many "chick flicks," finding them intolerably unintelligent most of the time. I found all of these to be both smart and romantic without making me annoyed.

Please share with me what your faves are and vote for which you think are the best!

The list has been really growing, so be sure to check the FULL list before you cast all your votes, and if you've visited and voted before, be sure to check the list to see how the new rankings agree with you...

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Amélie

Amélie

Love that's fun and funky with Parisian flair!7 points

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Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

The ultimate May-December relationship.6 points

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Teknolust

Teknolust

Tilda Swinton plays a scientist and her three clon more...4 points

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Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)

Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)

Boy touching! Gay sex hasn't been this movie mains more...4 points

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Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett J more...4 points

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Garden State

Garden State

Zach Braff and Natalie Portman are both wonderful more...3 points

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Better Off Dead

Better Off Dead

You've blown up your neighbor's mom. Your seven-ye more...3 points

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Henry & June

Henry & June

Passion and kink and love triangles abound.2 points

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Wild At Heart

Wild At Heart

A Lynchian love affair and road trip, peppered wit more...2 points

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Intolerable Cruelty (Widescreen Edition)

Intolerable Cruelty (Widescreen Edition)

Sparks fly when brilliant divorce attorney Miles M more...2 points

From Reel to Real!

Check out the great Reel-Life to Real-Life Couples list and see which celebrities made the romantic leap from the big screen to the real world!

How Do You Like Your Romance? 

Do you watch your romance movies by yourself? With friends? Or that certain special someone?

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Reel Romance: The Lovers' Guide to the 100 Best Date Movies

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THE SHINING (a romantic comedy!) 

This is a hilarious fan-made video for the movie "The Shining" only now it's portraying the movie as a light-hearted romantic comedy!

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From Reel-Life Couple to Real-Life Couple 

Here are a bunch of movies where the actors who played a romantic couple first met while filming the movie and then formed a romantic attachment that continued on after the movie-making process was over. Got any more you can think of to add? (submission will be checked for accuracy by the overly-geeky lensmaster before approval)

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Bull Durham

Bull Durham

Tim Robbins + Susan Sarandon4 points

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Overboard

Overboard

Kurt Russell + Goldie Hawn4 points

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Bugsy (Unrated Extended Cut)

Bugsy (Unrated Extended Cut)

Warren Beatty + Annette Benning3 points

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Scream (Dimension Collector's Series)

Scream (Dimension Collector's Series)

David Arquette + Courtney Cox3 points

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Daredevil (Director's Cut)

Daredevil (Director's Cut)

Ben Affleck + Jennifer Garner1 point

Romantic Feedback 

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ElizabethT wrote...

Great lens! I cast my vote for Overboard! It is one of the few movies I can watch over and over.

ReplyPosted February 24, 2009

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SaraMu wrote...

Whoever would have thought that the Shining would be listed on a lens about romantic comedies...I love it.

ReplyPosted November 24, 2008

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ReplyPosted May 09, 2008

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Annie-forster wrote...

Want to get some of these movies for my date... with my hubby

ReplyPosted March 26, 2008

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Evelyn_Saenz wrote...

What a great lens. 911 brought fear and mistrust to our lives. One wonders how to bring back love and trust. By just opening our eyes we will notice however that Love Actually is All Around.

ReplyPosted February 17, 2008

 
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