Valentine’s Day. The perfect day to relax with your sweetheart, munch on chocolate, and sip on champagne under a starlit night. And what better way to end the night than with the perfect Valentine’s movie?
Here we’ve got the best selections for you. If you want the classic black-and-white, Casablanca hits the spot with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. If you want a relaxing film, sit back for The Quiet Man with John Wayne serenading Maureen O’Hara in this Irish classic. But if you’re the type that loves a sassy flick, you better check out How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days for Kate Hudson’s bet, ‘cause if you like it, then you should’ve put a ring on it.
In the end, there’s so many movies to choose, and you just pick the one that feels the best. But what matters most is not the flick you want to see, but the lover with whom you were destined to be.
Join us for a night in a romance, comedy, and intrigue. There’s nothing better than to be with your true love on the most romantic night of all.
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No. 10: Casablanca
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman (1942)
Danger, love, mystery, and wiles! An American expatriate and World War II veteran (Humphrey Bogart) runs a night club in the world’s most dangerous city in Morocco. All goes well for him as he runs his shop with an iron will, but when he runs into his ex-lover (Ingrid Bergman) who renews her love for him, he finds himself yearning once again for her.
But the possession of valuable letters entangles them in an intrigue of danger that tests their love. Through the direst of circumstances, their love trudges on, and this film has won the hearts of the most loyal Valentine lovers. A perfect film for a romantic night.
No. 9: The Quiet Man
John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara (1952)
In this soothing romance, Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an American boxer, sails home from America to Ireland to inherit his father’s property and finds his true love in the Irish land. Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara) is no frail woman, but she’s got an ornery brother who will protect her at all costs. As Thornton grows to love the land and the people, he finds that he will never be happy until he has his Mary Kate, and he fights her brother to get his girl.
Written originally as a short story by Irish novelist Maurice Walsh, this romance will warm your hearts on this Valentine’s Day.
No. 8: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey (2003)
Want ta bet? Journalist Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) and advertising executive Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey) have set up a bet with their co-workers. After seeing her friend sob over losing her boyfriend, Anderson vows to write an article on the 10 steps to losing a jerky guy. Now all she has to do is find a guy and experiment for her article. Barry, on the other hand, is aiming to get a girlfriend from the first girl he sees in the bar and stick with her till his job’s premiere.
Both have a goal in mind. He wants the girl. She wants to be published. But neithersee it coming when their bet actually turns into true love.
No. 7: Leap Year
Amy Adams and Matthew Goode (2010)
According to Irish tradition, a man must accept his lover’s offer of marriage if she proposes to him on Leap Day. With that in mind, Anna Brady (Amy Adams) flies to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend who has no idea of her intentions. Along the way, however, she meets a spunky Irishman named Declan (Matthew Goode) who in every way seems like the most obnoxious man alive to her.
But with a bit of Irish luck, these two lovers twine in a romantic comedy that’ll keep you watching it over and over again.
No. 6: When in Rome
Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel (2010)
Beth, a fabulous New York art museum curator, has no guy. She’s jealous of her young sister who just married this hot Italian, and in a whirlwind of love and magic, Beth finds herself wishing for a suitor and throwing coins into a wishing well in Rome, where she’s suddenly followed by an entourage of guys practically kissing the ground she walks on.
All this is overwhelming to her, but the one guy that seems level-headed and constant is Nick Beamon (Josh Duhamel), a handsome man who’s not affected by the magic she accidentally cast on the other hopeless lovers.
Join Beth as she finds herself swept into Nick’s arms in this heart-warming romantic comedy.
No. 5: Failure to Launch
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker (2006)
Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) is cute all right, but he lives in his parents’ house. No girl wants to date a man who lives like a boy. But that’s about to change when Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) steps in and convinces him to live on his own with the girl he loves.
This romantic comedy is something that both girls and guys will love. Rated awesome for both guys and girls, this movie is something great to watch as you cuddle with your sweetheart.
No. 4: Hitch
Will Smith and Eva Mendes (2005)
Do you want to know how to swoon your girl, but you haven’t got the faintest clue how to do it? That’s a job for your man Hitch. Hitch (Will Smith) is the all-time romantic guru that’ll make even the most awkward men turn into the most wonderful lovers.
But through his business, he’s got a girl of his own. At least, he wants a girl, the sexy Sara from a New York tabloid, but somehow all those tricks don’t compute when he’s twitter-pated with the one he loves. In the end, he’s falling head-over-heels for the girl he can’t bear to live without.
No. 3: This Means War
Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy (2012)
Love triangle? You bet that’s right. But what do you do when two CIA agents end up falling in love with the same girl and going on secret dates, even after they vowed never to date her again?
It’s a game of love tag when the two agents start spying on each other to get their girl. FDR Foster (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) won’t ever let go of the sexy Lauren (Reese Witherspoon). But when it comes down to choosing a lover, Lauren will ultimately decide the man she truly loves.
A heart-warming comedy that’s perfect for laughing with your sweetheart.
No. 2: Becoming Jane
Anne Hathaway and James MacAvoy (2007)
Starring Anne Hathaway and James MacAvoy, Becoming Jane melts your heart as you see the most romantic novelist fight for her life’s passion: whether she’ll marry for money, or pledge her vows to the man she loves.
Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) has grown up within a poor family. Scraping potatoes for dinner, she cringes at her mother’s constant egging on about marriage to the wealthy, suitable men in Hampshire, England, yet none catch her eye. At least, she has an eye for romance, but she’s not so easily swayed into love until she meets the audacious Tom Lefroy (James MacAvoy).
Now Tom has no money. Understandably, he seems like the most ill-suited bachelor in the county. But the romantic novelist seeks true love in the cracks of her society’s rules, and she finds ways to be with her love, until she truly discovers what is right for her family and what is right for herself. Will love conquer all, or will she abandon him for a wealthier suitor?
Starring your favorite actors—James Cromwell, Julie Walters and Maggie Smith, this romance will melt your heart as you sigh with your true love. (Watch it with English majors. They’ll flip as she writes the most famous lines of Pride and Prejudice.)
No. 1: Pride and Prejudice
Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfayden (2005)
What better way to end your Valentine’s Day than with the greatest romance ever? With Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfayden, Pride and Prejudice wins the best place in our hearts as we will always fall in love with the infamous Darcy and the enchanting Elizabeth Bennett.
Even if you’re poor, even if you cringe at your family’s choice of husband, even if you can’t bear to be with the man you vowed to hate, there is always hope for the perfect love.
It all comes down to a game of marriage for Elizabeth Bennett (Keira Knightley). Will she choose her slimy cousin Mr. Collins, or will she break down her prejudice and accept the offer of marriage from the most eligible and handsome man in Derbyshire, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy (Matthew Macfayden)?
It’s all about money in her society. Whoever gets the wealthiest man will end up with the greatest marriage. But Elizabeth is not in it for the money, nor will she accept the wealthiest offer of marriage if she knows she will hate the man. But as barriers break down and her enemy becomes her lover, she finds herself pining for her Darcy as the two lovers fall into each other’s arms.
Hands-down, Pride and Prejudice is the greatest love story ever written.