True Romance
Quentin Tarantino wrote the script for what has to be the most romantic madcap crime spree in cinema. Patricia Arquette and Christian Slater play unlikely newlyweds who are chased down by mobsters and kingpins when all they want to do is get away with a happy ending. Get ready for gunfights, Tarantino’s signature violence, and a crazy sweetness that infects the whole thing with a sense of true love surviving in a chaotic world. The movie also includes unforgettable performances from Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken and Gary Oldman in small roles.
Moonlight
Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight joins romantic movies that woo the viewer with stunning and unexpected moments masterfully photographed with beauty and candour. The movie follows a young boy, Chiron, played by different actors at different ages, as he grows up in sun-soaked Miami, which the audience views through his singular perspective. Scenes between adult Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) and Kevin (André Holland) capture a sense of the intimate romance of gazing at another, of looking and being seen, while sharing an unspoken history.
Casablanca
Casablanca features the most romantic airport goodbye of all time. The fog is just as perfect as the tilt of Humphrey Bogart’s fedora as he gives his love, played by Ingrid Bergman, those famous movie lines that drip with romance as the two face the inevitable. Rick and Ilsa will always have Paris, but since they’re also in the midst of World War II, their problems don’t amount to a hill of beans by comparison. In the end, Bergman goes off with her war-hero husband (Paul Henreid) and Bogie exits with his new BFF, played by the incomparable Claude Rains. The film’s famous line, “We’ll always have Paris,” definitely qualifies as one of the best romantic quotes.
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