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Dive into a selection of romance films that strip away the clichés and present love in its most authentic form. From heartbreaks and unrequited love to the everyday struggles couples face, these movies offer raw, relatable, and unforgettable portrayals of relationships. Experience stories that resonate deeply, framed by real emotions and genuine complexities that make love so compelling on screen.
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00:00If we ever invent time travel, I would go back to the night we met.
00:05You would?
00:06Yes.
00:08Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most true-to-life romantic films of
00:14all time.
00:15You don't have to give me a ride home, I can call an Uber.
00:18I'd be happy to charge you for the ride if it makes you feel better.
00:21You know it wouldn't.
00:24Number 30. The Spectacular Now.
00:26Based on a novel by Tim Tharp, The Spectacular Now is a grounded depiction of young love.
00:32In the film, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley play two teens, Sutter and Amy.
00:37After Amy finds Sutter asleep on a lawn, the two embark on a friendship that eventually turns into something more.
00:43Yeah, you know, everybody's got a thing.
00:46Larry Rourke, stoner.
00:48Greg Jacoby is the rich kid.
00:51What's your thing?
00:52I don't know, I'd like to think that there's more to a person than just one thing, you know?
00:58Faced with the uncertainties around college and family trauma, their budding romance faces hurdles that even adults would find challenging.
01:04Do you not see that I'm bad for you? You need to get away from me!
01:08An honest and heartfelt coming-of-age story, The Spectacular Now is a beautiful film that lives up to its
01:14title.
01:14My sister called me today, and she said that she could probably, almost 100% likely, get me a job
01:22at the bookstore.
01:23In Philadelphia?
01:24Yes!
01:24That's awesome, you love books.
01:26I know, I know, it's perfect.
01:28That's the perfect job for you.
01:29It really is.
01:30Number 29. Something New.
01:332006's Something New offers its audience an up-close depiction of the dynamics that race plays in romantic relationships.
01:40Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker play Kenya and Brian, who are set up on a blind date by the farmer's
01:45co-worker.
01:46I kind of need to get going, I've got a crazy week coming up, so much work to do.
01:50But really, it was really nice meeting you.
01:52Nice meeting you.
01:53Yeah, really.
01:54Me too.
01:55Really?
01:57Not really.
01:58Bye.
01:59Despite Kenya's hesitations, she falls for him.
02:01As their relationship develops, they're forced to navigate friends' and family's opinions about their interracial coupling.
02:08Eventually, these perspectives take their toll on them.
02:11The white boys at the plantation are getting on my last nerve, that's all.
02:15Could we put the white boys on hold for something?
02:17The white folks, the brothers, the sisters, all of them?
02:21Facing the subject head-on, the movie asks viewers to face some uncomfortable truths about the intersection between race and
02:28love.
02:29I love you, Kenya.
02:31I've never stopped loving you.
02:38Somewhat of a sequel to his 2007 comedy, Knocked Up, Judd Apatow's This Is 40 is a rom-com that
02:44could induce a midlife crisis.
02:46Returning to their respective roles, Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd again play Debbie and Pete, a married couple both approaching
02:53the big 4-0.
02:54You know what? I see the way you look at our kids. You have so much love and compassion for
02:58them. You never look at me like that. Ever.
03:00Would we even still be together if I didn't get pregnant 14 years ago?
03:05You know what? I'm not gonna go down that road. That...
03:09Would we?
03:10As their 30s come to a close, they're met with middle-aged trials and tribulations.
03:14From financial straits to familial dramas, their marriage is at an all-time low.
03:19Well, I guess we're stuck together then forever then, right?
03:22Weren't we always?
03:23You don't even want a baby.
03:24Of course I do. I never said that. Look, I didn't want one if I could choose.
03:29I should put that on a Hallmark card. That's beautiful.
03:31An earnest depiction of aging and the hurdles of everyday life, the film could almost be mistaken as a documentary.
03:38I feel like somebody I don't know. Are we really who we used to be?
03:45Number 27. Mahogany.
03:48A love letter to fashion, Barry Gordy's Mahogany is a visual feast for the eyes and a warm hug for
03:55the heart.
03:55Look, Jack, I don't think you get the signals.
03:57I just want to bring you your cash and tell you how much I appreciate it.
04:00Look, you've been carried on your back of nipples and I won't let you in the door.
04:03Hey, wait a minute. I just want it. I just...
04:05Stick it in the mailbox!
04:06In it, Diana Ross plays an aspiring fashion designer from Chicago, Tracy,
04:11who is caught between the affections of two men.
04:14One is a community activist played by Billy Dee Williams,
04:17and the other is a photographer, played by Anthony Perkins.
04:21Her life turns upside down when the latter transforms her into a successful model.
04:25Aren't you getting just a little sick of it?
04:27Not yet!
04:28Well, couldn't you manage to get just a little sick of it?
04:34No!
04:36I bet you could.
04:38A stunning portrayal of ambition and how it can affect relationships,
04:42Mahogany doesn't shy away from depicting hard truths.
04:45If you're willing to do all that, I guarantee you, I'll get you your old man's back.
04:53Then, mister, you got my vote.
04:59Number 26, The Last Five Years.
05:02Adapted from the Jason Robert Brown musical,
05:05The Last Five Years is a tearjerker that you can sing along to.
05:08In the screen version, Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan play a married couple,
05:12Kathy and Jamie.
05:30Their relationship is depicted through a narrative device that frames their perspectives in opposing timelines.
05:36Kathy is a struggling actress, and Jamie is an up-and-coming author.
05:40The two artists struggle to balance out their successes and failures.
05:53Envy, cheating, and miscommunication cause their once-solid union to crumble in a devastatingly realistic manner.
06:00Once the foundation's cracked, and I...
06:14Still hurting...
06:15Number 25, Past Lives.
06:18Celine Song's feature debut,
06:20Past Lives took the film world by storm upon its release in 2023.
06:24Receiving widespread public and critical acclaim,
06:27the poignant portrayal of two souls reconnecting struck a major chord with audiences.
06:38In the movie, Greta Lee and Tae-ho Yoo play childhood friends from Korea who meet again in New York
06:44City.
06:44Deeply intimate and naturalistic,
06:46watching the film almost feels voyeuristic due in large part to Lee and Yoo's grounded performances.
07:09A devastating depiction of the question what if, this story echoes in the hearts of many.
07:27Number 24, What If, aka The F Word.
07:31Depending on where you live, you might know this film by the title of What If or The F Word.
07:37Either way, it is a delightful rom-com that balances both humor and drama effortlessly.
07:51Co-starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan,
07:54the film is based on a play by T.J. Daw and Michael Rinaldi.
07:57Taking place in Toronto, Kazan and Radcliffe play Wallace and Chantry,
08:02who start a friendship after meeting at a party.
08:12Despite a connection, Chantry already has a boyfriend,
08:15so the two decide to become friends, which invites a whole set of complications.
08:20She's gone.
08:23Is she coming back?
08:33Number 23, Love Jones.
08:36One of the most beloved romantic films of the 90s,
08:40Love Jones tells an all-too-relatable story.
08:42Based in Chicago, the story follows Darius Lovehall,
08:46a poet who falls for a photographer, Nina Mosley.
08:48Say, uh, you know, you and I should, uh, get together sometime and, you know, have some drinks.
08:55Despite their attraction to one another,
08:57reservations and past relationships complicate things.
09:01However, real life is the true antagonist of the story,
09:04creating obstacles that they both struggle to fight off.
09:07All you had to do was tell me that you were seeing somebody.
09:10What are you talking about? I ain't seeing nobody.
09:12I saw you at the bookstore with the girl.
09:14I'm always at the bookstore. What are you talking about?
09:16You know what I'm talking about.
09:18Luckily for fans of stars Nia Long and Lorenz Tate,
09:21they are set to reunite for an upcoming Netflix project.
09:25It's not a sequel, but it will hopefully help heal the sting of Love Jones.
09:29What's the first step?
09:32You can start by getting out of this ring.
09:35Ooh, yes.
09:42Number 22, The Way We Were.
09:45The ultimate opposites attract pairing,
09:47Katie Morosky and Hubble Gardner from The Way We Were are hardly couple goals.
09:52They disagree, break up, and get back together.
09:55And how they move through the world could not be more different.
09:58Why did you bring me here?
10:00I mean, couldn't we have gone for a walk?
10:02Or sit on a bench or something for a while?
10:04I want to go someplace sad and feel sad.
10:06What is the matter with feeling sadder?
10:08It won't help anything.
10:09The president died.
10:10And it just didn't happen to you.
10:12Everything in the world that happens does not happen to you personally.
10:15Yet we still root for their romance.
10:17Played by Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford,
10:20the film is a sweeping romance that takes place over decades.
10:23I mean, you can't go yet.
10:26You've got to stay for supper.
10:27That's all there is to it.
10:34What kind of pie?
10:35Like the title implies, it's not all rainbows and sunshine.
10:39The Way We Were depicts love at its most raw and vulnerable.
10:42More than 50 years since its release,
10:44that last scene still has us reaching for the tissues.
10:47See you, kid.
10:54See you.
11:00Randall Park and Ali Wong are a match made in rom-com heaven.
11:04In Always Be My Maybe,
11:05the dynamic duo play childhood pals Sasha and Marcus.
11:14After an awkward encounter as teens,
11:17they go their separate ways before reuniting 16 years later.
11:21As their friendship begins to mend,
11:23old wounds are reopened.
11:25You know what other term I hate?
11:27Elevated Asian cuisine.
11:29Asian food isn't supposed to be elevated.
11:31It's supposed to be authentic.
11:32That's what you used to make with my mom.
11:34I don't know why you're doing this kind of stuff now.
11:36Marcus, in particular,
11:37is forced to face the personal grief of his mother's passing.
11:40Of course, Park and Wong bring plenty of laughs,
11:43but they also offer a deeply touching representation of love,
11:47friendship,
11:48and life after loss.
11:49That was the bad version.
11:52It was good.
11:53You liked it?
11:54I loved it.
11:55Kiss already!
12:01Number 20.
12:02Once.
12:03This song you just play,
12:04you write it?
12:05Working on it.
12:06It's not an established song?
12:08A musical starring the members of The Swell Season
12:11once tells the story of Guy and Girl.
12:14The unnamed protagonists are young and hopeful musicians,
12:17with Guy working as a street performer
12:19slash vacuum repairman,
12:20and Girl as a flower seller.
12:22Take this sink and board,
12:28and point it home.
12:31We've still got time.
12:37The movie beautifully and realistically
12:39captures the plight of struggling artists,
12:41like taking out a bank loan
12:42to secure time at a recording studio.
12:44It also tells a complex love story
12:47that sees the characters dealing with ex-girlfriends
12:49and secret husbands.
12:50It even ends on a somber note,
12:52with Guy leaving Dublin for London
12:54without saying goodbye to Girl.
12:56Their friendship and musical fling
12:58nothing but a good memory.
13:00You had the choice.
13:04You made it wrong.
13:09Number 19.
13:11High Fidelity.
13:12Baby, I'm sure.
13:15Turn it off, baby!
13:17Often regarded as one of the greatest rom-coms ever made,
13:20High Fidelity stars John Cusack as Rob Gordon,
13:23a man who hunts down his old girlfriends
13:25to better understand his failings as a boyfriend.
13:28Jackie Alden's breakup.
13:31Had no effect on my life whatsoever.
13:33It was a casual thing and I was glad when it ended.
13:35Rob works at a record store
13:36and often goofs around with his friends
13:38in a fun slice of everyday life.
13:40Part of this goofing around includes
13:42making top five lists,
13:43something we here at Ms. Mojo can greatly relate to.
13:46Rob's relationship with Laura is also cute and realistic,
13:50stemming largely from Rob's self-awareness
13:52as a flawed boyfriend.
13:53Flawed characters are a must for any relatable movie,
13:57and High Fidelity has a great one.
14:00There's nothing wrong with me loving you.
14:06Number 18. Marriage Story
14:11As we mediate your separation
14:14and eventual divorce,
14:17things can get quite contentious.
14:20So I like to begin with a note of positivity.
14:23It's been reported that half of all marriages
14:26in the United States end in divorce.
14:28It's a tragic statistic,
14:30and it's one that's resulted in many broken hearts,
14:33and also many great movies.
14:35Marriage Story is one of them.
14:37The vague and everyday nature of the drama's title is symbolic.
14:40Noah Baumbach wants to tell a relatable story about marriage,
14:44and he greatly succeeds.
14:46Yeah, this is who I am,
14:48and this is what I'm worth,
14:50and maybe it's stupid,
14:51but at least it's mine.
14:52The film follows divorcing couple Nicole and Charlie,
14:56but they could stand in for any couple
14:58going through a messy and emotional breakup.
15:00The movie has it all.
15:02The awkward shock of the declaration itself,
15:04the messy legal battles,
15:06the vicious fights,
15:07and ultimately,
15:08the reluctant acceptance.
15:10Marriage Story is both touching and tragic,
15:13beautiful,
15:13and horribly sad.
15:15And I loved you,
15:16and I didn't want to lose you,
15:17but I'm in my 20s,
15:19and I didn't want to lose that too,
15:20and I kind of did.
15:24Missouri University.
15:26I've always spoke you.
15:33I had a crush on you.
15:35Yeah, ridiculous, I know.
15:37Starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgis,
15:39One Day follows a platonic-turned-romantic couple
15:42who spend every July 15th together.
15:44The movie contains many realistic struggles
15:46for its characters.
15:48I thought I got rid of you.
15:55For example,
15:56Emma is an aspiring writer
15:58who takes a job teaching to make money
16:00and lives with a man she's not happy with.
16:02Dexter becomes a successful talk show host,
16:05but he succumbs to drugs,
16:07is branded, quote,
16:08the most annoying man on telly,
16:09and doesn't get along with his family.
16:11But the romantic drama also contains
16:14a shocking bit of unfortunate realism,
16:16and that is the death of Emma.
16:18Only a few years after they get married,
16:20Emma dies and leaves Dexter despondent,
16:23and the cause of her death,
16:24being hit by a truck,
16:26is shockingly anticlimactic,
16:28but also tragically steeped in realism.
16:30Number 16,
16:32Call Me By Your Name.
16:37This brilliant film is based on a 2007 novel
16:40by Andre Aciman.
16:42The romantic drama is the last film
16:43in director Luca Guadagnino's so-called
16:46Desire trilogy.
16:47This is certainly a fitting title,
16:49as Call Me By Your Name is all about desire.
16:52It concerns a 17-year-old named Elio
16:54who pines after his father's assistant.
16:57Why didn't you give me a sign?
16:58I didn't.
16:59You didn't give me a sign.
17:00I did.
17:00When it went?
17:02Remember when we were playing volleyball,
17:04and I touched you?
17:07Just to show you that I liked you.
17:11The film is a beautiful and often melancholic
17:14portrayal of first love,
17:15steeped in the bright and summery atmosphere
17:18of northern Italy.
17:19The sunny and colorful visuals serve
17:21as a physical representation
17:22of the warmth of young love,
17:24and that summery setting is sure
17:26to generate nostalgic memories
17:28of days during the season
17:29that were spent with secret crushes.
17:31It is gorgeous,
17:33both visually and thematically.
17:35Right now,
17:37there's sorrow,
17:40pain.
17:42Don't kill it.
17:45I'm with it,
17:46the joy you've felt.
17:47Number 15,
17:48Annie Hall.
17:49There's an old joke.
17:51Two elderly women
17:52are at a Catskill Mountain resort,
17:54and one of them says,
17:55boy, the food at this place
17:56is really terrible.
17:57The other one says,
17:58yeah, I know,
17:59and such small portions.
18:00This Woody Allen rom-com
18:01has been widely touted
18:03as a masterpiece.
18:04Most of the praise
18:05is aimed at the intelligent screenplay,
18:07and Allen and Diane Keaton's performances
18:09as Alvy Singer
18:10and Annie Hall.
18:11They're wonderful,
18:13you know,
18:13they have a quality.
18:16Well,
18:16I would like to take
18:18a serious photography course.
18:19The movie opens with heartbreak,
18:22with Alvy contemplating
18:23his failed relationship
18:24with Annie.
18:24What follows
18:25is a wonderfully realistic
18:27and hilariously awkward glimpse
18:29into their romantic relationship.
18:30This includes
18:31many true-to-life scenarios
18:33and discussions
18:34that viewers can easily relate to,
18:35a testament to Allen
18:37and Marshall Brickman's
18:38Oscar-winning screenplay.
18:39It was released
18:40in the mid-70s,
18:41but Annie Hall
18:42will forever remain
18:44timeless and universal.
18:45God, it's so clean out here.
18:48It's because they don't
18:48throw their garbage away.
18:50They make it into television shows.
18:51Number 14,
18:53When Harry Met Sally.
18:54It's that men and women
18:55can't be friends
18:56because the sex part
18:57always gets in the way.
18:58Billy Crystal
18:59and Meg Ryan
18:59share sparkling chemistry,
19:01and they make for
19:02one of the most charismatic
19:03couples in movie history.
19:05Like Annie Hall,
19:06much of the success
19:07of When Harry Met Sally
19:08stems from
19:09the performances of its leads
19:10and the Oscar-nominated
19:12screenplay from Nora Ephron.
19:14You're the worst kind.
19:15You're high maintenance,
19:15but you think you're low maintenance.
19:17I don't see that.
19:18The movie concerns
19:19Harry Burns and Sally Albright,
19:21two conflicting people
19:23who have opposing views
19:24on male-female relationships.
19:25Harry firmly believes
19:27that men and women
19:28cannot have platonic relationships
19:29owing to sexual tension,
19:31and this belief
19:32is repeatedly tested
19:33as Harry and Sally
19:34meet at various points
19:35in their lives.
19:36The romantic comedy
19:37is a touching,
19:38smart,
19:39and hilarious examination
19:40of relationships,
19:41both platonic and romantic,
19:43and it is sure to prove
19:45relatable for many.
19:46Three months later,
19:47we got married.
19:48Yeah, it only took three months.
19:50Twelve years and three months.
19:52Number 13,
19:53Celeste and Jessie Forever.
19:55It's not normal, okay?
19:57You guys have been separated
19:58for six months.
20:00You're getting divorced,
20:02all right?
20:02And you spend every day together
20:04hanging out,
20:05as if, like,
20:05it's no big deal.
20:07This movie starring
20:07Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg
20:09serves as an attempted subversion
20:12of the romantic comedy genre
20:13and its numerous tropes.
20:15It follows high school sweethearts
20:17Celeste Martin and Jessie Abrams
20:18going through a divorce
20:20and facing adulthood
20:21without the love
20:22and support of the other.
20:23I've been busy with work
20:25because some of us
20:26work for a living,
20:27so I'm sorry I haven't had time
20:28to focus on helping you
20:30get on with your new life.
20:31Like Marriage Story,
20:32Celeste and Jessie Forever
20:33concerns the bitter
20:34and conflicted feelings
20:35that often accompany
20:36a sudden divorce.
20:38This includes feelings
20:39of jealousy and regret,
20:41both of which are felt
20:42deeply by Celeste
20:43throughout the film.
20:44Sometimes loving couples
20:46grow apart,
20:46and sometimes people
20:48regret their decisions in love.
20:50Celeste and Jessie Forever
20:51explores those themes
20:52to hilarious
20:53and sorrowful success.
20:55You did it.
20:59Nailed that divorce.
21:00Number 12.
21:01The Breakup
21:02I care, alright?
21:04I care.
21:05I busted my ass all day
21:06cleaning this house
21:07and then cooking that meal
21:09and I worked today.
21:10It would be nice
21:10if you said thank you
21:11and helped me with the dishes.
21:13As its title suggests,
21:14The Breakup serves
21:15as an anti-romantic comedy,
21:17detailing the messy split
21:18between Gary Grabowski
21:19and Brooke Myers.
21:21The movie begins
21:22with each character
21:22growing tired of the other,
21:24and their motivations
21:25are both understandable
21:26and realistic.
21:28Brooke is disillusioned
21:29with Gary's immaturity
21:30and lack of intimacy,
21:32and Gary is finding Brooke
21:33too controlling and clingy.
21:35They proceed to embark
21:36on the titular breakup,
21:37each childishly attempting
21:39to make the other upset.
21:40And unlike many movies
21:42of this ilk,
21:43The Breakup
21:43doesn't have a happy ending.
21:45So the thing that I was
21:46most afraid of happening
21:47happened,
21:48and I don't regret it at all
21:49because now she knows
21:52how I feel.
21:53Despite one last-ditch effort
21:55by Gary,
21:56Brooke turns him down.
21:57They both move out
21:58of their condo
21:59and on with their lives,
22:00their relationship
22:01having been permanently tarnished.
22:03It's good to see you.
22:04It's good to see you.
22:06I'd give you a hug,
22:07but my hands are kind of full
22:08with all the bags here.
22:12Number 11.
22:13Revolutionary Road.
22:14You make it seem
22:15as if having children
22:16is some sort of
22:17a goddamn punishment.
22:18I love my children, Frank.
22:20This romantic drama
22:22is based on Richard Yates'
22:23novel of the same name
22:24and languished in development hell
22:26for over 40 years.
22:28Reuniting Leonardo DiCaprio
22:30and Kate Winslet,
22:31Revolutionary Road
22:32is yet another somber
22:33glimpse into love,
22:34this one concerning
22:351950s suburbanites
22:37Frank and April.
22:38The story subverts
22:39the idea of the American dream,
22:41suburban bliss,
22:42and the idealistic notion
22:44of the 1950s,
22:45painting a more complex depiction
22:46of the time period.
22:47Hold on a second,
22:49I don't get this.
22:50I mean,
22:51what's so obvious about it?
22:53Despite living through
22:54a great time
22:54in American history,
22:56Frank and April
22:56are not happy,
22:57both with each other
22:58and themselves,
22:59and they feel stuck
23:00in the tedium
23:01of day-to-day life.
23:03Their marriage
23:03eventually crumbles
23:04under the stress,
23:05with each holding
23:06opposing views
23:07towards life,
23:08their relationship,
23:09and suburban monotony.
23:11You are an empty,
23:13empty, hollow shell
23:14of a woman!
23:15Number 10,
23:16Juno.
23:17A film that spoke
23:18to an entire generation,
23:20Jason Reitman's
23:21sharp comedy
23:21tackles the sensitive topic
23:23of teenage pregnancy,
23:24while throwing in
23:25a surprisingly genuine
23:26portrayal of puppy love.
23:28Because you're like
23:29the coolest person
23:31I've ever met,
23:32and you don't even
23:33have to try,
23:34you know?
23:36I try really hard,
23:37actually.
23:38While the pregnancy
23:39storyline does not
23:40seem too preoccupied
23:41with realism,
23:42Juno and Bleecker's
23:43confusing relationship
23:44hits nearly
23:45all of the right notes.
23:46Largely depicted
23:47as a witty
23:48and in-control teenager,
23:50Juno's complex feelings
23:51for Polly Bleecker
23:51leave the 16-year-old
23:53feeling vulnerable,
23:54so the high schooler
23:55pushes him away,
23:56but then gets upset
23:57when he moves on.
24:08Terrified of the
24:09responsibility
24:10that comes with parenthood,
24:11the married couple
24:12who plans to adopt
24:13Juno's baby
24:13is also pretty relatable.
24:15What?
24:16You know,
24:16I'm just thinking
24:17if this is the right thing.
24:20What are you talking about?
24:23Just wondering
24:24if it's...
24:25Just wondering if we're ready.
24:27Number 9.
24:27The Big Sick
24:28Comedy and tragedy
24:29are just opposite sides
24:31of the same coin,
24:31and this is rarely
24:33more apparent
24:34than in this 2017 rom-com
24:36about a couple
24:37from different walks of life.
24:38And I know
24:39it's only been
24:39a few months,
24:40but I just
24:41wanted to tell you
24:42I am
24:46overwhelmed by you.
24:48It's the last thing
24:49I was expecting.
24:50The Big Sick
24:51central conflict
24:52rests on Kumail's
24:53reluctance
24:54to get involved
24:54with a non-Muslim partner,
24:55as this goes
24:56against his family's wishes.
24:58So what does your mom
24:59think about you
25:00and me then?
25:04She doesn't know
25:05about me, does she?
25:08No.
25:09Whether questioning
25:10if a blooming romance
25:11is worth the risk
25:11of being disowned
25:12or trying to move
25:13past a mistake
25:14that put a serious
25:15strain on a marriage,
25:16the Big Sick's
25:17relationships go up
25:18against genuine issues
25:19that cannot be solved
25:20by a sugary
25:21declaration of love.
25:22Part of what makes
25:23this film ring so true
25:24is that it's both
25:25based on and written by
25:27husband and wife team
25:28Kumail Nanjiani
25:29and Emily V. Gordon.
25:31I look at all of this
25:32and I just think,
25:34you know,
25:34I just can't do it
25:35again
25:35and I can't
25:36I can't be the reason
25:38that you
25:38don't have a family.
25:40Number 8.
25:41La La Land
25:42Sure,
25:43the characters may
25:44occasionally break
25:45into a spontaneous
25:46song and dance number,
25:47but the feels
25:48are all too real.
25:49It's a look
25:50in somebody's eyes
25:53to light up the skies
25:55to open the world
25:57and send it real
25:58a voice that says
26:00I'll be here.
26:01A stark left turn
26:03from 2014's Whiplash,
26:04Damien Chazelle's
26:05La La Land
26:06pays homage to
26:07Hollywood musicals
26:07of yesteryear,
26:08but beneath all the
26:10fancy lights and jazz tunes,
26:11there's a simple love story
26:12between two aspiring artists
26:14who cannot quite balance
26:15their personal
26:16and professional lives.
26:17Maybe you just liked me
26:19when I was on my ass
26:19because it made you
26:20feel better about yourself.
26:28Bolstered by Ryan Gosling
26:30and Emma Stone's
26:30natural chemistry,
26:31La La Land
26:32is a tour de force
26:34that suggests
26:34happiness still has a place
26:36after heartbreak.
26:38I'm always going to love you.
26:41I'm always going to love you too.
26:44Number 7.
26:45My Best Friend's Wedding
26:46What'd she say?
26:50The moment I wake up
26:55Before I put on my makeup
26:58I say a little prayer for you
27:00A romantic comedy
27:02starring Julia Roberts.
27:03There is no going wrong
27:05with My Best Friend's Wedding.
27:06The story concerns
27:07a food critic
27:08named Julianne Potter
27:09who attempts to ruin
27:10the wedding of her best friend
27:11Michael O'Neill.
27:13Julianne has belatedly realized
27:14that she loves Michael
27:16and she doesn't want him
27:17marrying the affluent
27:18Kimmy Wallace.
27:19Hilarious shenanigans ensue.
27:21The movie is obviously
27:23rooted in silly comedy
27:24but the concept
27:25is very realistic.
27:29Many people have felt
27:31jealous towards a best friend
27:32and their romantic love life
27:33and some may have
27:35even tried acting
27:36on it as Julianne does
27:37throughout the film.
27:38Furthermore,
27:39the flick contains
27:39the heartfelt theme
27:40of letting go
27:41and moving on.
27:42Something many of us
27:43have been forced to do
27:44at some point in our lives.
27:46That the world is
27:48just as it should be.
27:53For my best friend
27:57has won the best one.
27:59Number 6.
28:00Like Crazy
28:01Even though love
28:02can overcome
28:03most trials and tribulations,
28:04apparently immigration laws
28:06are not one of them.
28:07Inspired by the director's
28:09own personal experience,
28:10Like Crazy sees
28:11Anna and Jacob's
28:12blooming romance
28:13cut short by Anna
28:14overstaying her student visa
28:15and getting banned
28:16from entering the U.S.
28:29Separated by thousands of miles
28:31and a steadily growing
28:32sense of frustration
28:33caused by the rift,
28:34Like Crazy
28:34is an occasionally sentimental
28:36but always entertaining
28:37love story
28:38that shows a realistic portrayal
28:40of the challenges
28:41faced by long distance relationships.
28:43I don't want you to feel like
28:48you're not living your life properly
28:54when we're not together.
28:56Number 5.
28:57Eternal Sunshine
28:58of the Spotless Mind
28:59If there is one writer
29:01capable of blending
29:02the surreal with the heartfelt,
29:04Charlie Kaufman
29:05would be that person.
29:06With a premise
29:07revolving around a company
29:08that erases memories,
29:09Eternal Sunshine
29:10of the Spotless Mind
29:11ventures into sci-fi territory.
29:13If only I could meet someone now.
29:17I guess my chances
29:18of that happening
29:19are somewhat diminished.
29:20Seeing that I'm incapable
29:21of making eye contact
29:22with a woman I don't know.
29:24Nevertheless,
29:25anyone who has endured
29:26a bad breakup
29:27should be able to relate
29:28to the movie's emotional core
29:29at the very least.
29:31Yearning to erase
29:32his last relationship,
29:33Jim Carrey's Joel
29:34undergoes the procedure
29:35but starts regretting
29:37the decision
29:37once the relationship's
29:38more positive memories
29:39are targeted.
29:40Don't ever leave me.
29:41It's so pretty.
29:42Pretty.
29:44Pretty.
29:45Pretty.
29:46Joswiak.
29:47Full ease.
29:48Let me keep this memory.
29:49Just this one.
29:51Weird,
29:52but oddly beautiful.
29:53Eternal Sunshine
29:54of the Spotless Mind
29:55is ideal for hopeful romantics
29:57with broken hearts.
29:58I could die right now, Glenn.
30:04I'm just...
30:06happy.
30:07Number 4.
30:08Blue Valentine
30:09Young Love is intense,
30:11overwhelming,
30:12and feels everlasting.
30:14Unfortunately,
30:15marriage requires
30:16a lot more
30:17than just passion.
30:18Open the door!
30:20Hey!
30:22Open the door!
30:24Actly titled
30:25and opting for a non-linear approach,
30:27Blue Valentine
30:28juxtaposes Dean and Cindy's
30:30struggling marriage
30:30with moments
30:31from the couple's
30:32promising earlier days.
30:33You always hurt
30:36the ones you love
30:37the ones
30:40you shouldn't hurt at all.
30:44Caught in a whirlwind
30:45of hormones and feelings,
30:47Ryan Gosling
30:47and Michelle Williams'
30:48characters decide
30:49to start a family
30:50after Cindy gets pregnant.
30:51But life's responsibilities
30:53gradually put a strain
30:54on the couple's
30:55rushed romance.
30:56Blue Valentine
30:57is far from an easy-going watch
30:59and offers no clear-cut solutions.
31:01But that merely allows
31:03the story to resonate
31:04more with viewers.
31:05I'm so out of love with you.
31:07I've got nothing left for you.
31:08Nothing.
31:09Nothing.
31:10Nothing.
31:11There is nothing here for you.
31:12There is nothing here for you.
31:14I don't love you.
31:14Don't say stuff.
31:15I don't.
31:15I don't.
31:16Don't say stuff
31:16you can't take back.
31:17Number 3.
31:18500 Days of Summer
31:19I love the Smiths.
31:22Sorry?
31:23I said I love the Smiths.
31:26Relationships are not
31:27always fair.
31:28Occasionally,
31:28one person is simply
31:30more in love than the other.
31:31And that's nobody's fault.
31:33Told from the perspective
31:34of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Tom,
31:36500 Days of Summer
31:37is a witty but poignant depiction
31:38of a romance
31:39that was destined for failure,
31:41despite the protagonist's
31:42sincere efforts
31:43to make things work.
31:44We're just...
31:46What?
31:48We're just what?
31:51No!
31:52Don't pull that with me!
31:54Don't even try to...
31:55This is not how you treat
31:57your friend!
31:58Usually depicted
31:59as a joke
32:00or an obsession,
32:01movies rarely tackle
32:02unrequited love
32:03in a way that's
32:03respectful to both parties.
32:05However,
32:06500 Days of Summer
32:07avoids presenting
32:08either Tom or Summer
32:09as the bad guy.
32:10You know what sucks?
32:12Realizing that
32:13everything you believe in
32:14is complete and utter bullshit
32:15sucks.
32:16What do you mean?
32:17You know,
32:18destiny and soulmates
32:20and true love
32:21and all that
32:22childhood
32:23fairy tale
32:25nonsense.
32:26Number 2
32:27Amour
32:28Hailing from the director
32:29who blessed the world
32:30with the brutal funny games
32:32and the creepy cachet,
32:33Mikhail Hanukkah
32:34threw critics for a loop
32:35with 2012's
32:37Academy Award-winning
32:38romantic drama
32:38about love,
32:39life,
32:40death,
32:41and responsibility.
32:52Led by towering performances
32:55from Jean-Louis Trantignant
32:56and Emmanuel Riva,
32:58Amour sees an elderly couple
32:59dealing with the aftermath
33:00of a stroke
33:01that leaves one member
33:02paralyzed.
33:03A deeply human experience
33:04that toes the line
33:05between heartwarming
33:06and devastating,
33:07Amour feels all too real
33:09and may hit a bit
33:11too close to home
33:12for anyone
33:12who's gone through
33:13something similar.
33:14Stop watching me.
33:17I don't watch you.
33:21Of course,
33:23I'm not a idiot
33:24at this point.
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33:44Where are you,
33:45my love so near?
33:46Say the word
33:47and I'll appear.
33:48I wrote this song
33:49just for you
33:50to tell you
33:51what I always knew.
34:01Richard Linklater's
34:02minimalist but ambitious
34:03set of films
34:04comment on many
34:05different forms
34:06of relationships
34:06and the same couple
34:08is at the center
34:09of each one.
34:10Starring Ethan Hawke
34:11and Julie Delpy,
34:12Before Sunrise
34:13finds the passionate
34:14but inexperienced
34:15young adults
34:16pondering the meaning
34:16of love
34:17and opting
34:18to live in the moment,
34:19even going as far
34:20as to not exchange
34:21names or phone numbers.
34:23I'm going to take
34:23your picture
34:25so I never forget
34:27you
34:29or all this.
34:31While Before Sunset
34:32sees the couple
34:33reuniting in Paris
34:34years later.
34:35You know,
34:35maybe we're
34:37only good at
34:38brief encounters
34:39walking around
34:40in European cities
34:41in warm climate.
34:43With potential
34:43and lost love
34:45firmly traversed,
34:46Before Midnight
34:47focuses on the issues
34:48associated with
34:48long-lasting
34:49relationships
34:50as intimacy
34:51gives way
34:51to familiarity
34:52and a fading spark.
34:54Will you be able
34:55to put up with me
34:56for another 56 more years?
34:58I am looking forward to it.
35:00Which one of these
35:00romantic flicks
35:01do you think
35:02is the most realistic?
35:03Be sure to let us know
35:04in the comments.
35:05Let us know
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