Listen. I love good romances like Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Two Weeks Notice, and Bridget Jones Diary (minus all the fat phobia comments. That girl was skinny, damn it).

I love romances. But, I rarely EVER watch them! So many are either beautifully written but end tragically, or are cheesy with no chemistry. A lot of them also don’t have much of a plot.

So please please please give me recommendations! I don’t care if the romance is secondary, I want all recommendations gay or straight, don’t leave out any foreign films, and they HAVE to have good chemistry! For the love of god!

Doesn’t matter if it’s wholesome and romantic or sexy - I need something well written and well thought out. Almost all of the ones I actually like are Jane Austen inspired. That wonderful woman cannot have been the ONLY great romance writer!

(Side note, you can’t just show us two attractive people standing in the same room and let that be their chemistry. I’ve watched so many action movies, horror movies, scifis, fantasies, and most of the romance couples have zero chemistry. Anyways.)

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, so I thought I'd ask the big open-ended question. I did a quick search on this sub, and found that it hasn't been asked in awhile. There have been more nuanced/themed requests, which is great; but what are your all-time favourites?

Hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day.

EDIT: Have been away for several hours and glad to see such a positive response with so many great movies. Great taste (it's all subjective, though). Keep them coming, if you'd like.