Top 10 Romance Movies of the 1990s
Top 10 Romance Movies of the 1990s
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The '90s was a special time in many of our lives. We had butterfly clips, chokers, platforms, light up sneakers and pogs. More over, it gave us some of the best romance movies as well, such as While You Were Sleeping, The English Patient, Sleepless in Seattle, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Jerry Maguire, Before Sunrise, Pretty Woman, Ghost, Titanic, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Bodyguard, and Sense and Sensibility.
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#10: “While You Were Sleeping” (1995)
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Waking up from a coma to discover you have a surprise fiancée is confusing to say the least. In this classic romantic escapade, that is exactly Peter’s predicament. He doesn’t remember this Lucy being his fiancée – probably because she’s been keeping up the charade to his family. Peter’s family assumes he doesn’t remember Lucy because he has amnesia, and the situation just gets more complicated from there, as Lucy has already fallen for Peter’s brother while he was comatose. Between the absolute train wreck of a wedding, and the bewildering love triangle between the three, this is a film that’ll keep you guessing, and yelling at the screen, right up until the end – just what we want from our rom-coms.
#9: “The Bridges of Madison County” (1995)
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Forbidden love is something that can shake you to your core and change your life forever, and few stories show that as tenderly and starkly as this novel-turned-movie starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. When brother and sister Michael and Carolyn travel to Iowa to take care of their late mother’s estate, they find out about a whirlwind affair that she had decades ago. They not only discover new things about their parents’ relationship, but themselves as well. It’s a deeply emotional tale that proves that sometimes, love just isn’t enough, and that you might have to set yourself and your feelings aside for something bigger.
#8: “The English Patient” (1996)
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Love is not always the picturesque scenario we want it to be, and this heartbreaking film about love and war shows that all too well. In the dying days of World War II in Italy, an amnesiac patient gradually discloses his tragic story and memories to a French-Canadian nurse and a Canadian intelligence agent. A somber and tragic tale with many twists and turns, this movie quite brutally reveals that love can’t solve everything. While this film may be an absolute tearjerker, it reminds us to treasure what we have, because you never know when it will be gone.
#7: “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993)
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It’s not often that your 8-year-old son tries to set you up, but that’s what happens in this intercity love story. When widower Sam’s son Jonah convinces him to talk about his deceased wife on the radio, it melts the hearts of women all over the country and they start writing to him. However, Jonah thinks that the baseball-loving Annie is the woman of his father’s dreams and tries to bring them together, though wires get frustratingly crossed. While it was a difficult choice between this and the other Hanks and Ryan rom-com masterpiece, “You’ve Got Mail,” “Sleepless in Seattle” wins out because of its truly epic final rooftop scene. All the feels for this one!
#6: “Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994)
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Back when Hugh Grant was everyone’s dream, he could steal hearts like nobody’s business. In this romance with a splash of comedy, the awkward and bashful British lad Charles contemplates love and life over several social engagements where he seems to run into the same woman. Carrie and Charles share great chemistry, but things are… complicated. We see their relationship grow and develop over the course of the titular weddings and funeral, though the last two nuptials are theirs – to different people. Hey, who said love was easy?
#5: “Jerry Maguire” (1996)
This film completes us! Tom Cruise acts the part of the loveable – if not slightly misguided – sports agent Jerry Maguire in this classic cheese-filled romantic drama. Making a few fumbles along the way, Jerry tries to convince the woman he loves that he can provide for her and her son, while also trying to juggle the complicated world of athlete contract negotiations. Though the two worlds often clash, he finds a way to make it all work in the end. With great chemistry and banter between Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger, and some truly memorable quotes, this movie had us at hello.
#4: “Before Sunrise” (1995)
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Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke’s chemistry in this steamy tale of love at first sight is absolutely supercharged. Sparks fly as strangers Jesse and Céline meet on a train in Europe and spend a day getting to know each other. The only problem? They’re both set to leave Vienna for two different destinations and will probably never see each other again. Seeing these two grow more and more attached over the span of the whirlwind day they spend together is seriously magical, and this tale of impulsive, crazy love still gives us chills. If you like it, be sure to look out for the other two films in the trilogy!
#3: “Pretty Woman” (1990)
A film in which Julia Roberts plays a hooker with a heart of gold, “Pretty Woman” is a classic fish out of water story with a schmaltzy, but smile-inducing happy ending. When corporate hot-shot Edward Lewis, played by Richard Gere, ends up hiring prostitute Vivian Ward, played by Roberts, to play the role of his escort for a week, he gets more than he bargained for: he falls in love. While Julia Roberts owned the ‘90s with other romances like “Notting Hill,” in the end it had to be the film that helped revitalize the rom-com genre. Plus, who could forget that awesome bathtub scene?
#2: “Ghost” (1990)
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This mournful romance is truly out of this world, captivating us with its heartbreaking concept and iconic moments. In a love story that transcends life itself, a banker uncovers a financial secret and is then killed in a mugging, leaving his beloved Molly behind and in danger. Coming back as a ghost, Sam communicates with her through a psychic and keeps her from harm. With the clairvoyant’s help, they are able to share some tender moments. While it can seem corny at times, “Ghost” – and its iconic pottery scene between Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze – is a movie that lives on.
Before we get to our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions:
- “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997)
- “The Bodyguard” (1992)
- “Sense and Sensibility” (1995)
#1: “Titanic” (1997)
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The love story that’s almost as big as the titular ship, this film never ceases to melt our hearts. If you haven’t seen “Titanic,” prepare to be teary-eyed after that heart-wrenching goodbye between Jack and Rose. And if you are familiar with the film, you know the waterworks are coming. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s chemistry is striking, and is complemented perfectly by the absolutely gorgeous set design and cinematography. No matter how many times we watch it, we’ll still scream at Jack to keep holding on, just like we keep holding onto this timeless love story after all these years.
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