1. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
2. It Happened One Night (1934)
3. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
4. A Room With a View (1985)
5. Persuasion (1995)
6. Gone With the Wind (1939)
7. Two for the Road (1967)
8. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
9. The Princess Bride (1987)
10. Philadelphia Story (1940)
11. The Remains of the Day (1993)
12. Penelope (2006)
13. A Man and a Woman (1966)
14. Mostly Martha (2001)
15. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
16. My Man Godfrey (1936)
17. The Sound of Music (1965)
18. Casablanca (1942)
19. Charade (1963)
20. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
21. In the Mood for Love (2000)
22. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001)
23. Say Anything (1989)
24. Love Story (1970)
25. The New World (2005)
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| Just a bonus picture from Anastasia. The restrained affection is glorious, as is Yul Brynner's bald head. |
27. Vibes (1988)
28. The Last Station (2009)
29. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
30. What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
31. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
32. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
33. Brief Encounter (1945)
34. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
35. Roman Holiday (1953)
36. Love, Actually (2003)
37. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
38. The Painted Veil (2006)
39. Corrina, Corrina (1994)
40. Anastasia (1956)
41. Moulin Rouge (2001)
42. Sabrina (1995)
43. The Village (2004)
44. Moonstruck (1987)
45. Forget Paris (1995)
46. Amelie (2001)
47. Firelight (1997)
48. The Wedding Singer (1998)
49. The Goodbye Girl (1977)
50. The Way We Were (1973)
Break it down by decade, you say? OF COURSE I'M GOING TO DO THAT. Number of films per decade:
1930s: 3
1940s: 3
1950s: 2
1960s: 5
1970s: 5
1980s: 6
1990s: 12
2000s: 14
I'm a little embarrassed that so many of them are recent, although it makes sense: I was born in the late 80s, so of course the 90s and early 2000s are going to be loaded with films I grew up with and shaped my taste in romance. At least I've got a couple per decade since the existence of talkie movies.
Out of curiosity, I also decided to find out how if there were any popular years for me:
Years with 2 films chosen:
1987
1989
1993
1998
2004
2006
2009
Years with 5 films chosen:
1995
2001
I think we all already knew 1995 was probably the best year ever for movies including Persuasion, While You Were Sleeping, A Walk in the Clouds, Sabrina, and Forget Paris making my personal cut. But I'm surprised 2001 was that prolific. Turns out 3 were foreign films (Monsoon Wedding, Mostly Martha, and Amelie) in addition to Moulin Rouge! and Bridget Jones's Diary.
So anyway, those are my thoughts. It is finished.
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