What's Up, Doc?The best thing about Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? is that it works just as well if you're frustratingly single or happily entwined. Aside from being a fun movie for romantics, it's an absolutely hysterical comedy.
-Arnon Shorr

Love Actually

Love Actually may not be the typical sappy Valentine's Day romantic comedy, and Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister of England chasing after one of his secretaries is a little trite. But if you're looking for an original story that can make you both laugh and cry, Love Actually is a movie you and your boyfriend can watch and enjoy without having to hear him complain about it being a "chick flick." The plot blends together about eight different story-lines without any lucid connection. The romantic pursuits of characters played flawlessly by Grant and Colin Firth are offset by other untraditional love stories, including one involving an adorable little boy and an elementary school crush. Laughs are woven into the more serious story-lines, and any romantic overkill is neutralized by the unthinkably zany antics of a dried-up, middle-aged rock star (Bill Nighy) who will do anything for another hit. Funny, sad, happy, romantic, and-because it offers something for everyone-ultimately worthwhile, Love may actually be the perfect romantic comedy.
-Dawn Miller

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the most harrowing of love stories. It begins with Jim Carrey lamenting his Valentine's Day and his inability to find love. Yet these negative feelings towards love and romance are quickly diminished as director Michel Gondry and quirky screenplay master Charlie Kaufman guide us through a powerfully moving story about the trials and tribulations of a relationship. This movie will have you thinking of your long-lost love and how truly heartbreaking love can ultimately be.
-Leor Galil

An Affair to Remember

My favorite "mushy, gushy" romantic movie is the classic An Affair to Remember (1957). Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant meet on a cruise ship and fall in love. They make a plan to reunite six months later at the top of the Empire State Building if they still love each other. It doesn't get much more romantic than "...I was looking up... it was the nearest thing to heaven! You were there..." It makes me cry every time.
-Hayley Levenson

Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise is a fresh film about a first encounter between two twenty-somethings on a train en route to Vienna. What makes this film so romantic and exhilarating is that Jesse and Celine do more than fall in love-they find a kindred spirit in one another. The film reads as a conversation between two alarmingly self-aware young adults who are just entering the prime of their lives. Jesse and Celine are not a perfect match, making the film even more enjoyable. Before Sunrise celebrates the wonder and joy of getting to know someone.
-Jessica Sedaca-Rosenberg

Keeping the Faith

A funny but moving movie, Keeping the Faith marked Edward Norton's successful debut as a director. Ben Stiller was perfect for the role of a popular wise-cracking but secretly insecure rabbi, and his chemistry with a gawky, hapless priest (Norton) was amusing. Of course, their unusual friendship was challenged by a beautiful woman played by the lighthearted Jenna Elfman. The film succeeds in showing a funny coexistence of religions, but does not ignore their conflicts: Both Stiller and Norton must decide by the film's conclusion how truly dedicated they are to their respective faiths. But, overall, this film is about love, which may be the basis for all faith.
-Amit Shertzer

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone's brilliant take on the modern relationship, captures the true essence of love in this senseless age: short, bloody and tragic. The story of Micky and Mallory isn't just a story about two sociopathic serial killers-it's also the story of how like-minded people can still find that special someone and enjoy shared interests together, whether those are long walks on the beach or the brutal slaughtering of strangers. Ah amore!
-Zach Reff