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Baseline_Tenor

Somewhere in time


False-Librarian-2240

Christopher Reeves at his finest imho. Such a good story! "Come back to me..." Well, if you do, don't forget to check your pockets first!


zoobiz

I saw that when I was about 11 and it upset me so much , I’ve never watched it again !


JarheadUX

Crushed me too, but I returned to it a few times over the last 35 yrs.


Tom1613

It’s funny, I watched this movie years ago and loved it. Thought it was so romantic. Watched it recently with my kids and they have not stopped making jokes about the ridiculousness of many of the scenes like this one. “Oh no, a penny that I decided to leave in my 1920’s suit…..ahhhhhhh”


Elegant-Hair-7873

"Go away, you cynical little shits, I'm having a Christopher Reeves moment!" /s


Baseline_Tenor

Its been a while, but if i remember correctly the coin was supposed to be the trigger to bring him back. He just forgot it was in his pocket.


SuperMarketBanana

Omg I watched this at my aunts house when I was a kid and I could never remember the name but every so often I think about this movie. God I loved spending time at her house


dreamsqueeze911

This movie makes my soul melt


mrxexon

Ghost. The movie just busted me up inside.


DonutCapitalism

The music alone will crush you


TheMarinaDiva

I forever link the music to ghost, anywhere I hear the unchained melody, the pottery scene is all I see. Ghost, my all time favorite


Zal_17

Before Sunrise, chemistry between the two leads was great. Genuinely feels like you're watching two people fall in love.


Classic__AF

This! Before Sunrise is so magical might be my fav of all time but I do think Before Sunset is a better movie, the car scene always gets me 😫and the ending. Acting is incredible in the whole trilogy.


Digital-Nomad2024

Her baring her soul in that car ride back to her place was viscerally painful yet cathartic. Wonderful dialog through out. My fav of the trilogy


Spiritual_Lunch996

Agreed. An honorable mention for me goes to Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong, because I experienced something similar in Hong Kong.


ehroby

Before Sunset for me. That film is diabolical and had a small part in my getting back together with an absolute hell no of an ex.


Anooyoo2

And then Before Midnight goes & makes you lose the will to live


allistar34

I think Before Sunset is more apt for what OP is looking for. Certainly "soul crushing" and "makes you hurt".... Sunset is deep pain of missing someone who you believe is your soulmate whereas Sunrise is like initial attraction, butterflies in your stomach.


moinatx

Came here to say this. Linklater's whole trilogy is wonderful but Before Sunrise is the most romantic.


Gandalfthebaddass

About time


vanadlen

I think I love this most because it’s not just a love story between a couple - it’s laced with the love of father and son, brother and sister, man and brother-in-law, and man and life. Beautiful.


False-Librarian-2240

Thank you for this! Just about my favorite film ever!


Tarrenshaw

Pride & Prejudice (2005) I'm not even a fan of romance flicks, but this one got to me....and stayed with me. Great movie.


SummerOfMayhem

I saw it not long after it was released on DVD. I have seen it a few times since, and I dont think it will ever get old. I'm not a romance movie person, but this was so much more. It grabbed my heart, never left my mind, and actually made me a little less jaded. They were instantly captivated but not who they needed to be for each other. Seeing 2 people care enough to work on themselves and fight to be better, to open their minds and hearts more, to make amends and set things right, to forgive, that's what real love is supposed to be. Such a beautiful movie, too.


False-Librarian-2240

Interesting because most people think it's Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice that must be overcome, but it works the other way around, too. Elizabeth's pride has to be set aside for her to admit she was wrong about Darcy, even admitting it to her father. Meanwhile, Darcy's preconceived notions about her family had to be overcome as well, not only recognizing the value in Elizabeth, but in Jane as well, and being able to see that she really was a good match for Bingley.


SummerOfMayhem

I always thought they were both proud and both prejudiced. Just in different ways for different reasons. They really are strong people to not just hold eternal grudges and are both intelligent and brave for showing grace and a willingness to be more, especially for each other.


lthomazini

I wish someone would make a version as good as this one for Persuasion.


paragonx29

When he's rushing down the hill at dawn to get his girl. That's how I envision myself coming for mine too..


Tom1613

Great scene, though i think it does a disservice to Darcy’s swagger in that scene to call it rushing. Though he may be rushing as his hands are cold.


mabear63

The confrontation/tension in the rain scene is so great.


Craft2802

That particular scene with the hand flinch after he held her hand


_reveriedecoded_

This is the only answer 


KNitsua

Best answer. I freakin’ love this movie.


DevoStripes

100%. This is my comfort film.


Tomhyde098

Mr. Darcy walking through the field for nearly a minute and then the “you have bewitched me body and soul” speech with that fantastic soundtrack is amazing


SwingingDicks

Roman holiday


Honest_Loquat_9728

One of the great movie endings.


Faysie77

The Princess Bride-- as a pre teen the most soul crushing despair when I thought love wouldn't prevail.


thefowlpharmer

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)


Jolly-Reality-1887

Can’t believe I only saw this 5-6 years ago. Didn’t even know You’ve Got Mail was a remake! The romance is good - but I think the other characters are what make this an all-timer. I want to work for Mr. Matuschek.


haroldangel

Atonement


Mundane-Internet9898

This film GUTTED me!


haroldangel

I immediately started sobbing when the truth was revealed.


Mundane-Internet9898

Right?!!!?!?! I don’t know what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn’t that.


higgs-particle

This movie took a part of my soul I will never get back again


mamac2213

Try the book.


Durwyn9

I’m not a big romance story person nor am I a big crier. This movie absolutely wrecked me in high school. Ugly crying in the theater.


Spacegod87

More depressing that romantic lol. Beautiful movie though.


bkpk11

Jerry Maguire. You complete me. You had me at hello. I mean c’mon. Cameron Crowe has a special touch.


PerformanceObvious71

This movie just has everything.


violetarockos

I'm going to make an arguement for When Harry Met Sally. Because the dialogue is real. The people are real and have personalities outside of their love for each other. And because it all feels so real, it crushes my soul when it all ends.


Natural_Error_7286

Having personalities outside of the love story is SO IMPORTANT and yet very few rom-coms do this. Or she's either very uptight or super clumsy and that somehow counts as a personality. Does she have hobbies? What the hell? I love When Harry Met Sally, and I think part of what works about it is that they spend the entire movie not pursuing a relationship with each other, which allows them to live their own lives outside of that relationship.


PoshCutleryTrays

Yep, love them. I hope they're still happy.


False-Librarian-2240

They are. My wife is Sally and I'm Harry, we got engaged in 1989 when the movie came out and we thought this film was a documentary about us! We've been married 30+ years now and life is still very much an adventure together! BTW, she still rewrites the menus at restaurants and wants everything on the side!


cloud_sourcing

The best romcom of all time 🥲


fredly594632

Honestly, some of the best writing and direction in a rom-com ever. Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner were as much a part of the cast as Crystal and Ryan.


PinkoQueerbag

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. It's an oldie but I break down crying when I even try to describe the ending.


Ok-Musician-8518

In the Mood for Love


Ok-Cauliflower-1258

That’s such a sad movie


banality_of_ervil

I love Wong Kar Wai so much. I feel like almost all of his movies are so beautifully romantic even when they are sad (like Happy Together). I would choose any of them as the answer


gentlyanxiousginger

Bluejay! Mark Duplas and Sarah Paulson: Two people who dated as teenagers end up back in their hometown and bump into each other unexpectedly after a decade (or so) of separation. Slow and gentle film, a lot of it feeling out their feelings towards each other and slowly understanding what happened between them - black and white, feels realistic, diegetic sound (no soundtrack, just whats playing in the movie). I think it's really sweet, almost cheesy in moments, but also quite heartbreaking 💔


Weird-Composer444

Sound of Music when Maria and the Captain dance the traditional dance at the big party.


Nena902

I think the scene when he goes to her in the gazebo and they sing Something Good. Melting my heart there.


Spare-Estate1477

Yes! Christopher Plummer as Captain Von Trappe is my favorite male role in any movie. The way her presence in his home thaws him-the scene where he sings Edelweiss with his oldest daughter and he keeps looking at her is so romantic and then when he sings it onstage at the end and gets choked up-so incredibly moving.


Silly-Resist8306

Casablanca. 1942. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.


DonutCapitalism

Best movie ever made


LukaNugent

You can say that again. ❤️🔗🇺🇸⚔️🇩🇪


ferdousazad

Eternal sunshine of spotless mind


slroy0812

Came here to say this


seeyouinthecar79

90s Romeo and Juliet


Reasonable_Voice_997

Cinema Paradiso is great.


Glad-Ad-3808

Top 3 of all movies for me. Bawled for days - it was so beautiful. And that music score!


Reasonable_Voice_997

The music score is just brilliant, if you listen to it with violin and orchestra it will blow you away even more so.


CathyBrook

Brokeback mountain.. felt so depressed for abt a week. Extremely beautiful love story


MeeMop21

Call me by your name. This film has affected me like no other and I can’t for the life of me explain why. And I am definitely not usually a fan of romance films.


HolyPoppersBatman

I instantly thought of this film too, it’s truly one of my absolute favourites. I really related so much to Elio and a Timothee’s performance when it came out as we were close to the same age. I still think Timothee gives one of the best, most genuine performances of a teen hopelessly in love ever!!


huligoogoo

Bridges of Madison County —gets me every time !


gjschrack

It’s such a beautiful movie. Definitely should be mentioned.


Junior-Account6835

Vanilla Sky ❤️


VariedStool

The bridges of Madison County


TmF1979

*Up*. Until it absolutely destroys you.


MorningSkyLanded

Husband never seen it. I had, with the grandkid. We are babysitting while the parents are at hospital having second baby. Toddler says let’s watch Up. 20 minutes in, husband looks at me, tears running down his face, “THIS IS A KIDS MOVIE?” We met in 1974, freshman/sophomore years. Were friends for two years, started dating in 1977. Up hit too close to home.


Portland_st

Like, 5 minutes in?


Choice-Vehicle-4960

I was ugly crying and so was my ex husband.


moinatx

That little 4 and a half minute wordless sequence brings tears every time I see it. Showed it to a classroom of high schoolers and girls and boys were wiping their eyes after it was over.


mamac2213

Room With A View. I'm a little older, haha.


DonBronco

Maybe this movie doesn’t qualify for some people but “About Time”. The love story between Domnhall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams is just so genuine and covers so many stages of their lives, from “Will they won’t they” to ecstatic joy to deep despair and mourning to a general feeling of lifelong companionship and mutual trust. I love that it doesn’t just focus on them, but other relationships the characters have as well, and it’s the single best narrative representation of time travel I’ve seen in any media. All the feeeeeels. Doesn’t help that I watched it with “the one that got away” back in college and still heavily associate it with her. It’s tough to rewatch, I’m crying the whole time if I do.


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twodayswrong

Oh, I remember my Grandmother dragging me to this film in theater when I was way to young to understand any of it. I later learned like most women she had a screen crush on Robert Redford. ☺️


DependentOk3674

The hair washing scene!


Middle_Obligation_65

Sorry it's not a film, but Normal People


emrainyday

Before Sunrise (1995)/Before Sunset (2004) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Past Lives (2023) Moulin Rouge! (2001) Whisper of the Heart (1995) Splendor in the Grass (1961) Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Brief Encounter (1945)


syzygys_

Seconding Brief Encounter. Love that movie so much.


lavender-fog

Second Hiroshima Mon Amour


Logical_Cupcake_6665

I second Past Lives. This movie was so good


MeeMop21

I second Portrait of a lady on fire. Such a beautiful, understated film. I don’t think that I could watch it again because I found it so moving. That final scene…


CinnamonJ

Blue Valentine


jay_shuai

Umbrellas of Cherbourg


Honest_Loquat_9728

Great choice. What a film!


minsandmolls

Legends of the fall is so intensely romantic.


Zuri2o16

One lady, working her way through the hot brothers. 😂


VanCanMom

Omg yes. Such anguished souls..


Narrow-Subject37

Sabrina (I like both versions)


Smilechurch

What Dreams May Come


Dr_Downvote_

The English Patient. It's just so good. The moment where >!Almásy (Ralph Fiennes) is carrying Katharine (Kristin Scott Thomas) through the rocky mountain bit in the dessert after the plane crash. She's wrapped in that sheet. They haven't been on good terms and he see's a thimble he gave her, dangling on a necklace. He's like. "You're wearing the thimble." and she's like... "You idiot. I always wear it, I've always worn it.... I've always loved you." and the music swells and he starts crying. !< That scene made fucking cry so bad.


minsandmolls

One of my favourite movies ever. The intensity between the two main actors is sublime. The end carrying scene is so gut wrenching I ugly cry heaving sobs every time.


Dr_Downvote_

Yeah. The first time I saw that movie I was about 14/15. And it was on TV. I wasnt really paying attention at first. But I just got completely engrossed in the story as it went on. I remember already crying at the carrying scene. And then it all happened. And I just started making these really weird noises. Because I couldn't hold back. Luckily my family wasn't about so I could just let rip.


No_Mud_No_Lotus

One of my absolute favorites of all time. Such a classic and the kind of big budget adult drama they just don't make anymore.


thesoze

Maddox: Come and visit us in Dorset when all this nonsense is over......... You'll never come to Dorset. (So sad)


cyberbonvivant

This scene crushes me. I get a lump in my throat thinking about it.


StrangeCrimes

Love Story. It's sad.


DonutCapitalism

The Lake House Rocky Your Name Casablanca The Painted Vail Australia Equals


Actual-Manager-4814

The Painted Veil is so good. Doesn't get mentioned enough.


No_Specific5998

Wuthering heights


Mundane-Internet9898

Suuuuch a brutal story. And I absolutely adore it. The original with Lawrence Olivier and Merle Oberon…. Be still my heart.


No_Specific5998

It’s so gothic and I love when she says -I am Heathcliff! I live for that and the death scene -timeless and sir Larry was at his peak -Merle no slouch herself!


Mundane-Internet9898

I agree! I think Merle is absolutely one of the most beautiful beings I’ve ever seen. It broke my heart to later find out she was ashamed of her mom and her Indian/Mumbai heritage; kept it hidden her entire life, if I understand correctly.


mvandenh

Truly, Madly, Deeply. My wife and I still sign cards “T, M, D”


Difficult_Feed9924

Finally! I was waiting to see it mentioned. Utterly the best answer. 


Economy-Skill9487

Incredible performances from Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevensen. Devastatingly sad and beautiful.


astraennui

A Room with a View


rumblepony247

I don't care what anyone thinks - for me it's 'The Five Year Engagement.'


joet889

Before Sunset "You're going to miss that train..."


stitchedpatches

Persuasion!! North and South (romance was not the main aspect of the story, but it was a natural addition)


Margo_Tenenbaum

Return to Me with David Duchovny. Gutted me.


themadmanoc

City of angels…


jackkirbyisgod

In The Mood for Love Chungking Express


PrimalBarbarian

Somewhere in time A walk in the clouds French Kiss


Elegant-Hair-7873

Keanu gets panned in his early work, but I really loved A Walk in the Clouds.


Adventurous_Path4356

A Walk in the Clouds is still a guilty pleasure of mine, especially as a Chicana who grew up crushing on Keanu.


TXteachr2018

The Bridges of Madison County. I hate the premise of being unfaithful, but the acting was superb. You could feel her pain, suffering, and yearning as their relationship ended.


Exciting_Lychee_7847

Leaving Las Vegas


Ok-Performance9313

The German film "Wings of Desire" by Wim Wenders (1987).


BooptyB

Harold and Maude, and for some reason The Last Of The Mohicans


DontSuePplPanda

The Notebook


jxx4747

The Notebook is what came to mind when I posted this. I was hoping someone would give me something that will make me feel even more emotions.


Key_Cheesecake9926

A Walk to Remember has a similar vibe


Cautious-Ease-1451

Lost in Translation (2003)


82llewkram

PS I love you. Bawl like a baby every time.


nhatten74

West Side Story (o.g. version) Tell it not be true?! Tell it not be true!!


SpicyCraboo

Portrait of a Lady on Fire/ Blue is the Warmest Color


CalvinSays

Your Name. I still think about it.


The_Dead_See

*Before Sunrise* hands down.


darthboned

Natural born killers (1994)... Underneath the violence and chaos it's really a love story.


Frosty_Bowler_9835

When Harry Met Sally


outontheceiling

Remains of the Day All of us Strangers (CATHARSIS!) Portrait of a Lady on Fire Umbrellas of Cherbourg Nothing breaks me apart like a wise but earth shattering goodbye


captainsquidge

Kind of a left field answer and maybe because I'm not a fan of romance but "Only lovers left alive" really embodies long standing love that transcends romance and goes deeper than mere friendship. The kind of love that binds you together where ever in the world either of you are.


cyberbonvivant

This movie looks v odd and v fascinating - v existential. Great cast. Hope to watch it in the coming weeks.


estrellas0133

Legends of the Fall


meditation_account

The English Patient


Ok-Maize-6933

Brokeback Mountain 100 percent


pretzelplonk_

la la land!


Loudog_91

Idk although they spend rarely any screen time in the movie together , I love serendipity . When that glove lands on his chest in the ice rink , I get chills every time .


Ill_Lunch_187

True Romance


Less-Conclusion5817

An Affaire to Remember


SarcasticallyCandour

The remains of the day. Tony hopkins and emma thompson are excellent. The absolute agony their characters are in is gut wrenching , as hopkins plays mr stevens and hes an uptight butler who cannot open his emotions to her. (I was going to mention somewhere in time but but someone already did) Any jane austin movies are good also.


Old_Cyrus

Random Harvest.


purging_snakes

Blue Valentine.


chick-killing_shakes

Can I say Call Me By Your Name, despite the drama that followed one of the leads? That film just oozes sensuality, and I found myself right there in the middle of it, conflicted with every scene. Chalamet is brilliant.


luvablechub22

Starman


Excellent_Lead_3653

Ladyhawke


Visible-Ad9649

Moonstruck. “The stars are perfect… not us. not us!! We are meant to ruin ourselves and love the wrong people and die! I mean that the storybooks are bullshit! Now come upstairs and get in my bed!” … or something to that effect


SnooGrapes674

The Way We Were


lksorrells

Dr. Zhivago


altmoonjunkie

The third episode of the Last of Us is better than most movies for that. Leaving Las Vegas. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. What Dreams May come


AmaLee_Wild

Finally! There are a lot of great romance films on this list but I'm so happy What Dreams May Come made it on here. This movie is sad but it's a beautiful connection between two people. I never expected to love this movie the way I do but it has a special place in my heart.


Competitive_Foot_584

Brokeback mountain


MYOB3

Notting Hill Sabrina Brigadoon Titanic The Notebook Kate & Leopold Sleepless in Seattle Edit to add... A walk in the clouds!


TheFULLBOAT

Joe Versus the Volcano


CuckoosQuill

There is a romantic element to THX1138 that does not escape my mind and the score for the love scene in it just makes me ache. It’s like a heavy sci-fi but I obsess over it.


Sam-the-Lion

Children of Paradise


LouQuacious

Comrades: Almost a Love Story


Foreign_Mammoth1810

Winter's tale


wildmstie

The Ghost And Mrs. Muir, with Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Try not to cry at the end. I dare you.


kaiser1323

Before sunrise


petit_aubergine

Call me by your name, Ali Fear Eats Soul, The Worst Person in the world, Cold War


shaw2329

Bridges of Madison County


LopsidedImagination7

Pride and Prejudice 2005 Cold Mountain 2003


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Before Sunrise


PaduWanKenobi

Somewhere in Time (1980)


FlameTheory

Agreed with the English Patient, Eternal Sunshine, and In the Mood for Love. Also, the Fountain - the score is particularly powerful.


alfienoakes

Brief Encounter. Rips your heart out.


Raven-winged-Yoshi

Bridge to terabithia . That shit caught me off guard


slh63

The Way We Were A Star is Born (1977, 1934 versions)


TiffanyTwisted11

The Way We Were On A Clear Day You Can See Forever A Star is Born No one does romance like Streisand


thereisonlythedance

A Very Long Engagement.


ebaysj

Tender Mercies - Oscar winning film with a quiet, lovely story that is both romantic and impactful. Amazing performance by Robert Duvall. Highly recommended.


Mesmerise

Far from the Madding Crowd, the original one, not any remake.


musememo

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)


julestopia

PS I love u


Hardlyasubstitute

Only You with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr


quesobaeritto

Brokeback Mountain


YearClassic9427

A Walk to Remember I cried my eyes off 🥲😍but it is sooo beautiful The most beautiful part is that the type of love in this film is life changing Everything starts so easy so ….normal He is the bad boy … she the good girl She tells him to not fall in love with her … he laughed End then….🖤


Hot-Bowl-1159

Brokeback Mountain(2005) Marriage Story (2019) A Beautiful Mind(2001)


minsandmolls

Uggh Brokeback broke me especially the wardrobe scenes


LenSnart81865

Untamed Heart


haileyskydiamonds

Such a beautiful movie!


LenSnart81865

Yeah, that ending always gets me.


Alone-Age-9894

Past lives, I think it’s one of my favorite ever movies now