What are the best date night movies? That's a tricky question, because you've got your first date movies and your second date movies...and so on. This list of top films for date night includes a wide variety of different kinds of films that will hopefully make for an excellent evening of snuggling and discussion. Many of these films are some of the best romantic comedies of all time. These are the movies you really can't go wrong watching on date night. Vote up your favorites, vote down any you had to suffer through on bad dates and of course, rerank this list any way you want. You might also be interested in the best movies for couples.
While a list of the best date night movies will likely be dominated by romantic comedies ("rom-coms"), this list also includes some great dramas, some classic funny movies and a handful of horror movies, too. Why? Because not everybody likes Hollywood rom-coms. Sometimes you want to dig a little deeper. Good date night movie ideas can spur some interesting discussion and, in the case of horror movies, can bring you two much closer - literally.
One caveat with the date night movie choices: Please, unless you are absolutely certain your sweetie loves period movies, do not, repeat, do not make them suffer through long, sweepingly epic films like The English Patient. Yes, the movie is romantic but trust us, stick with the lighter fare. The same goes for other great epic movies like the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It's fine if your date is a huge fan, but if not? Bad idea. Also, beware the tearjerker movies. You don't want to be sitting there blubbering like a baby in front of a date when Mufasa dies in The Lion King, do you?
If you're really in doubt, go with one of these highly rewatchable movies and/or a selection from this list of the best movies of all time.
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1,232472Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally Field
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944420You've Got Mail
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan- 3771448
Sleepless in Seattle
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan - 4810469
50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler - 5843351
10 Things I Hate About You
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union - 6483299
The Wedding Singer
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler - 7671308
The Proposal
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds - 8662408
Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet - 9546265
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey - 10675405
Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John - 11585395
Ghost
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg - 12507327
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Emma Stone, Julianne Moore - 13937677
The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright - 14426163
Lady and the Tramp
Peggy Lee, Stan Freberg - 15452286
Sixteen Candles
John Cusack, Molly Ringwald - 16666491
When Harry Met Sally...
Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal - 17944709
The Notebook
Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling - 18729562
Love Actually
Keira Knightley, Elisha Cuthbert - 19446176
Sweet Home Alabama
Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey - 20459294
A Walk to Remember
Shane West, Mandy Moore - 21809665
Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey - 22916701
Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts, Richard Gere - 23267169
Ever After
Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston - 24432338
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt - 25306179
Never Been Kissed
Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore
