Top 10 Most Romantic Moments in Classic Hollywood Movies

Hollywood romances don't get more classical than this. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most passionate, tender and chemistry-laden moments from Hollywood films. Our countdown includes "Brief Encounter," "West Side Story," "Casablanca," and more! Which classic movie moments make YOU swoon? Share your favorites in the comments!

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[DanGamingFan]

Maria and Captain Von Trapp dancing the Ländler is one of my favorite parts of _The Sound of Music._ the chemistry between them is undeniable, and the dance is just beautiful.

[cish]

YES!!! The scene of Captain Von Trapp and Maria is my all time favorite!! The way they look at each other at the end of the dance is...the most beautiful and romantic scene...EVER!

[Lady-Kanerasoka]

Both me and my mom can NEVER take the smiles off of our faces whenever we see Maria and the Captain dancing the Landler in The Sound of Music. My mom showed me the film for the first time when I was only six years old and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since then and it’s been one of my all time favorite films ever since, and like my mom, the Landler dance scene is also my all time favorite scene because it’s so beautiful. Every time I watch the film and I approach the scene, I always pause it and holler for my mom in case she wants to see it. More often than not, she says she can’t come, only for me to spy her peering in my doorway at the last minute 😂 (I can see out of the corner of my eye)

[teb]

Casablanca's ending is truely a timeless masterpiece

[MidnightSun]

I’d add the ending of The Apartment. Everytime Shirley McLane’s character says “Shut up and deal” to Jack Lemon one, I’m in tears of joy.

[mossomness]

It’s A Wonderful Life’s “you want the moon?” scene is one of the most romantic to me.

[janmed]

I think that The Sound of Music is one of the most beautiful movies ever made in every way! Brilliant movie making!

[rubygracemoseley]

There’s something so magical and romantic about old romance movies that movies today don’t ever have…

[ElizabethDeAmicis]

Mary & George in It’s a Wonderful Life when he has the line, “I don’t wanna be married to anyone ever” before finally caving to his feelings.

[michelecumming]

The "Shall We Dance" scene from the King and I one of my absolute favorites ❤❤❤

[barb-jm]

An Affair to Remember is definitely #1. At this point in the movie, the heart-broken and hurt Cary Grant starts looking for his painting of Kerr that he heard a woman in a wheelchair had purchased and is now suspecting was Deborah Kerr who has her legs covered with a blanket while she lays on the sofa. When he finds it, he closes his eyes in pain as he realized it was her in the wheelchair. Then, he says, "If it had to happen to one of us, why DID it have to be you?" I had a very hard time keeping my composure the first time I saw this.

[janiceamee]

I'm remembering the scene in Bridges of Madison County when it's pouring rain outside and we see Meryl Streep in the truck with her husband, watching as Clint Eastwood's character sits at the light. Her hand grabs the truck's door handle and we wonder if she'll fly out of her seat after Clint...before he leaves her forever.The tension of that moment gets me every time.

[osnatashtaralevin]

I love the ending to "Roman Holiday" - when Gregory Peck's character gives Audrey Hepburn's princess the pictures he secretly took of her, signaling he has put the idea of a story about her forever to bed.

[vintagegal]

One of my all time favorite movies that I go back to time and again is 1955's "Marty". There's no big romantic scene, just two lonely people who meet at a dance on a Saturday night, spending the evening talking and walking together NYC while slowly falling in love. The end scene makes my heart sing because Marty (Ernest Borgnine) doesn't give a damn about how his mother and best friend think of Clare (Betsy Blair), he just knows that he had a good time the night before and if he has enough good times with her, he's going to get down on his knees and beg her to marry him. Such a simple, quiet and realistic film.

[remyasmar]

Maria and the captain for me was my favourite for romantic moments; may it be the gazebo scene or the dance scene between the two of them plus that movie also had the best wedding scene of all times too.

[joannelaskowski]

The Quiet Man, , with John Wayne and Maureen O Hara in the storm, , , the best of all love stories

[Billnail]

One of my favorite romantic movies is The Ghost of Mrs. Muir. This is a film where the couple never even kiss. But the ending were Gene Tierney's character dies and Captain Gregg (played by Rex Harrison) extends his hands to her is amazing.

[trenttaylor]

Without a doubt, the love scene that comes to my mind first when I think of all time greats is from Rocky. When Rocky invites Adrian up to his apartment after their first date, but she’s too shy to come inside all the way so she stands in the doorway and he comes over to her, faces her, takes off her hat and her glasses and tells her he’s going to kiss her and then leans in to do it … it would melt any girl!

[MiriamVintageClassics]

So glad that The Best Years of Our Lives is included! I certainly think though that its most romantic moment is the ending with Fred and Peggy, Dana Andrews and Teresa Wright, looking intently at each other as the wedding vows for Homer and Wilma are recited. Finally they embrace, that's one of my top romantic moments in classic films. Also Hitchcock's Notorious final scene with Cary Grant's character declaring –finally– his love for Ingrid Bergman's.

[lorilori]

This list left me satisfied, lol. My favorite, Maria and Captain Von Trapp from The Sound Of Music. Their chemistry was captured perfectly.