Over the course of the last year, we asked members of our BuzzFeed Community, "What, in your humble opinion, is the single most romantic line ever uttered in the history of cinema?" and movie lovers came through time and time again with some absolutely swoon-worthy responses!
So, with that in mind and presented in no particular order, here are the most popular responses we received, all in one place for easy, accessible, hopelessly romantic fun:
Also, WARNING: Given the nature of this post, several of the entries contain SPOILERS for their respective films, so please proceed with caution!
1. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
"When Mark tells Bridget: 'I like you very much. Just as you are.' It’s such a simple line, but it’s so powerful. Everyone wants to be cared about for exactly who they are, despite the flaws they see in themselves."
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2. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
"When alternate-universe Waymond tells Evelyn: 'In another life, I think I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you.'"
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3. Big Fish (2003)
"'They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops — and that’s true.'"
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4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
"The 'Do all lovers feel they’re inventing something?' scene is incredible."
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5. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
"When Harry shows up on New Year's and tells Sally: 'It’s not because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.' IDK why, but this line always gives me the butterflies. It’s just a beautiful sentiment."
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6. Before Sunset (2004)
"That ending!"
—Kees Alexis Dee Koster, Facebook
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7. The Addams Family (1991)
"When Gomez says: 'Look at her. I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.'"
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8. Tangled (2010)
"I know it’s a kids movie, but when Eugene said, 'You were my new dream' as he’s dying in Rapunzel’s arms? I bawl EVERY TIME."
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9. Love & Basketball (2000)
"'Hey...double or nothing?' The fact that he knew he'd won, but he didn't want to give her up. Ugh, it makes me cry every single time!"
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10. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
"'What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary.'"
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11. Little Women (1994)
"The whole final scene of the 1994 version between Jo and Friedrich, but especially the final lines! I always related most to Jo, with my love for books, writing, and independence, and seeing her vulnerable in this moment yet bravely showing her love makes my heart flutter and swell every time!"
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12. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
"'My dearest friend, if you don't mind, I'd like to join you by your side. Where we can gaze into the stars, and sit together, now and forever. For it is plain as anyone can see: We're simply meant to be.'"
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13. Casper (1995)
"The most romantic line is when Casper asks, 'Can I keep you?'"
—Jessica Ellingson, Facebook
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14. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
"Personally, I think this one takes the cake. It BROKE ME."
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15. The Holiday (2006)
"When Jack Black is playing the piano and looks at Kate Winslet and says, 'Iris, if you were a melody...I used only the good notes.'"
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16. The Terminator (1984)
"When Kyle says, 'I came across time for you, Sarah.' And he has that picture of her he fell in love with, and he always wondered what she was thinking of when it was taken, and it turned out she was thinking of HIM! I just CAN’T HANDLE IT."
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17. You've Got Mail (1998)
"When Tom Hanks meets Meg Ryan in the park and they realize they were emailing each other, and she says, 'I wanted it to be you.'"
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18. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
"I love when Agatha reads the note in the book that Zero gives her: 'For my dearest darling, treasured, cherished Agatha whom I worship. With respect, adoration, admiration, kisses, gratitude, best wishes, and love from Z to A.' It's simple, pure, and genuine, just like their love story."
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19. Emma (2020)
"'If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.'"
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20. As Good As It Gets (1997)
"I've never been remotely attracted to Jack Nicholson, but that line took my breath away."
—Amalie Dickinson, Facebook
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21. The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
"When she reads the eulogy Gus wrote for her: 'You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, but you do have a say in who hurts you. And I like my choices. I hope she likes hers.'"
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22. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
"When Arwen tells Aragorn: 'I would rather spend one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.'"
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23. Cruel Intentions (1999)
"The first one that popped in my head was the scene when Sebastian races to get to the airport, and as she’s coming up the escalator, she sees him, she says, 'I’m impressed,' and he replies, 'Well, I’m in love.'"
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24. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
"When Ian realizes that Toula is the waitress he met at the restaurant, and she says, 'I was frump girl.' And he responds, 'I don't remember frump girl, but I remember you.'"
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25. Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
"Any list is incomplete without this classic."
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26. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
"When Darcy tells Elizabeth: 'You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you.'"
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27. Holes (2003)
"I don't know if it's the 'most romantic' ever, but the first line that came to mind was the short but sweet: 'I can fix that.'"
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28. The Village (2004)
"When Joaquin Phoenix's character says, 'Why? What good is it to tell you that you are in my every thought from the time I wake? What good can come from my saying I sometimes cannot think clearly, or do my work properly? What gain can rise from my telling you the only time I feel fear as others do is when I think of you in harm? That is why I am on this porch, Ivy Walker. I fear for your safety before all others. And, yes, I will dance with you on our wedding night.'"
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29. The Notebook (2004)
"I know Noah’s character had flaws, but he had a way with words."
—TRRM
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30. Julie & Julia (2009)
"It gets me every single time!"
—Sarah Sidoli, Facebook
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31. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
"Sam's speech on the phone about his late wife: 'Well, it was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together, and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home...only to no home I'd ever known. I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car, and I knew. It was like...magic.'"
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32. Titanic (1997)
"'He saved me in every way a person can be saved.' That line gets me every time!"
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33. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
"Okay, it's not technically a 'line,' but it was a musical lyric so I’m gonna count it: 'For 25 years, I’ve lived with him, fought with him, starved with him. For 25 years, my bed is his. If that’s not love, what is?'"
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34. The Wedding Singer (1998)
"The entire plane scene and song is one of my favorite romantic scenes of all time, but the repeating lyric says it all: 'I want to grow old with you.'"
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35. Rocky II (1979)
"Rocky’s winning speech when he yells: 'Yo, Adrian! I did it!'"
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36. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
"'I have crossed oceans of time to find you.'"
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37. Palm Springs (2020)
"That one is it for me."
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38. Juno (2007)
"I love when the dad says, 'In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome — what have you — the right person will still think the sun shines out your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with.' I think it’s really important."
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39. Spanglish (2004)
"When Adam Sandler's character says: 'Looking at you doesn’t do it, staring is the only way the makes any sense, and trying not to blink so you don’t miss anything.'"
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40. Ghost (1990)
"'I love you.' 'Ditto.' That’s all."
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41. Forrest Gump (1994)
"When Forrest tells Jenny: 'I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is.'"
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42. The Wedding Date (2005)
"When he says, 'I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met.' Ugh, it gets me every single time."
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43. Easter Parade (1948)
"I love the line when Fred Astaire's character looks at Judy Garland after she sings and says, 'Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?'"
—Leslie Roberts, Facebook
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44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
"When Clementine is going off about all of the things she's going to do wrong if they date again, and Joel just says, 'Okay.' I melt."
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45. The Shape of Water (2017)
"I just remembered my favorite: 'Unable to perceive the shape of you, I find you all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with your love, it humbles my heart, for you are everywhere.'"
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46. The Princess Bride (1987)
"The most romantic line, to me, is when Buttercup jumps down the hill after realizing the Dread Pirate Roberts is actually Westley. Westley asks, 'Can you move at all?' and Buttercup replies, 'Move? You’re alive. If you want, I can fly.' I don’t know why this one gets to me, but I tear up every time!"
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47. Going the Distance (2010)
"At the end when he says, 'Can I ask you a question? I don't know what your situation is...I miss you.' And she says, 'That’s not a question.' And he responds, 'Yes, it is.' It gets me every time."
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48. Where the Heart Is (2000)
"Maybe not as popular of a movie, when Novalee says, 'I lied because I thought you deserved something better.' And Forney responds, 'Something better than you? Novalee, there isn’t anything better than you.'"
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49. Singles (1992)
"'I was just nowhere near your neighborhood.'"
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50. Notting Hill (1999)
"When Julia Roberts says, 'I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.'"
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51. Imagine Me & You (2005)
"He loved her so much that he had to let her be with Luce."
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52. Harold and Maude (1971)
"When, in response to Harold asking her not to die and telling her he loves her, Maude tells him, 'Oh Harold, that's wonderful. Go and love some more.'"
—Paige Taylor, Facebook
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53. Fools Rush In (1997)
"'You are everything I never knew I always wanted.'"
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54. Me Before You (2016)
"'You are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning.'"
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55. The Crow (1994)
"Hear me out: 'If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.' This might say a lot about me and my lack of success when it comes to relationships, but I believe The Crow is one of the most romantic movies of all time."
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56. A Knight's Tale (2001)
"He writes in a letter: 'I miss you like the sun misses the flower in the depths of winter. Instead of beauty to direct its light to, the heart hardens like the frozen world your absence has banished me to.'"
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57. On Golden Pond (1981)
"When Katharine Hepburn says to a shaken up Henry Fonda: 'You're my knight in shining armor.'"
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58. The Cutting Edge (1992)
"Doug's monologue at the end when he says, 'This won't wait. Kate, maybe I wasn't ready. Maybe you didn't give me much of a chance. Maybe — I don't know. I just — Kate, somewhere in the middle of all this, I fell in love with you. I'm saying I love you. I'm saying it out loud. Don't say we're not right for each other because we may not be right for anybody else.'"
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59. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
"The entire dialogue for the last three minutes of that movie."
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60. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
"Anything Will Turner said to Elizabeth Swann."
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You've read their picks, but now it's your turn! Which ones did they miss? What, in your humble opinion, is the single most romantic line ever uttered in the history of cinema? Share in the comments below!
Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.