7 Classic Romantic Movies To Re-Watch This Valentine's Day

If your Valentine's Day movie style is more classic than the modern-day rom-com, this romantic movie marathon lineup is sure to win you over.

From "Gone with the Wind" to "Love Story," these timeless romance films have been stealing hearts for decades. And if you ask us, they deserve some love on the most love-ly day of the year.

Here are our favorite romantic movies to watch on February 14, plus the scenes that made them famous. Just grab some tissues before you hit play.

Top 7 Romantic Movies of All Time

#7 “Love Story” (1970) — Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal; directed by Arthur Hiller

A film adaptation of Erich Segal’s best-selling novel, the romance drama is about two college students who fall in love and build a life together despite the objections of their families. Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw portray the young lovers who — spoiler alert! — get separated by death in the end. Get ready to be moved to tears!

Fun fact: Segal, who also wrote the screenplay, loosely based O’Neal’s character on his Harvard roomies actor Tommy Lee Jones, and future Vice President Al Gore.

The scene that stole our hearts:

#6 “The Way We Were” (1974) — Barbara Streisand, Robert Redford; directed by Sydney Pollack

Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford navigate viewers to the tumultuous yet alluring love story of two polar opposites: political activist Katie Morosky (Streisand) and charming, talented writer Hubbell Gardiner (Redford). The movie’s iconic theme song best sums up the film’s poignant ending— “Memories may be beautiful...whenever we remember the way we were.”

Fun fact: Streisand’s recording of the movie’s theme song, “The Way We Were,” is her first number one single.

The scene that stole our hearts:

#5 “An Affair to Remember” (1957) — Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr; directed by Leo McCarey

In this remake of 1939 “Love Affair,” international playboy Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) and chanteuse Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) meet and fall in love aboard a New York-bound ocean liner. But there’s one big problem: Both of them happen to be engaged to be married to other people. Can their love ever prevail?

Simply put, Grant and Kerr are adorable together as they embody two lost souls in search of love and happiness.

Fun fact: Grant and Kerr improvised many of their lines and scenes.

The scene that stole our hearts:

#4 “The Lady Eve” (1941) — Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda; directed by Preston Sturges

In this screwball masterpiece, Barbara Stanwyck plays Jean Harrington, a con woman who targets Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), heir to a brewery fortune. A seductress taming a naive innocent man sounds simple enough for a plot? Not really! Complications ensue as she falls for him for real.

Fun fact: During filming, Henry Fonda brought his daughter, future star Jane Fonda, on set for her fourth birthday party.

The scene that stole our hearts:

#3 “Gone with the Wind” (1939) — Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh; directed by Victor Fleming

A film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, “Gone with the Wind” is a classic tale of a love-hate romance. The Civil war period drama narrates the story of Southern belle Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) who is conflicted about love and happiness. It is full of passion, intrigue, and scandal. Beware: the running time is nearly 4 hours long!

Fun fact: On the original movie poster, the four leads were listed as follows: Clarke Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, and “presenting” Vivien Leigh. The order was changed after Leigh won the Oscar.

The scene that stole our hearts:

# 2 “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) — Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard; directed by Blake Edwards

Sentiment and cynicism are in perfect balance in this endearing classic about two lost souls. Audrey Hepburn plays free-spirited Holly Golightly while George Peppard plays sensitive Paul Varjak, and both ultimately find love and redemption in each other’s arms. The romance film has elegance, style, color, and humor.

Fun fact: The famous Givenchy-designed black dress that Hepburn wore in the film was auctioned off at Christie’s for more than $900,000 in 2006.

The scene that stole our hearts:

#1 “Casablanca” (1942) — Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman; directed by Michael Curtiz

A love triangle, inescapable past, political allegory and wartime passion make “Casablanca” a timeless romantic classic. Winner of Best Picture at the 1944 Academy Awards, it portrays the painful love story of Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman). Together, Bogart’s determined bravado and Bergman’s expressive eyes evoke an unforgettable, palpable chill of sadness in the film’s dramatic ending. Grab those tissues! You will need them, especially, when you hear Bogart’s famous lines: “Here’s looking at you kid” and “We’ll always have Paris.”

Fun fact: There were two short-lived “Casablanca” TV prequels: one that aired in 1955 and another in 1983.

The scene that stole our hearts:

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