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I am loving this topic! I applaud whoever listed You've Got Mail. My sister was obsessed with that movie in high school!

I personally trend towards When Harry Met Sally, Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn, no question), How to Steal a Million, Pride and Prejudice (Kiera Knightley version), The Mummy (may just love Rachel Weisz), Runaway Bride...the list goes on and on!

I really want to mention, though, that my reason for adoring the Kiera Knightley version is that the actors bring such an authenticity to the scenes of daily life. I like that all the girls talk over one another, or Mary is whining in a corner while Lydia is running 100 mph.

While I adore the novel, and would never put a book before a movie, this sort of detail isn't really captured by Austen - at least, not as vividly as I think the actors depict it. It adds a level of comfort and familiarity to a film that often feels stiff or forced with other actors.
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I enjoy the Pride and Prejudice movie, probably because I've read the book first and it made me more interested.
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Just for me it would have to be pretty woman, I know looking back its a bit unrealistic but I really love it. You Before Me is another great one. I would also recommend the book of this.
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I love romantic films and not just those in English. I love K-dramas and Chinese movies and series. These are my top five favourites:

Me Before You
Eternal Love - (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms)
Goblin
The Notebook
Dirty Dancing
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Pride and prejudice - english movie
A Walk to Remember - american movie
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - thai movie
Secret - taiwanese movie
Everyday I Love You - filipino movie
Classic - korean movie
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Titanic is still my favourite romance movies. The ending is emotional and I cried watching that scene no matter how many times I repeated it.
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I like the most only The Notebook.I love this movie and watched it many times.
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Pride and Prejudice is definitely a classic. And Warm Bodies is my guilty pleasure.
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Classic movies like the Titanic and the Notebook are classic for a reason.

But modern movies like "To all the boys I've met before" (great book series by Jenny Han) are also pretty good. Nothing better than a bit of rom-com on a down day.
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"You've Got Mail" is my all time favorite. I watch it every year. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are the best! F O X
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My favourite romantic movies always seem to be the ones with a whole bout of anguish and despair thrown in, which is probably why Me Before You remains one of my favourite romantic films to date. I love the romantic K-dramas. They're so cheesy and corny I'm always on the hunt for new ones to binge watch.
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I love romantic movies, but I prefer them to be light-hearted; Romance coupled with tears is not my favourite cup of coffee.
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My favorite romantic film is Ten Things I Hate About You and I also liked the first film of To All The Boys I've Loved Before.
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Everybody is mentioning Pride and Prejudice the film, but the series starring Colin Firth was amazing as well.
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Felicity Granger wrote: 08 Sep 2019, 13:25 I love romantic films and not just those in English. I love K-dramas and Chinese movies and series. These are my top five favourites:

Me Before You
Eternal Love - (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms)
Goblin
The Notebook
Dirty Dancing
Speaking of K-dramas, a few days back I saw a K-drama which should be perfectly engaging for any romance addict, 'Romance is a Bonus Book'. Apart from highly enjoyable romance-comedy, it also features our favorite subject, books.
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