You know them when you hear them because when you hear them you get all mushy with that cute love feeling. Or maybe I’m just talking about me. Below is our list of the best love quotes from movies, from the early 20th century cinema to today.
Love Quotes From Movies
The Best Romantic Movie Quotes
Movies make us feel things - and in romance scenes, this is especially true. If any of these listed love stories was love at first sight when you first saw them, get ready to relive that beautiful feeling. Below are the best romantic love quotes from cinema. Not ranked.
Brief Encounter
1. “I’ve fallen in love. I’m an ordinary woman. I didn’t think such violent things could happen to ordinary people.”
Iconic romantic movie lines
Father of the Bride
2. “I knew I’d never be able to remember what Nina wore that day. But I also knew I’d never forget the way she looked.”
Father of the Bride: the calm before the storm
You've Got Mail
3. “I wanted it to be you, I wanted it to be you so badly.”
Romantic Movie Lines: Ending Scene in You've Got Mail
The Notebook
4. “So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day.”
Probably the best few lines ever.
THE NOTEBOOK
5. “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.”
Romantic movie quotes: The Notebook takes all
Brokeback Mountain
6. "I wish I knew how to quit you."
Infamous romance in Brokeback
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. “I can't see anything I don't like about you.”
Eternal Sunshine final scene
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. "I could die right now, Clem. I'm just... happy. I've never felt that before. I'm just exactly where I want to be."
This cute love line comes right before she disappears, giving us an extra punch
9. “I can't remember anything without you.”
More love lines from Joel (Jim Carrey)
Love Actually
10. To me, you are perfect.”
Famous Romantic Quotes: Love Actually
Jerry Maguire
11. "You had me at hello."
Rene Zellweger delivers this iconic line
JERRY MAGUIRE
12. "I love you. You complete me."
Before Dr. Evil said this line, Jerry Maguire said it first
The Great Gatsby
13. “I wish I had done everything on earth with you.”
Great Gatsby Romance
Casablanca
14. “Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.”
Kiss me, kiss me!
The Princess Bride
15. "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
True love stories & romantic quotes
The Princess Bride
16. "As you wish."
Romantic movie lines from the 80s
When Harry Met Sally
17. “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.”
When Harry Met Sally final scene
Garden State
18. “I like you. So there’s that. I guess I have that.”
2004 saw Garden State and we all cried a little
Before Sunset
19. “I guess when you’re young, you just believe there’ll be many people…you’ll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.”
The line is more romantic than the scene
Atonement
20. "I will return. I will find you. Love you. Marry you. And live without shame."
Famous movie quotes
Bridget Jones's Diary
21. "No, I like you very much. Just as you are."
Iconic lines
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
22. "You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die."
!["You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die." [Shakespeare In Love]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GEYlblB184s/hqdefault.jpg)
Potentially the most dramatic quote on this list
On Golden Pond
23. “Listen to me, mister. You’re my knight in shining armor. Don’t you forget it.”
Hepburn and Fonda
The English Patient
24. “Swoon. I’ll catch you.”
Famous movie quotes
Forrest Gump
25. “I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental—like on a breeze—but I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both is happening at the same time. I miss you, Jenny. If there’s anything you need, I won’t be far away.”
Even in death...
It's a Wonderful Life
26. "You want the moon? Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down."
It's a Wonderful Life romantic movie line
The Wedding Date
27. "I think I'd miss you even if we'd never met."
Do you remember this movie? Or maybe just this iconic line
Patch Adams
28. "I love you without knowing how, why, or even from where."
Romantic lines in Patch Adams
The Wedding Singer
29. The entire "I Wanna Grow Old With You" song
Cute love quotes
10 Things I Hate About You
30. “I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme.
I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call.
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.”
Best om-screen poem?
Blue is the Warmest Color
31. “You were the only thing in my life that was real.”
Not all romances have a happy ending
A Little Romance
32. “You could make it true. What are legends anyway but stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things? Of course, it takes courage and imagination... not everybody has that. I may be an old fraud Daniel, but I do know this: something that two people who are in love create together against impossible odds, can hold them together... forever.”
Have you seen this adorably perfect film?
Pride & Prejudice
33. “You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love… I love you.”
Watch the scene
Big Fish
34. "They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that’s true.”
Watch Big Fish romantic scene
Sleepless in Seattle
35. “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.”
Ending scene of Sleepless in Seattle
Moulin Rouge
36. “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.”
Moulin Rouge romanic movie lines
The Silver Linings Playbook
37. “The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you. I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I’m sorry it took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck.”
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are the perfect match
Notting Hill
38. “I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”
Famous romantic movie quotes - Notting Hill
Casablanca
39. "Here's lookin at you, kid."
Casablanca iconic quote
Good Will Hunting
40. “It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.”
Famous movie quotes: Good Will Hunting
Gone with the Wind
41. “You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.”
Romantic movie lines: Gone with the Wind
Memoirs of a Geisha
42. "Can't you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that little girl on the bridge, was to bring me closer to you."
Watch the full scene here
Titanic
43. "Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me… it brought me to you."
Oh, this scene
Titanic
44. “I’ll Never Let Go, Jack. I Promise.”
Iconic romantic movie quotes
City of Angels
45. "I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One."
![06.09.2009 [City of Angels]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ttCOm-DHh9c/hqdefault.jpg)
Not all romantic lines are happy
As Good as it Gets
46. “You make me want to be a better man.”
Short love quotes
The Vow
47. “I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love.”
The Vow wedding scene
The Fault in Our Stars
48. “It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”
Watch the scene
Serendipity
49. “It’s like in that moment the whole universe existed just to bring us together.”
The ultimate romance flick had to have some great lines
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
50. “I am here and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You are alive, and you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder.”
Beautiful lines originally from the novel
Juno
51. “In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find someone who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you.”
Sometimes sweet lines come from different people
Sweet Home Alabama
52. “You’re the first boy I ever kissed, Jake, and I want you to be the last.”
Sweet Home Alabama romantic lines
Meet Joe Black
53. “Love is passion, obsession, someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what are you going to end up with?”
Watch the scene here
My Best Friend's Wedding
54. "Choose me. Marry me. Let me make you happy.”
Most romantic lines in cinema
Say Anything
55. “What I really want to do with my life — what I want to do for a living — is I want to be with your daughter. I’m good at it.”
Say Anything scene
Sense & Sensibility
56. “I’ve come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours.”
Romantic movie lines
P.S. I Love You
57. "You don't marry someone you can live with, you marry the person you cannot live without."
Ending clip
Best quotes about love from movies
Why romantic movie quotes stay with us
The most memorable lines in cinema often come from timeless love stories. Whether it’s a whirlwind romance sparked by love at first sight, or two characters who slowly fell in love, film has a unique way of turning emotional moments into unforgettable dialogue.
Many of the most romantic love quotes from movies resonate because they capture feelings audiences recognize in their own lives. These romantic lines from films give people the words they sometimes struggle to find themselves. Or, even the dance moves they struggle to find, a la dirty dancing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about famous movie love quotes
Short films often rely on concise, emotionally direct dialogue. Many quotes from a short film about love focus on vulnerability, longing, or connection, capturing in just a few lines what larger love stories explore over hours.
One of the most famous lines from Love Actually that we all fell in love with is: “To me, you are perfect.” The film is known for delivering some of the most romantic love quotes from movies, blending humor and sincerity in ways that audiences still revisit today.
Powerful love stories naturally build emotional tension, whether through love at first sight or characters who slowly fell in love. These turning points often produce dialogue that feels timeless and deeply relatable.
The best romantic lines from films work because they combine performance, music, and storytelling into a single emotional moment. That’s why many of the best quotes about love from movies continue to circulate long after their release.
Many viewers turn to movie dialogue when they want to express something meaningful. From sweeping declarations to simple “love you not only” sentiments, film often gives people the language to articulate what they feel.
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If you’re ready to shift from swooning to laughing, explore the most iconic and comedic one-liners in film history.
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