Who doesn’t tear up the slightest bit whenever a character sweeps their love interest off their feet in a romantic movie? Romantic comedy movies are some of the best films out there because they cause you to feel all the emotions at once.
They make you laugh, they make you cry, and they make you hopeful about life and love. What are some of the greatest rom-com quotes and pick up lines that still make our hearts melt to this day? Read on to find out!
10. “YOU HAD ME AT HELLO.”
This quote comes from the movie Jerry Maguire. Starring Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger, the classic ’90s film focuses on the romantic relationship that blossoms between these two. At one point their relationship faces a whole lot of turmoil and they are at great risk of getting a divorce.
Yet before this can happen, Jerry comes to his senses by telling his wife, “you complete me.” How does she respond? “You had me at hello.”
Swoon!
9. “YOU MAKE ME WANT TO BE A BETTER MAN.”
This quote is from the film As Good As It Gets. It means a lot because, throughout the movie, Jack Nicholson’s character is a pretty awful human being. It isn’t until he meets Helen Hunt’s character that he realizes the error of his ways and he decides that he wants to be a better person because of her. Anyone who can help you grow and become more decent is a good person to have in your life. This line gets us every time.
8. “WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH SOMEONE YOU WANT THAT MOMENT TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.”
This quote comes from When Harry Met Sally. We can watch this movie a million times (which we have) and we’ll still cry a little every time we hear this line. It is a beautiful line because Harry has been afraid of committing throughout the movie, yet he grows into a more evolved person when he realizes how in love with Sally he is. We have been hoping these two would end up together throughout the movie, so when they do, we get emotional each time.
7. “YOU’RE THE FIRST BOY I’VE EVER KISSED, AND I WANT YOU TO BE THE LAST.”
This quote is from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, starring Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas. It hits us right in the feels because these characters are childhood sweethearts and they have loved each other for ages. There is something incredibly romantic about two people ending up together after knowing each other since childhood. There has always been a spark between these two characters and the length of time they have loved each other makes it all the more romantic when they finally decide to make it work for the long hall.
6. “PEOPLE DO BELONG TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE THAT’S THE ONLY CHANCE ANYBODY’S GOT FOR REAL HAPPINESS.”
This romantic quote comes from the cinematic classic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Audrey Hepburn’s character, Holly Golightly, finds herself falling for a man who has become one of her dearest friends. She is terrified of feeling trapped in a relationship, but most of all, she is afraid to truly love somebody. It is an incredibly vulnerable feeling so we don’t blame her. Paul sees how scared she is to fall in love, but he is so crazy about Holly that he is willing to push her into the direction that will lead her to true happiness.
5. “AS YOU WISH.”
This line comes from the classic film The Princess Bride. It is exchanged between Buttercup and Westly, two people who have fallen deeply for one another despite their opposing personalities. Westly works as a farm boy for Buttercup, so he lives to attend all of her needs. Whenever Buttercup asks him to do something, he says “as you wish”, but what he really means is “I love you.”
Tip: whenever the love of your life asks you to take out the trash, try responding with “as you wish”!
4. “I MAY NOT BE A SMART MAN, BUT I KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.”
This quote from Forrest Gump makes our hearts break just the tiniest bit every time we hear it. It is exchanged between Forrest and Jenny, who are childhood best friends.
Forrest has always been madly in love with Jenny, and he never stopped loving her after all those years. He is regarded throughout the movie as slow and stupid, but when it comes to emotional intelligence, he is clearly brilliant.
3. “YOU’RE THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS… AND APPARENTLY I’M THE MAN OF YOURS.”
This beautiful quote comes from 50 First Dates. Starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, Barrymore’s character has an unfortunate condition where she loses her memory every day since she got into a terrible accident. She never remembers Sandler’s character, so each day he has to come up with a creative way to win her love and affection. She admits that she dreams of him every night, and he says that she is the girl of his dreams. How beautiful is that?
2. “YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRET? YOU’RE THE SWEETEST GUY I’VE EVER KNOWN.”
This lovely quote is from the movie 13 Going on 30 starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. Their characters, Matty and Jenna, have been best friends since childhood and they reunite years later at the age of thirty.
Superficial reasons were the result of the end of their friendship years ago, but Jenna realizes how wonderful her old friend Matty is and how much she wants him back in her life. In their thirties, they get to bond together in a way that quickly becomes romantic and it doesn’t take long for the two of them to realize that they are meant to be together.
1. “IT WOULD BE SO NICE GROWING OLD WITH YOU.”
This incredibly sweet line comes from The Wedding Singer. In the movie, Robbie Hart is a small-town wedding singer who slowly falls in love with one of the wedding caterers named Julia. Julia is engaged to a jerk, yet after meeting Robbie she realizes that maybe she made the wrong choice and that she deserves to be with someone who actually respects her.
Robbie and Julia seem perfect together, yet financial circumstances prevent the two of them from being a married couple. Julia learns that sometimes it’s okay to take a leap of faith and be with someone for love rather than financial security. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler have proved to us time and time again that they make an excellent team and their chemistry is fully evident in this movie like never before.
