UK’s Favourite Romantic Movie Moments Revealed

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Reel Romance: Most Loved Romantic Movie Scenes Revealed According To YouTube Data

  • Heath Ledger singing ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ in 10 Things I Hate About You is the most popular romantic film scene
  • Luxury holiday company Kuoni used YouTube data to uncovered the most ‘liked’ romantic scenes in movie history
  • Blue Valentine, Up and A Walk to Remember also make the top 10 list

From epic kisses to emotional declarations of love, romantic scenes in films make up some of the most memorable moments in movie history.

Luxury holiday company Kuoni has trawled through hundreds of the most famous romantic film scenes to discover which is the most loved by the public. YouTube ‘like’ data was analyzed to pinpoint the most popular scenes, based on positive reactions.  

The data shows that the ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ singing scene from 10 Things I Hate About You, where Heath Ledger’s character serenades Julia Stiles on their school bleachers, was the most loved romantic scene. The two-minute clip has 99.3% positive reactions – making the attempted woo-ing the most popular scene of romance.  

In second place is another musical clip, where Ryan Gosling’s character sings ‘You Always Hurt the Ones You Love’ to Michelle Williams in the 2010 film Blue Valentine. The kooky clip has a 99.1% positive reaction. The ending scene of The Wedding Singer, which is at seventh place, also features a musical number with Adam Sandler singing ‘Grow Old With Me’ to Drew Barrymore on a plane.

The opening sequence of Up is the only clip from an animated film to make it into the top ten, placing as the third most popular romantic cinema moment. The emotional scene which shows a montage of the life of Carl and his wife Ellie together is a well-known tear-jerker and has millions of views online and 98.5% positive reactions.  

The 90s seem to be best decade for romantic films, with four of the top 10 films – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Wedding Singer (1998), You’ve Got Mail (1998) and Titanic (1997) – being made in this decade.

Interestingly, Ryan Gosling also appears twice on the top 10 list – staring as the romantic lead Dean in Blue Valentine (second place) and womanizer Jacob Palmer in Crazy Stupid Love (fifth place).

Interestingly, Ryan Gosling also appears twice on the top 10 list – staring as the romantic lead Dean in Blue Valentine (second place) and womanizer Jacob Palmer in Crazy Stupid Love (fifth place).

https://www.kuoni.co.uk/most-loved-romantic-film-scenes

10 Most Loved Romantic Scenes On Film

1.      10 Things I Hate About You (1999) – “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” singing scene – 99.3% positive reactions

2.      Blue Valentine (2010) – “You Always Hurt the One You Love” singing scene – 99.1% positive reactions

3.      Up (2009) – Carl and Ellie life montage – 98.55% positive reactions

4.      A Walk To Remember (2002) – the bucket list scene – 98.54% positive reactions

5.      Crazy Stupid Love (2011) – Dirty Dancing lift scene – 98.43% positive reactions

6.      500 Days Of Summer (2009) – running round Ikea scene – 98.41% positive reactions

7.      The Wedding Singer (1998) – “Grow Old With Me” singing scene on an airplane – 98.39% positive reactions

8.      Bridget Jones Diary (2001) – Bridget and Mark Darcy’s kiss in the snow – 98.18% positive reactions

9.      You’ve Got Mail (1998) – “I wanted it to be you” ending scene – 97.9% positive reactions

10.   Titanic (1997) – “I’m flying” scene – 97.8% positive reactions

Dean Harvey, Marketing Director at Kuoni, comments: “Having organized many romantic trips for couples to destinations all around the world that are packed with loved up moments, we wanted to discover the most popular fictional romantic moments as well. We can certainly see how the singing scene in 10 Things I Hate About You has made it to the top of the list, who doesn’t enjoy watching young love blossom? We hope our data can inspire couples to take a trip to create their own romantic moments in 2021.”

To view the full research visit: https://www.kuoni.co.uk/most-loved-romantic-film-scenes


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