By Raphael Chestang
5:54 AM PDT, April 12, 2011
Clark Gable & Vivien Leigh: 'Gone with the Wind'
'Gone with the Wind,' released in 1939, featured Vivien Leigh as a young woman during the American Civil War
who manipulates a rich man (Clark Gable) in a romance that culminates in a surprise ending. Get 'Gone with the Wind' today.Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey: 'Dirty Dancing'
Jennifer Grey falls in love with her summer resort's dancing teacher (Patrick Swayze) in 'Dirty Dancing,' which opened in 1987. Get 'Dirty Dancing' today.
Antonio Banderas & Catherine Zeta-Jones: 'The Mask of Zorro'
Catherine Zeta-Jones falls in love with a foxy masked crusader (Antonio Banderas) in the 1998 action movie 'The Mask of Zorro.' Get 'The Mask of Zorro' today.
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman: 'Casablanca'
In 1942's 'Casablanca,' Humphrey Bogart plays an American expatriate who opens a nightclub in Africa during World War II. He battles mixed emotions when his ex-lover (Ingrid Bergman) re-enters his life by chance. Get 'Casablanca' today.
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: 'Grease'
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John struggle to reignite their summer fling when they discover that they are attending the same high school in the 1978 timeless musical 'Grease.' Get 'Grease' today.
Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams: 'The Notebook'
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams played the younger versions of James Garner and Gena Rowlands in the telling of how the couple got together in the 2004 classic 'The Notebook.' Get 'The Notebook' today.
Taye Diggs & Angela Bassett: 'How Stella Got Her Groove Back'
Angela Bassett plays an over-worked independent woman who allows herself to be seduced by a man half her age (Taye Diggs) during a vacation in Jamaica in 1998's 'How Stella Got Her Groove Back.' Get 'How Stella Got Her Groove Back' today.
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson: 'Twilight'
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson shot to stardom in 2008 with the release of 'Twilight,' the story of a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. Get 'Twilight' today.
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie: 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith'
In 2005's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie play a married couple of assassins, only neither is aware of the other's occupation. Of course following this project, the two became a couple in real life. Get 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' today.
Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet: 'Titanic'
Leonardo DiCaprio plays a poor young man who seduces a rich girl (Kate Winslet) on the maiden and only voyage of the Titanic in the 1997 film of the same name. In 2008, the two shared the screen again playing a middle-income couple desperately seeking to escape their mundane lives in 'Revolutionary Road.' Get 'Titanic' today.
Top 10 Most Memorable On-Screen Movie Couples
The magic of movies can draw the viewer into the story so strongly that the romances on the screen become believable, and sometimes the on-camera chemistry transforms into a real-life love affair. Here's a look back at some of the most indelible film romances of the American cinema.