# Most romantic/passionate couple on screen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260 "2008-09-19T03:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/1 "2008-09-19T03:26:58Z")
Who do you think is the most passionate or most romantic couple on screen? The best I could do was Gomez and Morticia Adams of the Adams Family. Surely we can do better than a cheesey 60s sitcom and the 90s movies based on it! I was inspired to ask this after watching PBS’ Nova Tuesday night. They were repeating “Einstein’s Big Idea”, a show about E=mc^2 and some of its scientific antecedents. They did a segment about Lavoisier. His wife was very interested in science, his work particularly. The show had a scene of the newly wed Lavoisiers discussing his work on oxidation of copper and iron. They were standing in his lab, less than an inch apart, staring deeply into each others’ eyes while conversing about leading edge science of the day. I have never seen chemistry portrayed so passionately! It was less a science lecture, and more like watching Gomez and Morticia Adams. It was so - so French! Tish - I said French! Kiss … kiss … kiss … kiss … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/2 "2008-09-19T03:35:08Z")
Jack and Ennis from _Brokeback Mountain_. That first kiss after they haven’t seen each other for four years is pretty much what I think of when I hear the word “passion”. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/3 "2008-09-19T04:08:53Z")
My nominees from TV: 1. Sherridan/D’Len from Babylon 5. They weren’t physical, but they were passionate about each other. 2. Adama/Rosilyn from BSG. Not only have they been shown smoking dope and basking in the afterglow of what had to be some righteous boot-knocking, they share a sort of unspoken “old lovers intimacy” that translates well on screen. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/4 "2008-09-19T05:27:10Z")
I always thought the chemistry between Jane and John Smith in **Mr. and Mrs. Smith** was sizzling hot. Of course, they got married soon after, which may explain that. ---
**Author:** ![Atomicflea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Atomicflea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomicflea)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/5 "2008-09-19T10:48:45Z")
I never believed Tom Cruise was into Katie Holmes, but his chemistry with Nicole Kidman in _Far and Away_ was fantastic. TV couples? I don’t know about most passionate, but my vote for most romantic goes to Mulder/Scully from _The X-Files._ 7 years of mental and emotional foreplay before the first kiss makes for amazing romance. ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/6 "2008-09-19T11:55:58Z")
Oh, please! How can you beat Robin Wright and Cary Elwes? Twoo Wuv!! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/7 "2008-09-19T12:16:47Z")
Bogey & Bacall will never be beat. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/8 "2008-09-19T12:22:28Z")
Mickey and Mallory Knox (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis) in _Natural Born Killers._ The Young Girl and The Chinaman (Jane March and Tony Leung) in _The Lover_. Hawkeye and Cora (Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe) in _Last of the Mohicans._ ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/9 "2008-09-19T13:01:21Z")
I’ve never thought Tom Cruise had chemistry with any of his co-stars except Val Kilmer in **Top Gun**. 😉 Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in **The Notebook**. Han Solo and Princess Leia. Susan Sarandon and Kevin Costner in **Bull Durham**. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/10 "2008-09-19T13:29:49Z")
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman in _Moulin Rouge!_ And a second for Jack and Ennis in _Brokeback Mountain._ ---
**Author:** ![Arglefraster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/11 "2008-09-19T15:38:36Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > Mickey and Mallory Knox (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis) in _Natural Born Killers._ This is what I came in here to say. Since that one’s taken, I’ll go with Spike and Drusilla when they first appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/12 "2008-09-19T17:23:57Z")
Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) and Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) in _The Incredible Hulk_. The way they look at each other is just the hotness. And that love scene with Bruce shirtless and Betty in that plaid shirt – yowza. Ed Norton’s hands are glued to Liv Tyler’s ass the entire time. I imagine he kept calling for retakes. Beecher and Keller from HBO’s _OZ_, especially in the last season. When Keller ties Beecher to the chair and does this little dance of threat/seduction, with that red strap… DAMN. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/13 "2008-09-19T17:44:54Z")
Nikki and Helen in “Bad Girls” (British prison drama) Tina and Bette in “The L Word” ---
**Author:** ![Wygtya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wygtya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wygtya)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/14 "2008-09-19T17:48:50Z")
George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) and Mary Hatch (Donna Reed) in **It’s a Wonderful Life.** ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/15 "2008-09-19T18:02:58Z")
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in _Cleopatra_ ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/16 "2008-09-19T19:29:59Z")
Michael Douglas and Glenn Close? ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/17 "2008-09-19T19:50:04Z")
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in _Body Heat_ = smoking hot passion! I really liked Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan in Laws of Attraction. (“It’s Tuhyooooozdeee!”) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/18 "2008-09-19T21:02:11Z")
The first couple I thought of (that hasn’t been mentioned already) was Madmartigan and Sorsha from _Willow_. I understand that they got married shortly after the movie, and it certainly showed. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/19 "2008-09-19T21:16:25Z")
John Kerr and France Nuyen in **South Pacific**. Hard to believe it was released in 1958! ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260/20 "2008-09-19T22:26:06Z")
> [@SaharaTea](#): > > Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in **The Notebook**. Very much agreed. The honesty and rawness of the two young lovers’ interaction makes watching the movie feel like peeping. And makes me blush. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-romantic-passionate-couple-on-screen/464260.md?page=2)