# Name the perfect movie to see with a date on Valentine's Day **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 14, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293 "2025-02-14T02:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/1 "2025-02-14T02:42:47Z")
I can think of three: _ **Lady and the Tramp** _, _ **American Graffiti** _, and Zefferelli’s _ **Romeo and Juliet** _. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/2 "2025-02-14T02:46:34Z")
Groundhog Day ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/3 "2025-02-14T03:23:22Z")
_ **Roman Holiday** _ ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/4 "2025-02-14T03:23:24Z")
My Bloody Valentine Duh. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/5 "2025-02-14T03:47:59Z")
**Coming to America** ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/6 "2025-02-14T04:11:20Z")
Never mind. Wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/7 "2025-02-14T04:24:05Z")
I suspect the answer may vary depending upon whether the date is a new romance or a long term partner or spouse! For me and my wife, it’s _The Princess Bride_ because other than being a fun love story, it’s a near-perfect movie in it’s own right! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/8 "2025-02-14T04:28:45Z")
Ever After. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/9 "2025-02-14T06:58:27Z")
This will be an odd one but I’m entering it here because of how I MYSELF reacted to it. It’s **Barry Lyndon**. I saw it with my now ex husband. When the scene of the funeral procession for the little boy came up i burst out sobbing and clutched hubbies arm and cried onto his shoulder. He comforted me, and for that and a couple other things I do not hate him. I’m sure he didn’t like the movie. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/10 "2025-02-14T07:05:39Z")
“Perfect” movie is too much pressure; I can’t answer that. But if I may throw in a possibly good candidate movie, depending on circumstance: _[Yesterday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film))_ is pretty charming and affection-inducing. More options (with all caveats): Body Heat Chocolate ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/11 "2025-02-14T07:17:57Z")
I don’t know if these are perfect, but at least they’re appropriate: - Once - When Harry Met Sally - Beauty and the Beast (1946 version directed by Jean Cocteau) - An Affair to Remember ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/12 "2025-02-14T07:37:06Z")
You suggest ‘anything by Richard Curtis’. If they respond with ‘why don’t we binge _Blackadder_?’ then you start shopping for a ring. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/13 "2025-02-14T08:33:14Z")
_ **Saving Private Ryan** _ Okay so maybe it’s not very romantic (although it will bring tears to a man’s eyes), but it was the movie of our first date, a night that changed our lives, and we’ve been married now 22+ years. It worked for us, so why not? She’s \color{red}{\text {my Valentine}} each and every day. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/14 "2025-02-14T09:37:58Z")
_Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain_. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/15 "2025-02-14T13:15:45Z")
[Groundhog Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/2) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/16 "2025-02-14T15:23:03Z")
Stranger Than Fiction. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/17 "2025-02-14T15:27:22Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > _Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain_. Better known to USAians as [Amélie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/). I concur, excellent date movie. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/18 "2025-02-14T17:00:06Z")
I’m hoping it’s [this one](https://www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/international-shorts-from-la-fantasmagorie-to-the-future-15/)! (Well, it’s a program of several short animated films) as we’ve got tickets for it tonight! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/19 "2025-02-14T18:02:37Z")
_The Graduate_ You’ve got to love the ending, where Ben has that great scene banging on the humungus window, then they run off, catch a bus, and then… what? They’re both sitting there like “What’s next?” ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/20 "2025-02-14T18:08:05Z")
On a slightly more serious note- My beloved and I were going to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a theater tonight. We had this planned for a long time. Then, the Eagles victory parade was scheduled for tonight. The streets will be crowded and some will be closed. Public transit will be packed, running on a special schedule, and skipping many stops. Finally, it is colder than expected. She has said it is too cold to wear anything other than normal clothing and she really wanted to wear a costume when we went. Bah. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293.md?page=2)