Patrick Swayze films top Most Romantic Poll

Saturday, February 14th, 2009 | one comment | Category : BREAKING NEWS

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In previous years, flicks such as “Romeo And Juliet”, “Casablanca”, and “Sleepless In Seattle” have dominated hmv.com’s annual poll, but not this year…

According to this year’s online poll by the retail giant, the Patrick Swayze films “Ghost” and “Dirty Dancing” are in fact the two most romantic movies for Valentine’s Day!

Here are the Top 50 Romantic Flicks according to this year’s HMV poll (with last year’s position in brackets):

1. (10) Ghost (1990)
2. (5) Dirty Dancing (1987)
3. (34) The Notebook (2004)
4. (4) Titanic (1997)
5. (9) Pretty Woman (1990)
6. (11) Love Actually (2003)
7. (1) Romeo and Juliet (1996)
8. (15) An Officer And A Gentleman (1982)
9. (6) Moulin Rouge (2001)
10. (25) Amelie (2001)
11. (3) Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
12. (14) Notting Hill (1999)
13. (12) Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
14. (24) Pride And Prejudice (2005)
15. (16) Gone With The Wind (1939)

16. (8) Brief Encounter (1945)
17. (26) Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
18. (2) Casablanca (1942)
19. (7) When Harry Met Sally (1989) — 1.5%
20. (new) Mamma Mia (2008) — 1.5%
21. (28) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
22. (32) Grease (1978)
23. (45) You’ve Got Mail (1998)
24. (29) Love Story (1970)
25. (new) Gregory’s Girl (1981)
26. (21) West Side Story (1961)
27. (22) Dr Zhivago (1965)
28. (37) Secretary (2002)
29. (19) Brokeback Mountain (2005)
30. (30) The English Patient (1996)
31. (20) An Affair To Remember (1957)
32. (23) The Bridges Of Madison County (1995)
33. (new) Sex And The City The Movie (2008)
34. (33) Wuthering Heights (1939)
35. (18) Atonement (2008)
36. (42) My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
37. (13) Sense And Sensibility (1995)
38. (new) My Girl (1991)
39. (17) Jerry Maguire (1996)
40. (new) The Way We Were (1973)
41. (39) Shakespeare In Love (1988)
42. (46) Out Of Africa (1985)
43. (27) Moonstruck (1987)
44. (38) Roman Holiday (1953)
45. (41) Annie Hall (1977)
46. (new) My Fair Lady (1964)
47. (new) Remains Of The Day (1993)
48. (35) Working Girl (1998)
49. (44) From Here To Eternity (1953)
50. (new) Last Tango In Paris (1972)