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Choosing a movie for date night is trickier than it seems.
Sometimes you want something relaxing and easy.
Other times, the mood demands something more challenging.
Scientifically speaking, horror movies help raise the heart rate which increases our attraction to someone.
But not everyone can tolerate jump scares.
So, whatareactually the greatest date night movies?
Turns out, theres a lot of movies that fit the bill.
(And maybeget intothe mood.)
(It just so happens that one of them is a vampire.)
Emotional and lyrical, Let the Right One In belies its own genre to instead be something totally original.
Kyle MacLachlan stars as a college student who returns home and finds a severed ear in his neighborhood.
Crimson Peak (2015)
Celebrated auteur Guillermo del Toro may be known for his gothic artistry.
We could spend all day talking about that.
Instead, lets just hear from Anne Hathaways Dr. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can’t understand it.
And you know what?
It still hits the mark.
(Penelope Cruz stars in both versions of the movie too, playing the same role.)
Warm Bodies (2013)
Jonathan Levines Warm Bodies isnt the only romantic comedy set in a zombie apocalypse.
Edgar Wrights Shaun of the Dead bit off that piece of the flesh pie years before, in 2004.
R is a zombie who finds himself drawn to a human survivor named Julie (Teresa Palmer).
After eating Julies boyfriend and inheriting his memories and feelings, R also develops a romantic connection to Julie.
Notting Hill (1999)
There was a time when Julia Roberts reigned supreme over Hollywoods romantic comedies.
Besides being knee-slapping hilarious, Notting Hill enables anyone to daydream about a whirlwind improbable romance.
But lets just assume the person youre watching with is also the person youre dreaming of too, yeah?
If only they actually kissed at the end.
Amid a whirlwind twelve-ish hours, the two young adults debate their opposing ideas about life and love.
But Before Sunrise also works on its own, being the one that arguably inspires hopeless romantics the most.
(Think Siri or Alexa, just with the voice of Scarlett Johansson.)
For couples who want to laugh and cry and cheer, fall ill love with The Big Sick.
Tie Me Down!.
Surreal, vulgar, yet strangely sweet (we promise), Tie Me Up!
is for those who want some spice in their date night flick.
What they dont expect is to fall in love while making it.
Its lush and chic stylings are complemented by its heart-wrenching tale embodying universal feelings of desire.
If heartbreak can be erotic, it would look like In the Mood For Love.
Spare a thought for couples who find its hitting a little too close to home.
But this R-rated, Golden Globe-nominated Marvel comedy has a surprising amount of emotional pathos beneath its red spandex.
Essentially a spiritual remake of Guess Whos Coming to Dinner?
Past Lives (2023)
Prepare the Kleenex tissues and tighten the Instagram block list for this one.
But no movie of his teems with problematic eroticism like Decision to Leave.
None of us are immune.
Bones and All (2022)
Ever lusted after someone so bad you could almost eat them alive?
Thats the playful conceit behind Luca Guadagninos arthouse romantic horror Bones and All.
