Some Like it Hot - something for everyone, gay or straight, old or young, male or female.

Pride and Prejudice - the 1995 BBC version or the surprisingly excellent 2005 movie. Avoid the appalling 1940 version with that overrated zombie, Laurence Olivier. It messes with the ending, and Mr. Darcy's motivation.

Rebecca - Mrs. DW2 fears her husband is still in love with his first wife, but how do you compete with a dead woman? (the best version is the 1978 BBC miniseries, but if you can't get it, see the 1940 Hitchcock version, even if it does star that overrated zombie, Laurence Olivier, and messes with the ending and Mr. de Winter's motivation. But NOT the 1997 miniseries, which truly sucks).

The Sound of Music - just for the scene where Maria dances with the Captain. ("Fräulein Maria, why is your face red?")

Laura - classic romantic suspense. And Waldo is just so bitchy. You've got to love the line, "I hope you will never come to regret what promises to be a disgustingly earthy relationship."

Now Voyager - Man, all those wonderful lines. And clothes. And innuendo. Decide for yourself if Bette and Paul really went all the way. If you can get past the cloud of smoke every time Paul lights two cigarettes and hands one to Bette.

The Big Easy - I got hooked on this after reading Jenny Crusie's Welcome to Temptation.

Shirley Valentine - okay, she falls in love with Greece. And herself. It's not always about love between two people. But there's still a great romantic scene that rocks the boat.

It's a Wonderful Life - for many reasons, including the highly charged telephone scene between George, Mary, her mother (listening on the extension) and Sam Wainwright, calling long distance from New York. But mostly because Suz Brockmann cites George Bailey as the most conflicted hero of all times. And she's right.

Pat and Mike - DO NOT MISS THIS. Tracy, Hepburn, attraction of opposites, witty dialogue, feminism, and the Other Guy who hasn't a clue.

Heaven Can Wait - aka - the Activist and the Quarterback. Paranormal and sweet, and supports the enviroment too (but it also shows that nothing there has changed in 30 years)

Sleepless in Seattle - if you think the H and H have to meet on the first page, this one breaks all the rules

An Affair to Remember - okay, okay, it's schmaltzy. Just open the red wine and get that popcorn.

Play It Again, Sam - if you like Casblanca and Woody, you're all set.

Truly, Madly, Deeply - an underrated romance that focuses on healing and letting go after the death of a lover. It's sweet, it's funny, it's sexy, and the heroine has TWO wonderful lovers, not to mention a sterling cast of supportive friends.

IQ - Tim Robbins is a sweet-natured grease monkey, Meg Ryan is a brilliant physicist, engaged to Stephen Fry, a stuffy behaviouralist. Guess who she ends up with, with a little help from her Uncle Albert (Einstein) and his colleagues, who conspire to remake Tim into a brilliant scientist. A one-movie study in Goal, Motivation and Conflict.