11940: Pride and Prejudice
LMPC//Getty ImagesSince the day Pride and Prejudice was penned by Jane Austen, fans of the novel and its many film adaptions have rooted for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet to get together. The iconic scene where Darcy professes his love for Miss Bennet—and simultaneously insults—has been played by many actors, but none more memorable than Laurence Olivier in 1940.
21988: Coming to America
ParamountComing to America is the classic case of boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, girl finds out boy is a prince. There's nothing more romantic than the scene when Eddie Murphy's character finds his girlfriend, Lisa, on the subway to profess his love and renounce his title for all to see.
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32002: A Walk to Remember
Warner Bros. PicturesDespite their intense love story throughout the entire film, the scene where Landon Carter proposes to Jamie Sullivan was unequivocally the most romantic. The couple spent the evening looking at comets through a telescope before the teenager popped the question to his dying girlfriend.
41954: Sabrina
Bettmann//Getty ImagesAfter only one evening with the newly debuted Sabrina Fairchild, David Larrabee was ready to propose marriage. In fact, after just one dance together, he called off his engagement to another woman.
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51994: Little Women
Columbia PicturesPerhaps one of the most heart-wrenching proposals ever was when Jo March turned down Laurie in Little Women. Don't feel too bad for these two though, it eventually all worked out. Laurie married Jo's little sister, Amy, and Jo found happiness with Professor Bhaer.
62003: Love Actually
UniversalTracking down the love of his life was a job that required the whole town. In one of the most endearing and concluding scenes of Love Actually, Colin Firth's character takes a chance on love and proposes to Aurelia at the restaurant where she worked in Portugal in front of all of her friends and family.
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71957: An Affair to Remember
United Archives//Getty ImagesBoth involved with other parties, but having fallen in love aboard a ship traveling to New York, Terry McKay and Nick Ferrante suggest a different kind of proposal. The two promise each other to meet at the Empire State Building in six months if they still loved each other. What ensues is one of the most memorable cinematic moments in history.
81998: The Wedding Singer
New Line CinemaNote to self: If you're ever trying to win someone back, serenading them over the loud speaker of a plane will do the trick. At least, that's what Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) did to win Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore) back.
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92002: Sweet Home Alabama
Buena Vista PicturesIt's every girl's dream to have all of Tiffany & Co. closed to the public, then have someone who looks like Patrick Dempsey tell you to "pick one" post-proposal. Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) enjoyed this fantasy and our expectations will never be the same again.
102002: Sweet Home Alabama (Again)
Touchstone PicturesWho knew that one of the most romantic proposals of all time would happen between six year olds? Sweet Home Alabama brings this childhood promise back around when Melanie realizes she's made a mistake and tracks down Jake (Josh Lucas) to repropose.
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111968: Funny Girl
Archive Photos//Getty ImagesAfter leaving her role with the Ziegfeld Follies, Fanny Brice joins the love of her life, Nick Arnstein, aboard a ship. It's there that they decide to get married upon their return to New York. The proposal is romantic and sweet—and there was nothing funny about it.
122018: Crazy Rich Asians
Hollywood PicturesThere was a lot that led to Rachel Chu heading back to New York without her boyfriend, Nick Young. But ultimately it was the emerald sparkler (a.k.a his mother's blessing) that brought the two of them together and gave us another great plane proposal for the history books.
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131990: Pretty Woman
Buena Vista PicturesWho wouldn't want to look outside their window to find Richard Gere pulling up in a limousine? After realizing he could lose Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts), Gere's character arrives at her apartment with flowers and a ring to win her back.
141995: While You Were Sleeping
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.After the many pitfalls of a romantic comedy, While You Were Sleeping leads to one of the most epic movie proposals of all time. By simply sliding the ring into the coin slot at Lucy's train station job, Jack reveals that he's brought his whole family along to pop the question.
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151996: Jerry Maguire
TriStar PicturesAlthough it's the classic "you had me at hello" scene that everyone thinks of with Jerry Maguire, the proposal is not to be overlooked. Though, we'll admit, the proposal is slightly anti-climatic, as it's used to get Dorothy (Renée Zellweger) not to move away.
162005: Walk the Line
20th Century FoxJohnny Cash and June Carter had a real-life love story that Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix recreated for Walk the Line. There's no better scene than when Cash proposes to Carter onstage in front of 7,000 people.
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172018: Night School
UniversalListen up, guys: Do not replicate this proposal, as it may result in a fiery disaster. Besides that hiccup, Teddy Walker's (Kevin Hart) idea for his Night School proposal remains sweet, just dangerous.
181999: Notting Hill
Working Title FilmsAfter a messy breakup, a heartbroken Will (Hugh Grant) almost doesn't take movie star Anna Scott back. Her response? "The fame thing isn't really real, you know. Don't forget, I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." That does the trick.
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192018: A Star Is Born
Warner Bros.While there were many heart-melting moments in A Star is Born, the proposal with the tied guitar string ring and private moment just between Ally and Jack was one of our all-time favorites.
201999: Stepmom
Archive Photos//Getty ImagesIn another Julia Roberts classic rom-com, her character in Stepmom is woken up to a proposal in bed by her boyfriend (Ed Harris). Mind you, this is only the beginning of her road to becoming a stepmother.
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