2.Never Been Kissed : Grand gestures are not only committed by men. In Never Been Kissed, Josie Geller invites the object of her affection, Sam Coulson, to give her her a kiss during a school baseball game — her first. It's as sweet as the resulting smooch, set to "Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys.
3.Once : Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová star as a musician and a flower girl whose friendship begins to hint at something more, as they bond over their love for music. He falls for her, but she resists because she's married. In the end, he leaves to board a plane for London, leaving her with a parting gift: a piano.
4.Shakespeare in Love : Even though William can't be with Viola, with whom he is deeply in love, he dedicates his next play to her. His words are better than mine: "For she will be my heroine for all time, and her name will be . . . Viola."
5.Pretty Woman : Edward Lewis decides he can't let Vivian go after their "business arrangement" ends and attempts to be the knight in shining armor she's fantasized about. Tackling his fear of heights by climbing her fire escape, he presents her with roses and asks what happens next. She tells him that she "rescues him right back."
6.A Walk to Remember : Landon knows Jamie is dying of leukemia, so he takes it upon himself to complete everything on her bucket list, including tattoos, crossing state lines, and getting married.
7.Sleepless in Seattle : Annie has a seemingly perfect man all ready for marriage, but she takes a risk and heads to the top of the Empire State Building instead for a chance to meet her soulmate, Sam. Even though Jonah plays a big role as matchmaker, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say many women would have gone the safe route with cute-but-boring Walter.
8.Say Anything : The definitive movie grand gesture just may be Lloyd Dobler hoisting a ghetto blaster over his head to play "In Your Eyes" for Diane Court. They're broken up, both in pain, and Peter Gabriel's song, the one they had first made love to, is looping for her benefit. It would be creepy if it wasn't so wonderful.
9.Juno : Even though they were never really together, Juno realizes she's in love with the father of her baby, Paulie Bleeker, while she's pregnant. Her gesture is personal, sweet, and colorful: she fills the Bleeker mailbox with orange Tic Tacs, his fave.
10.Ten Things I Hate About You : Heath Ledger's Patrick Verona breaks out of his assumed bad-boy persona to serenade Julia Stiles's character Kat with the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." I still can't hear that song without imagining a marching band playing the instrumental part or Heath dancing across the school's bleachers.
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