let me be your movie guide...

you could think of all the songs that describe how you feel this valentine's season (ahem, saints and soldiers by dashboard confessional...). or, if you're like me and have a strange obsession with movies, you could come up with a movie playlist to express yourself. so, here it is: a little compilation of some of my fave love stories, sad stories, cute stories, cheese stories, and rom coms (apparently this is a hip saying. note: if you ever call something 'hip', you are not said 'hip'), along with the potential mood and emotions to accompany them and the eye candy reasons as well.

mood: depressed that for some reason you can't get the love of your life.

titanic ('i'll never let go, jack...' but then she does! why???) leonardo dicaprio

becoming jane (for some strange reason, she doesnt run away with tom. come on jane. let's think about this for a sec) james mcavoy

atonement (you can only imagine the truth.... sidenote: atonement is rated r but i will gladly censor it for you. it is well worth it) james mcavoy (i really like james mcavoy, ok?)

casablanca (classic. sad. classic. black and white. just like your love life.) humphrey bogart

mood: you watch the entire movie for the sole reason of the kissing scene. and then you rewind it. twenty times. without shame.

penelope (arguably THE BEST kissing scene in any movie. ever.) james mcavoy (dont be hatin)

twilight (i dont care what you say, that kiss is freaking sexy.) vampires. all of them.

pirates of the caribbean 3 (i know, kind of random, but the kiss on the ship at the very end... holy crap.) orlando bloom, johnny depp

mood: in need of some couple chemistry.

you've got mail, sleepless in seattle (you cannot deny the power of tom hanks and meg ryan)

how to lose a guy in 10 days (kate hudson and matthew mcconaughey are so fun. and good looking)

the wedding singer, 50 first dates (drew barrymore and adam sandler are pretty great)

runaway bride (love love love julia roberts and richard gere)

anything doris day and rock hudson

anything humphrey bogart and lauren bacall

mood: nothing but classics will satisfy me tonight.

gone with the wind (watched this recently and all i have to say is: scarlett- hate her. rhett- marry me.) clark gable

an affair to remember (quite possibly the chick flicks of all chick flicks.) cary grant

roman holiday (sad yet satisfying. and we all love audrey.) gregory peck

sabrina (both versions. both great.) humphrey bogart, william holden/harrison ford, greg kinnear

breakfast at tiffany's (we can all learn from audrey.) george peppard

mood: i want to sing and fall in love at the same time.

oklahoma (who can resist a man named curly?) gordon macrae

hairspray ('and i'm....link') zac efron

phantom of the opera (you are not a bad person for being seduced by the phantom. totally normal.) gerard butler, patrick wilson

the sound of music (just a lovely movie, always.) christopher plummer (who knew?!)

grease (dirty. but still amazing.) john travolta

all things disney (cartoons, high school musicals, camp rock, etc)

mood: i want to be literate and fall in love at the same time.

much ado about nothing (this movie is the essence of my childhood)

pride and prejudice (the keira knightley version and/or the six hour long one. you cannot go wrong.) matthew macfadyen, simon woods/colin firth

wuthering heights (the 1939 one. yes. except i hear they're making a new one with ed westwick....yessss.) laurence olivier

the princess bride ('as you wish...') cary elwes

mood: all things tween. ish.

sleepover (this movie gave me hope of getting the senior when i was a sophomore.) sean faris

aquamarine (a mermaid on a quest to find if love exists. arent we all.) jake mcdorman

what a girl wants 

she's the man

sydney white (amanda bynes is the best.) guaranteed hotties. 

anything mary-kate and ashley. seriously, so great.

mood: of course.

p.s. i love you (i am the only woman in my family who did not cry. only because i dont have tear ducts.) gerard butler

a walk to remember (the first of many.) shane west

the notebook (go nicholas sparks.) ryan gosling, james marsden

pearl harbor (oh my gosh, rip your heart out.) ben affleck, josh hartnett

serendipity (why... cant they just... find each other?!) john cusack
(500) days of summer (a new classic. fo sho.) joseph gordon-leavitt

mood: i love the 80's.

some kind of wonderful (why did no one tell me about this sooner?) eric stoltz

pretty in pink (ducky is so great.) andrew mcarthy

sixteen candles (more hope for dating a senior.) michael schoeffling

top gun (that song means so much to me now...) tom cruise

mood: the unknown, the underrated and the unloved.

wild hearts can't be broken (i need a wild heart.) michael schoeffling

bed of roses (another childhood fave.) christian slater

a lot like love (dont know why no one has seen this.) ashton kutcher

the lake house (why does everyone hate on this movie???) keanu reeves
the painted veil (holy cow this movie is amazing.) edward norton

mood: i just need some power.

first wives club (five women out to get revenge on their ex husbands. doesnt get much more powerful than that.)

little women (sisters.) christian bale

the women (an all woman cast! so cool.)

sisterhood of the traveling pants 1 and 2 (four besties out to conquer the world. and men.) definite hotties in here

miss congeniality (because who does want to be hot and fight at the same time?) 

mood: rom com it up. make me laugh so i forget how much i want to be in love right now.

the proposal (seeing ryan's body. plus.) ryan reynolds

sweet home alabama (i want to be reese.) josh lucas

13 going on 30 (mark needs more love.) mark ruffalo

hitch (because we still watch it to learn some love lessons.) will smith

27 dresses (i want that many dresses.) james marsden

definitely maybe (two words.) ryan reynolds

my best friend's wedding (julia's outfits. ha. ha.) dermot mulroney

mood: i refuse to marry anyone without an accent.

notting hill

two weeks notice

music and lyrics (who doesnt love) hugh grant

love actually (we have it clean.) hugh grant, colin firth and more

the holiday (i want. i want. gimme. gimme.) jude law

feel free to leave a comment with ones i forgot! disclaimer: these are all movies i've seen. trust me, there are plenty more out there i still want to watch!