50 Best Movie Kisses, Ranked

Look, they’re dogs. I cannot rank it any higher.

He’s creepy. He’s so creepy.

Natalie Wood is not Puerto Rican, so, I’m making it #48. Also the hands are weird.

Yeah, it’s a good moment, but it’s cheating.

I don’t like how quickly Leslie forgives Scott, but something about the simple cheesiness wins me over, even if just for a little bit.

It’s sweet and simple, but it lacks…something. Not to mention it’s tainted by his lies throughout the movie.

I love this movie even though it’s filled with sexist stereotypes and they’re both lying to and manipulating each other the entire time. And, even though this kiss is so, so unrealistic – and not in a fun way – it makes me smile, a lot.

The little exchange they have right before they kiss is so stilted, but I do like how much the kiss feels like a big moment.

It’s such a wonderful and romantic scene, but the kiss isn’t what’s noteworthy, and that’s what we’re doing here.

Again, a great scene, but the kiss isn’t what makes it great.

I know I said I wouldn’t go into age differences, but this one is so wild my brain refuses to rank it any higher. I’ve seen White Christmas a lot and a 25-year difference is hard to deal with.

I know it’s super duper famous, but there’s something about it that’s really weird to me.

It gets the job done, but it doesn’t pop.

Like The Princess Bride, it’s more than fine or forgettable, but it’s not a WOW. Though I love trains.

I’m definitely biased towards this scene because of the pedestal A Cinderella Story sits on in my brain, and I have no interest in reexamining that.

It’s lovely, but it’s also a kiss that feels in between grand and casual. It’s like it can’t decide which to be.

It’s a sweet ending, but that’s kind of all there is to it.

This scene has such a calm, understated vibe. Sometimes the weirdness of that takes over, but not enough to take away from the kiss.

They play paintball and then they make out in some hay. What more could you want from a casual teen movie kiss?

Okay, so I like the scene, but the absolutely pouring rain is too much.

It’s not the hand flex close up, but it’s still a win in my book.

It’s a sweet, innocent kiss between children. #29 feels like a good place for it to be.

It’s also a sweet, innocent kiss between children, but they’re older so the stakes are higher. #28 feels like a good place for it to be.

The lying in the bones of the story are hard to get past, but it’s a very, very, very nice scene, and I will watch You’ve Got Mail many more times in my life.

Unlike The Notebook, this is the right amount of rain for a movie kiss, except the kiss itself is…weird? I love what it’s going for, though. The racism in this movie, however, is not good.

Who doesn’t love a big romantic airport moment? It’s arguably not right for this story, but I can absolutely celebrate the sweeping drama of this kiss.

This casual, happy kiss — rather than the post-proposal kiss — is what Rachel has been craving, though the severe publicness isn’t a pro.

It’s softly and wholesomely enchanting, but it’s not all that memorable.

I want to love it, but the fact that she’s fully crying prohibits me.

The racism and the casualness coolness with rape in Sixteen Candles really tarnishes what should be a top 10 scene.

This movie is soooooo good, but does this scene specifically deserve to be any higher on this list? No.

I so wish I could rank it higher, but it is cheating.

It’s awesome, but the rest of these are such clear winners that, unfortunately, there’s simply no room higher on this list. (Also, I want to say that the music is flawless.)

It’s an unquestionably outstanding scene, but the whimsy make it feel like it’s not real, and I think the best of the best movie kisses have to feel at least 30% real.

People hate this, and sure, it’s got its ever-present layer of awkwardness, but the coziness overpowers that for me.

It’s a great scene with a very specific vibe. Love it.

I adore, adore, adore the tone.

I hate myself for being this predictable and ranking Titanic so high, but I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do. I don’t even like Titanic and here we are.

It’s the perfect amount of dramatic. Plus, snow is so much better than rain.

The romantic movie speech to end all romanic movie speeches. A very good kiss, too, but if there were no speech, it would not be #10.

A great kiss from a great and underrated movie.

I LOVE that we don’t see the kiss. Fucking brilliant.

The only reason this scene isn’t even higher up is because of what happens later in the film, but the moment itself is wonderfully tender.

We’re not here to talk about sex scenes – lol imagine that post – so all I’ll say is this: the green dress.

It’s sweet without being saccharine, it’s cheesy without being overripe, and it’s romantic without being unrealistic. The only flaw I have about the kiss is that it’s public, in front of people they know — which fits perfectly within the plot of the movie, but it still takes away from the kiss itself for me.

It’s a masterpiece of a scene. Yeah, Cher and Josh are ex-step siblings and that’s, you know, weird, but I do not care.

The lighting and the music are everything I want from a movie. And the kiss is followed immediately by horror, which makes it exist in its own ephemeral room. It’s stunning.

Lovely and magical. Wouldn’t change a thing about it.

It’s not only the kiss that makes it #1, it’s everything before the kiss as well. There’s no other place this could possibly go, folks.