Movie romances are one of the greatest things to watch unfold. They can be funny, lighthearted, even dangerous — but always entertaining.
Sometimes, audiences bear witness to a movie couple with such incredible chemistry, they literally try to will that relationship into existence.
With that in mind, have a look below at these movie couples with such great chemistry, people wanted them to date in real life.
Let's be honest, we all dream about someone showing us the kind of love and devotion that Westley extolls upon Princess Buttercup. To borrow an old cliche, Westkey and Buttercup prove that true love conquers all.
Rick and Evie are a classic example of opposites attracting. Rick's rough and rugged exterior is balanced perfectly by Evie's tact and intellect. If only Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz could've got together in real life.
The type of chemistry that Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan showed on-screen comes along once in a generation. They seemed picture-perfect for one another in the film and it's hard to imagine that not translating into a real-world romance.
Before Sunrise showed audiences how love can be born at the strangest times and in the most inopportune of circumstances. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are positively explosive together, delivering two of the best romantic performances in cinema history.
I am the first to admit that I'm not overly fond of Julia Stiles. That being said, if she and Heath Ledger found a way to make it work, I'd be won over in an instant.
Adam and Eve save each other in this film. Without Adam's blissful innocence, Eve would've never been able to see the world for how beautiful it truly is. Without Eve's streetwise attitude, Adam would've been dead in the gutter.
Boy, do I ever love this movie. As far as I'm concerned, this might be the most underrated comedy of the '90s, mostly because seeing Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz interacting with one another on-screen is nothing short of heart-melting.
Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks first stole our hearts in Sleepless in Seattle and then again many years later in You've Got Mail. Suffice it to say that there are no two fictional characters I'd like to see get together in real life more than these two.
For the bulk of the film, it really didn't feel as if Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga were acting at all. Their love and romance seemed so visceral, almost as if it was unfolding right before our very eyes.
You can't sit there and tell me that you wouldn't absolutely gush upon hearing the news that Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet were dating. Their love in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the type of thing that dreams are made of.
I don't know about you, but I would've far rather seen Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes together than have to bear witness to the trainwreck that was her relationship with ex-husband, Chris Martin.
Sure, Summer and Tom weren't able to make it work in the film but that's OK. I have nothing but faith in the fact that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zoey Deschanel would be absolutely perfect for one another.
Technically, we already got our wish because these two really did date in real life. If only they could've found a way to make their love last, thus answering the prayers of every Nicholas Sparks fan on the planet.
Whenever I'm feeling sad or lonely, I just close my eyes and I think about Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore effortlessly molding a lump of clay into a physical manifestation of their love.
Jack Black and Kate Winslet helped us all to believe that nice guys don't finish last and that true love comes to those who wait and are most deserving of it. For that, I'll always love them.
As much as fans would've loved to have seen Patrick and Jennifer date in real life, the likelihood of that actually happening was incredibly slim. Although their chemistry was palpable, in reality — these two despised one another.
After audiences finished crying buckets of tears in A Walk to Remember, everyone and their mother was praying for Shane West and Mandy Moore to date. Sadly, for whatever reason, these two chose to be just friends.
Pat and Tiffany were two broken people who found a way to put themselves back together through dance. The way they interacted on-screen and all of their subtle nuances had everyone convinced that Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence would date.
Neo and Trinity's love quite literally saved the world in The Matrix. It seemed only reasonable to expect that Keanu and Carrie-Anne Moss would find their way back to each other in the real world.
It goes without saying that Pretty Woman is one of the best romantic comedies ever made. Therefore, it's no wonder that the majority of movie-going audiences would've given anything to see Julia Roberts and Richard Gere give it a go.
Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar are together and still going strong. But in an alternate universe, I know that he and Rachel Leigh Cook would've been very happy together.
My chills are multiplying and I'm losing control, it happens every time I think about John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Any two people who can sing and dance that well together are bound to be compatible in a real-world relationship.
At the end of the day, we all dream of finding someone who accepts us for who we are. That's what made Albert and Armand's love so pure, and that's precisely what makes me wish that Robin Wiliams and Nathan Lane would've at least tested the waters.
My heart will not go on, not while I have the knowledge that somehow after all these years, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet still haven't found their way back to one another.
