It’s not that easy to be an actor in a romance movie, and it’s even harder to make us, the viewers, believe that this on-screen relationship is truthful. But sometimes, there is such powerful chemistry between the duo that they become one of the most favorite romantic couples for audiences. Let’s look at what some famous on-screen couples, whose romance took our breath away in the past, look like now.
Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford — Tess McGill and Jack Trainer (Working Girl , 1988)
Emmanuelle Seigner and Peter Coyote — Mimi and Oscar (Bitter Moon , 1992)
Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek — El Mariachi and Carolina (Desperado, 1995) East News, CJ Rivera / Everett Collection / East News, Collin Xavier / Image Press Agency ABACA / Abaca / East News
Richard Gere and Julia Ormond — Lancelot and Guinevere (First Knight , 1995)
Brendan Fraser and Leslie Mann — George and Ursula Stanhope (George of the Jungle , 1997) East News, NDZ / STAR MAX / IPx / Associated Press / East News, Domine Jerome / ABACA / Abaca / East News
Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp — Vianne Rocher and Roux (Chocolat , 2000) Miramax / Courtesy Everett Collection / East News, Alvaro Barrientos / Associated Press / East News, MART / KCS / East News
Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt — Nick Marshall and Darcy Maguire (What Women Want , 2000)
Audrey Tautou and Mathieu Kassovitz — Amélie Poulain and Nino Quincampoix (Amélie , 2001)
Nia Vardalos and John Corbett — Toula Portokalos and Ian Miller (My Big Fat Greek Wedding , 2002)
Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley — Joe Tyler and Sara Moore (Serving Sara , 2002) TRI STAR PICTURES / DEMARCHELIER, PATRICK / Album / East News, ABC News / Ferrari Press / East News, Invision / Invision / East News
Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet — Sophie Kowalsky and Julien Janvier (Love Me If You Dare , 2003)
Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger — Paris and Helen of Troy (Troy , 2004) Image supplied by Capital Pictures / East News, Invision / Invision / East News, Romuald Meigneux / Starface / STARFACE PHOTO / East News
Til Schweiger and Johanna Wokalek — Nick Keller and Leila (Barefoot, 2005)
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley — Robbie Turner and Cecilia Tallis (Atonement , 2007)
Natalie Portman and Eric Bana — Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII (The Other Boleyn Girl , 2008)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel — Tom Hansen and Summer ((500) Days of Summer , 2009)
Mario Casas and María Valverde — Hache and Babi (Three Steps Above Heaven , 2010) And what is your favorite on-screen couple?