Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
This movie explores the inevitability of toxic relationships as a terrible escape. Despite a lack of motivation, it is actually intense self-absorption that eventually causes the undoing of a marriage. Despite the ups and downs in their relationship, you can't miss Gosling and Williams' undeniable chemistry. Their intimate scenes are some of the driving forces of the entire film.
Tom Cruise & Renee Zellwegger, Jerry Maguire
This is every mother's favorite flick, probably. Heartthrob Tom Cruise was at his peak dream beau in this movie, and Renee Zellwegger played the every-woman who manages to pin him down. The sweet yet intensely frustrating relationship they have is one of the most enviable portrayed onscreen throughout rom-com history.