'The Best of Me' tells the story of Amanda and Dawson, high school sweethearts who are reunited after 20 years apart. Photo courtesy of Relativity Media / Mammoth NYC.
It’s not hard to remember being a teenager, curling up on the couch with your mom, your best girlfriends, or your first boyfriend, hitting the lights, and watching a movie about first love. In those days, the stories of the star-crossed, wild-at-heart, or shy lovers were peepholes into what you hoped would be your own love story one day. They inspired you to see the potential for love in each day and to be wholly devoted when you found it yourself. Even though you’re a bit (or a lot) older now, you may find yourself in a situation and still think, “Oh my gosh, this is just like that scene from The Notebook!“
It’s no surprise that film adaptations of novels by Nicholas Sparks have received widespread acclaim for portraying loves of the century. This Friday, yet another of these Sparks stories is premiering on the big screen: The Best of Me. Cupid was inspired by the new movie to bring you a list of our favorite films about first love (in no particular order). Spoiler alerts ahead!
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos; David Gabber / PR Photos
By Nic Baird
Ryan Gosling “is an incredibly sweet boyfriend,” according to  a  source forPeople.The Notebook leading man seems to be just as engrossing off-screen based on these recent testimonials. Another insider said he and girlfriend Eva Mendes “get along so well because she’s not needy or smothering. They just work.” To top it off, the Gangster Squad director, Ruben Fleisher, calls Gosling, who stars in the film, “funny and charming.”
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Whether we admit it or not, we all enjoy a good love story — the ones that make our hearts beat, our pulses race, and the tears flow. We love getting caught up in the magical moments and gushing over romantic scenes. You probably have your own top Sweetest Movie Moments, but join us as we count down some of ours:
5. A Walk to Remember: If you’re a hopeless romantic, this movie and its leading characters, Landon Carter (Shane West) and Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore), will leave you sobbing at the end.  After a dangerous dare goes badly wrong, rebellious Landon is made to do community service, where he seeks help from bookish and religious Jamie — the girl he eventually learns to love. When he discovers the secret she’s been carrying for two years, he plans a date at night to star gaze. He asks her to search for a specific star, and when she questions him about it, he says he had it named after her. The scene is sealed with a kiss.
From the spaghetti dinner kiss between Lady and the Tramp to John and Savannah’s passionate liplock in Dear John, Hollywood love scenes never fail to make our hearts race. Although there are plenty of romantic movie kisses that are list-worthy, here are our five favorite onscreen smooches ever:
Sandy and Danny. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
By Andrew Pryor
It’s true that movies take inspiration from real life, but real life can also take inspiration from a good movie. So if you’re not looking forward to this summer because you think the passion’s gone away, get inspired by these five movies about summer romance.  These tales of fair-weather flings are sure to raise your temperature and make you want to go looking for your own co-star – or create a love scene with the one you already have:
Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen. Photo: GG/Flynetpictures.com
Expect to see more photos from this celebrity couple.  Rachel McAdams, star of The Notebook, was seen on the red carpet with Tron‘s Michael Sheen Wednesday at the Cannes International Film Festival, according toUsMagazine.com. The two stars of Midnight in Paris became a couple last year and were spotted making out at the Toronto Film Festival in September.  Despite her broken engagement with Ryan Gosling in 2007, the 32-year-old actress said she hasn’t given up on true love yet.  “My parents are together and still in love.  I’m very blessed that way,” she said in ELLE‘s June issue.  “I had a great example of love in front of me, and that’s probably what makes me such a romantic, because I’ve seen it firsthand.”
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