Films with the best chemistry?

mrsscott

many of the films you see these days with a romantic/love theme dont necessarily have great chemistry between the two lead actors

So what films do you think have great sexual chemistry between the male & female lead?

Tomohawk

The 39 Steps (1935) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026029/

This chemistry between the 2 leads in this one is sizzling. Still a thrilling film and worth watching if you can...

Some of the 1940 and 1950s films with the likes of Bogart and Bacall for example are great to watch for the chemistry also. Often the actors were having affairs off screen too which spiced things up. Something about the Hays code also in this era adds to the films and their actors exuding chemistry onto the screen.

mrsscott

yeah alot of the older films have great chemistry in them - but I was thinking more about modern films.

As they say, they dont make em like they used to

Ghost Train

Would Out of Sight count, Clooney and J. Lopez, one or two steamy scenes


Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks seemed do well together, One fine day is another one

Tomohawk

Define modern then.

mrsscott

I've never seen out of sight, must have a look.

I suppose by modern, I mean anything from the 80's/90's onwards?

i just cant think of any of the top of my head.

One of my favourite oldies, and I know its prob a cliche, but Gone with the Wind had great chemistry.

mrsscott

Actually, now that I think of it, and i know its not really a "romantic" film - but Russell Crowe and Connie Nielsen had great chemistry in their scene's together in Gladiator

Klingon Hamlet

• Mr and Mrs Smith
• Monsters
• The Fountain

Tomohawk

Before Sunrise (1995) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/ is a pretty good cinematic attempt at describing that falling in love feeling.

Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101318/ has a 21 year old Juliette Binoche as a tramp in love on the streets of Paris. Well not really but it's still an interesting and different love story.

As most Hollywood movies have stars who are also "celebrities" and who we know too much about the personal lives anyway, it's hard to find a modern film that has that certain chemistry that I think the OP is looking for.

mrsscott

Yeah Mr & Mrs Smith had pretty good chemistry allright - their tango scene was pretty hot.

I suppose this is sort of what I'm talking about

mle1324

Ronin

Between Robert de Niro and your one from the north, Deirdre.

Opps answered that for two people who didnt have good chemistry

Probably Rocky and his wife Adrian imo had good chemistry.

Klingon Hamlet

• The Thomas Crown Affair---Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo
• The Postman Always Rings Twice---Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange
• Batman Returns---Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer
• A Walk on the Moon---Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen
• The Notebook---Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams

Richard Dower

The Cutting Edge (1992) great chemistry between DB Sweeny and Moira Kelly.

Kess73

A Lot Like Love is one where the leads, Peet and Kutcher , have a great chemistry imho, and were easy to buy into as a pair who were into each other.



Serendipity is another where the leads just seem to work as a pair attracted to each other.


Brokeback Mountain is another that springs to mind with leads who are convincing in their mutual attraction/lust/love

King Kong works well on this level also.:D

nermal15

Really liked the chemistry in Some Kind of Wonderful between Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson. Their kiss is amazing. Not mad about the movie in general though...

Nolanger

mrsscott wrote: »

So what films do you think have great sexual chemistry between the male & female lead?

Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers
Spencer Tracy / Katherine Hepburn
William Powell / Myrna Loy

krudler

Out of Sight definitely, I only watched it the other night, its the only film where Jennifer Lopez gives a good performance, and the scene where herself and Clooney meet for the first time is completely believable that they fall for each other in the space of a few mins. Great film too some brilliant scenes.

FortuneChip

Obviously Mr & Mrs Smith comes to mind.

Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson... Really? They're not together?
Ok then, Ben Stiller & Will Ferrell

I liked Javier Bardems scenes with Penelope Cruz in Vicky Christina Barcelona. They were really intense

Phony Scott

'Out of Sight' definately.

Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in 'Silence of the Lambs'.
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in 'It Happened One Night'.
Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette in 'True Romance'.

bnt

Another vote here for One Fine Day here - it's actually quite old-fashioned in one sense. It manages the rare feat of featuring kids that are not annoying. It starred Clooney (Out Of Sight) and Michelle Pfeiffer, who had another great romantic pairing with Al Pacino in Frankie and Johnny.

The new film Monsters has a good dose of real chemistry in it: its two leads recently got married, so there was definitely something going on there.

1966

Brokeback mountain definitely!

JP Liz V1

Klingon Hamlet wrote: »

• The Thomas Crown Affair---Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo
• The Postman Always Rings Twice---Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange
• Batman Returns---Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer
• A Walk on the Moon---Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen
• The Notebook---Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams

+ 1 for The Notebook with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams

tunguska

Russell Crowe and Kim Bassinger in LA confidential.
Jessica alba and Bruce willis in Sin city
Michael Keaton and Michelle Phieffer in Batman Returns
Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute

ReacherCreature

I don't think the thread should neccessarily be restricted to 'romance', William Hurt and Kevin Costner had compelling chemistry in Mr. Brooks. Will Smith and his son had brilliant chemistry in the Pursuit of Happiness. I know I'm completely off-topic but going on the exact requirements of the thread, I'm sorta right. :pac:

JP Liz V1

ReacherCreature wrote: »

I don't think the thread should neccessarily be restricted to 'romance', William Hurt and Kevin Costner had compelling chemistry in Mr. Brooks. Will Smith and his son had brilliant chemistry in the Pursuit of Happiness. I know I'm completely off-topic but going on the exact requirements of the thread, I'm sorta right. :pac:

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor - great comedic chemistry and bromance on screen

hayser

I loved Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson's chemistry in the film Cousins. It's such a lovely, romantic and funny film. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants to see a good romantic comedy about two actual adults who gradually fall in love. To me it's the perfect film.

don ramo

billy crystal/tom hanksX2 and meg ryan, when harry met sally, sleepless is seattle-youve got mail.
adrien brody and kiera knightly in the jacket,
reese witherspoon and jaoquin phoenix in walk the line,
bill murray and scarlett johansen in lost in translation,
tom hanks and wilson in castaway,:D

mrsscott

well I finally watched out of sight tonight, and would have to agree, Clooney & Lopez had chemistry.

Cant stand Lopez normally, but my god was Clooney hot in this film!

pinkypinky

Have to agree on Clooney & Pfeiffer in One Fine Day.
Also Michael Douglas and Annette Benning in The American President.

JP Liz V1

don ramo wrote: »

billy crystal/tom hanksX2 and meg ryan, when harry met sally, sleepless is seattle-youve got mail.
adrien brody and kiera knightly in the jacket,
reese witherspoon and jaoquin phoenix in walk the line,
bill murray and scarlett johansen in lost in translation,
tom hanks and wilson in castaway,:D

+ 1 on those two

Anyone see the film Tequila Sunrise (an underrated gem imo) great chemistry between the main cast especially Pfeffier/Gibson and Gibson/Russell and Gibson/Raul Julia