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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Buddy TV put together a list of the 50 most romantic gestures in film history.

We bring you the top 10 below.

#10 Twilight

2008

Edward (Robert Pattinson) saves Bella (Kristen Stewart) from the runaway van, putting himself and his family in danger of being discovered for what they are.

#9 The Notebook

2004

Noah (Ryan Gosling) builds Allie (Rachel McAdams) the house of her dreams years after they parted ways in the hopes that it would somehow bring her back to him.

#8 Say Anything…

1989

Lloyd (John Cusack) stands outside Diane’s (Ione Skye) window with a boombox over his head blaring Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” in declaration of his love for her.

#7 WALL-E

2008

Wall-E goes to the ends of the Earth and beyond (literally) to defend a cause he doesn’t understand simply because he is in love.

#6 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Arwen (Liv Tyler) decides to stay in Middle-Earth and accept the Doom of Men and die in order to marry her beloved Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen).

#5 City Lights

1931

The Tramp (Charles Chaplin) does everything in his power to help the blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) that he has fallen in love even though she doesn’t know his true identity.

#4 Big Fish

2003

Ed Bloom (Ewan McGregor) fills Sandra’s (Alison Lohman) sorority’s lawn with daffodils because he knows how much she loves them.

#3 Love Actually

2003

Mark (Andrew Lincoln) comes to Juliet’s (Keira Knightley) doorstep with cue cards professing his love for her – without hope or agenda.

#2 Pride & Prejudice

2005

Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) pays for Lydia’s (Jena Malone) dowry so that the woman he loves, Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and her family won’t be shamed by the scandal.

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