Sally Albright and Harry Burns, Bridget Jones and Mark Darcy, Anna Scott and William Thacker — the best romantic comedies of all time have given the world some of cinema's most beloved pairings. But what about those movies that aren't classic rom-coms? Plenty of sci-fi classics, adventure epics, soaring musicals and heartrending dramas have introduced movie lovers to twosomes worth rooting for. Here are the 32 best movie couples from outside the rom-com genre.
Han Solo and Princess Leia (Star Wars) "I love you!" "I know!" And there you have the famous dynamic between Han Solo ( Harrison Ford ) and Princess Leia ( Carrie Fisher ) throughout the entire Star Wars franchise. The good-natured bickering, palpable tension and lasting love through both ups and downs between the rakish captain of the Millennium Falcon and the regal Jedi-turned-general make theirs one of the best couples in any galaxy. Joel and Clementine (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind) Not even a Lacuna memory erasure procedure could make Joel Barish ( Jim Carrey , in one of his best performances ) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) forget each other in the 2004 Michael Gondry-directed classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind .
Though both characters initially wanted to dissolve their relationship, getting to relive all of their moments together — both good and bad — made them, and us, want to see their romance rekindled. Jackson and Ally (A Star Is Born) The love story between an established .