Best Film Kisses

Best and Most Memorable
Film Kisses of All Time
in Cinematic History
Introduction

Introduction: What makes a memorable screen kiss? Is it the passion, the circumstances, the buildup, the dialogue, the unpredictability, the awkwardness, the sexiness or eroticism, the cinematography, the unique quality...? Although any list of the best, most romantic, and most indelible kisses through film history is difficult to create, there are a number of kissing scenes in movies that are unforgettable and deserve special mention.

Most of these scenes come from vintage, classic Hollywood films, rather than more recent films, and even stretch back to the scandalous The Kiss (1896)! Other discussions of notable romantic or sexual scenes (with more examples of great kissing scenes) may be found elsewhere in this site: Romance Films Genre, or Erotic/Sexual Films Genre, or the History of Sex in Cinema.

Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star

are the films that
"The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100 Greatest Films

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History of Erotic FilmsEverything you ever wanted to know from the first sex symbol to the birth of porn.
History of Sex in CinemaA comprehensive look at the scandals as well as the changing laws.
Scenes That Challenged the RatingsA survey of milestones that changed what was acceptable for audiences.
Top 10 Steamiest Sex ScenesA photo gallery of the hottest moments in movie history.
Sex in the Movies Quotes QuizThink you already know it all? Prove it in five questions.
The Sex Scenes of Woody Allen QuizFive fun trivia questions about Woody's great obsession.
World's Oldest Profession QuizFive not-so-easy trivia questions about prostitution in film.