Confused about what movies to rent for a romantic night at home this Feb. 14? According to Blockbuster, when it comes to Valentine's Day, you should skip the movies from Mars and films from Venus and go for Cupid's middle ground. To help you make the right choices, Blockbuster is offering Cupid's Picks for Valentine's Movies, featuring romantic films that both men and women name as favorites.
Romantic movies aren't just for women, as a recent survey by Blockbuster Inc. shows. Ninety-eight percent of those surveyed indicated they watch romantic films, including 99 percent of women and 96 percent of men, showing the sexes have more common ground on watching love stories than many think.
Men and women do differ on how often they watch romantic movies. More than half of women watch them frequently compared to just 19 percent of men. Most men—close to 60 percent—prefer to watch romances just once in a while.
But, there is a surprising amount of room for compromise if you are looking for a good Valentine's date movie. Romantic comedies are a safe bet, with 86 percent of men watching them and 92 percent of women, and any great film with a romantic storyline rating high with both sexes. Perhaps the most unexpected discovery in the Blockbuster survey is that close to a third of men said they like a story that's worth a good cry. Fourteen percent of men said they'll watch any love story and that they're a romantic at heart.
To help the lovestruck find a good date movie for Valentine's, Blockbuster asked men and women about their favorite romantic movies and identified a handful of movies that emerged as top choices among both sexes.
Cupid's Picks for Valentine's Movies
- Braveheart
- Ghost
- Pretty Woman
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Titanic
- When Harry Met Sally
For the date who's truly dedicated to making Valentine's special for his or her sweetheart, Blockbuster also released separate lists of men's and women's favorite romantic films.
Men wooing their women should pick up The Notebook, starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in a tale of love that triumphs over divisions of class, time and distance. More than a quarter of women name the film as their personal favorite romantic movie. Other women's favorites include Bridget Jones' Diary, The Wedding Singer and Serendipity.
Women, on the other hand, might want to stage a screening of Casablanca,
Read more about these Valentine's Day suggestions in the Blockbuster press release.
