Ratings are based on the date scenes alone, from 0 to 4 roses:
1. ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE ‘ (4 roses)
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(Frank Capra, 1947)
James Stewart and Donna Reed make
a magical pair in this classic. After a Charleston contest at a high school reunion, the pair ends up in a swimming pool, and Stewart’s everyman George Bailey walks Donna Reed’s Mary home, while sweetly singing “Buffalo Gals.”
2. ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ (3 and 1/2 roses)
(Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
The Oedipus Complex takes a comedic turn in this stellar sci-fi fantasy, when Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), an ’80s teenager stuck in the ’50s, dates his mother (Lea Thompson). Used to mom’s conservative nitpicking, Marty’s shocked to see her as a teenager smoking, swigging alcohol and acting sexually aggressive.
3. ‘THE FISHER KING’ (4 roses)
(Terry Gilliam, 1991)
Parry (Robin Williams) is a troubled
bum with a good heart. Lydia (Amanda Plummer) is a mousy cynic with bad
social skills. They’re perfect for each other, evident from their hilarious, touching first date, where the duo flirts and burps, snorts and smiles, and makes a complete mess of their Chinese dinner.
4. ‘JUNGLE FEVER’ (4 roses)
(Spike Lee, 1991)
An interracial couple, Flipper and Angie (Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra) seem destined for disaster. After a tense dinner date with Flipper’s parents, the couple’s playful roughhousing in the street is misinterpreted as an assault. Soon the police show up and put a gun to Flipper’s head, ending the couple’s fun and games.
5. ‘PULP FICTION’ (4 roses)
(Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
Delicious dialogue, a classic dance scene and a frightening drug overdose make the date in this movie impossible to forget. Mob hit man Vincent (John Travolta) takes his boss’ wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), to a surreal, ’50s-themed diner. There, they split a $5 milkshake, groove to Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell” and enjoy an uncomfortable silence.