From Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Bonnie and Clyde, read on for EWs favorite action-packed romances.
Actionandromance: a pair of genres destined for love at first sight.
Many action adventures feature a love interest, but not all of those stories are driven by relationships.
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Despite all the cool spy gadgets, high kicks, and grenades,Mr.
As EWsaid in 2006, “Bond hasn’t just met a babe; he has met his match.
And we have met him, as if for the first time.”
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His allegiance shifts, however, as he becomes entangled in more ways than one with Neytiri.
The answer: 1994’s action blockbusterSpeed.
From there, a legendary cinematic couple was born.
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It’s storytelling, heart-wrenching."
InCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, true love cuts deeper than any sword.
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Listen, not all romances are warm and fuzzy.
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But the lovebirds aren’t the only relationship explored in the film.
A month later, critics had changed their tune, declaring the film a “milestone.”
He always does."
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in ‘Titanic’.Merie Weismiller Wallace/Paramount
