There's nothing quite as satisfying as seeing two people seal their romantic story with
a kiss.
Throughout 2020, there have been plenty of those heart-swelling moments to hit our streaming
queues.
To celebrate some of the best on-screen kisses of the year, here's a look at the Netflix
movie kisses that pulled on our heartstrings in 2020.
There are a lot of spirited smooches in The Kissing Booth 2, but there's one in particular
that really sends us into swoon town.
Throughout the film, Lee and Rachel's relationship experiences some major stresses, and Rachel
eventually calls it quits with him.
Their breakup doesn't last long, though, and it's their makeup moment that proves to be
heart-stoppingly romantic.
At the carnival, the kissing booth is in full swing when Lee and Rachel are guided to the
stage with their eyes covered.
Once their lips come together, they don't need to see each other to know who the other
person is.
But it's the moment when the blindfolds finally do come off that leaves both the crowd and
the audiences at home screaming with joy.
Nothing spices up a relationship quite like a good old-fashioned murder mystery.
The Lovebirds introduces us to Jibran and Leilani, a couple whose romance is nearing
an end as a result of their endless bickering.
"You've spent this entire time judging this show and you've never seen an episode?"
"I don't need to see something to know I would hate it, okay?
I've never been hit by a truck but I know it would suck."
But before they can go their separate ways, the two are inadvertently involved in a homicide
and must stick together long enough to clear their names.
As they finally face the killer that got them into this mess in the first place, they pretend
to have another spat - but they're really speaking to one another in code to plan their
escape.
After they're finally safe from harm, the two recover in the back of an ambulance and
have another argument - only this time, it's different.
"Wow, you want to kiss me so bad.
Like with tongue and everything.
I can tell."
"You are projecting.
I think you want to kiss me."
"I want to kiss you?"
"You want to kiss me, and you're like...doing this now."
"Doing what?
What am I doing?"
Few honeymoons have ever been quite as intense as what Mrs. de Winter experiences in Rebecca.
After a passionate courtship with the handsome widower Maxim, Lily James' character moves
into his Manderley estate to begin their life together.
But once she's there, she finds that the memory of Maxim's first wife Rebecca looms large
over her new home.
However, despite several shocking revelations and even being subjected to sabotage, Mrs.
de Winter's love for Maxim doesn't falter.
After very literally surviving a fiery attempt to destroy them, the couple is finally free
to start their marriage anew, and their final kiss of the film is a steamy-but-sweet sendoff
into better days ahead for the young lovers.
"To save the one thing worth walking through flames for.
Love."
Sometimes a kiss goodbye is just as powerful as one that marks the start of something,
and that's certainly the case in The Half of It.
The film centers on a shy, smart young woman named Ellie who agrees to write letters to
her own crush, Aster, on behalf of a boy at school named Paul.
The ploy works, and Aster and Paul get together - until Aster discovers the true author of
the notes.
"You."
"Yeah."
After Ellie is accepted to a college out of state, she visits Aster to apologize for her
deception, and Aster reveals that she might have had feelings for Ellie, too.
"Find something good in Iowa to believe in, heathen."
"I'll see you in a couple years."
Unlike her best friend who is a serial monogamist, Noni has no interest in finding love that
lasts in Seriously Single.
However, things take an unexpected turn for Noni when she meets the hunky bartender Max,
who is interested in much more than a one-night stand with her.
It takes Noni a long time to come around to the idea of pursuing something serious with
Max.
But once she does, she's all in.
To prove that she's sincere about taking things to the next level, she takes the karaoke stage
at Max's bar and declares her affection through a song.
"I love you so much.
I need you.
I want you.
I love you."
In the Brazilian film Rich in Love, young tomato empire heir Teto decides to go undercover
as a poor man after he meets Paula, who is one of the few people in the country who doesn't
know of his family's wealth.
But when the truth comes out, it puts a major strain on their relationship.
Ultimately, once Teto owns up to the truth and makes a strong effort to enrich the lives
of others, Paula decides to give him a second chance.
After she shows up and sees what he has accomplished in his own right, she does two things.
First, she gets even by smashing a tomato on his face.
Next, she plants a kiss on him that is finally done with no false pretenses.
With the backdrop of his new enterprise cascading over every rooftop around them, love is finally
in bloom.
When you pretend to be in a relationship with someone to dupe others, you might end up fooling
yourself.
In Holidate, Sloane Benson meets Jackson by chance, and since neither of the two are looking
to fall in love, they agree to be each other's' holidates to survive the pressures of the
holidays.
"A holidate?"
"You know, a date solely for the holiday.
No commitment."
For Sloane, it's about keeping her family at bay.
Meanwhile, their arrangement will help Jackson avoid the expectations that come with serious
relationships.
Over time, though, they start to develop real feelings - even though neither wants to admit
their feelings to themselves, let alone each other.
That all changes at Christmas time, when Sloane finally takes a stand and declares her true
feelings for Jackson up on a mall Santa's stage.
"I thought I wanted a holidate, but the truth is I just want you.
For all holidays.
And weekends.
And weekdays too would be nice."
"That speech was cockamamie."
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