True bromance: 9 romantic films dudes will love too

Men are romantic too. Kind of.

Valentine’s Day is here and we have the right to get emotional. This list of titles allows you to watch romance while maintaining street-cred. If in doubt, do something manly at the same time. Lift weights or drink beer or both.

1. Fun With Dick and Jane

Dick and Jane are married and go broke. They lose everything and find themselves with no car, water or electricity. Despite this, they do not turn on each other. She never calls him a deadbeat or blames him for their situation. Together they conquer all obstacles and work as a team. It was clearly written by men.

2. The Wedding Singer

This movie is sappier than most chick-flicks. It is cleverly disguised as an Adam Sandler film, so it manages to slip through the cracks. It is borderline acceptable to admit you liked it. Remember the weights and beer.

3. Natural Born Killers

Mickey suggests taking hostages to Mallory. A road trip down Route 666 with your loved one and a trunk full of ammo is highly romantic. Like Dick and Jane, Mickey and Mallory refuse to let anything get in their way. Not even prison can keep them apart. They are destined to be together. This is Oliver Stone at his most romantic or most psychotic.

4. True Romance

Quentin Tarantino might be a romantic sap. He has two entries on this list. This story has everything. A comic-book loving nerd falls in love with a prostitute who tastes like peach. Violence, bloodshed and shooting follow. Lots of shooting. A romantic movie rarely hits all the right notes like this one. For trivia buffs, consider who played the pep talk-Elvis.

5. The Terminator

This is sci-fi and action. Deep down, an impossible love story enables all the action to take place. It is best not to bring this angle up in a conversation about Terminator.

6. The 40-Year Old Virgin

This movie works on many levels, largely below the belt. It is an oddity among romantic comedies. Instead of the usual 90 minutes, this one runs for 127 minutes and never gets boring. There is plenty of sex, swearing and pot smoking to keep a man happy.

7. The Bridesmaids

The DVD comes in a pink case, but this is not what you think. You will be surprised. It took Hollywood a long time to make a chick-flick with balls, but it was worth the wait.

8. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Bond gets married in this one. Since Bond has had his fair share of romance, it is acceptable to see him finally settle down. It will not last. This movie is criminally overlooked in the Bond canon. Give George Lazenby a chance.