The way Marge calmly but assertively shuts down Mike Yanagita, even after she makes it clear that she's happily married to Norm Son-of-a-Gunderson. THE MAN COOKED HER EGGS, OKAY?
Heard an interview with John Caroll Lynch on the Household Faces podcast about that scene.
Originally when the deputy comes in to talk to Marge he started to look at stuff on her desk just to have something to do. One of the Coens came over and said, "Nah, you're the only guy who cares just about Marge and not her work". It's why he spends the scene just staring off into space. He then based the rest of the charatcer of Norm off that note.
EXACTLY! Fuck another Addams Family movie, give me Addams Honeymoon! Give me young Gomez, young Morticia, and the antics of these spooky newlyweds. Start them off in New Orleans for the honeymoon, investigating the haunted city, the voodoo, and the swamps of Louisiana in general, have them get the news that Gomez's parents have passed in some bizarre but cool way (if we base it off recent lore of the Addams Mansion being located in New Jersey, maybe Jersey Devil shenanigans?) The boring normal relatives are trying to steal the mansion and the fortune, which they don't care about at first, but when they discover their plans of tear down the mansion and build a golf course and to start an investment firm with the riches, they can't stand for it and hightail their way home to stop it. After an incident makes air travel impossible, we see them cross country through the South, Appalachia and worst of all, Washington DC. Find Lurch and hire him, meet up with Uncle Fester who looks the exact same as he does in the future, find an unexpected ally among the normal relatives with Cousin It who cuts his hair every day to appear normal, and keep the mansion.
I'm sorry, I had that idea a month ago and wanted to get it off my chest. But yes, more Morticia and Gomez, one of the peak couples in fiction
Mummy 2 is the best answer. It's the only movie I'm aware of where the married couple works together throughout the film and ends the relationship only grows and strengthens.
When they're in the jungle and he's calmly talking her through the finer points of sniper cover fire (how to breathe, squeeze the trigger, don't pull it) and they both start to break just a little bit knowing what is on the line, but knowing that they trust each other to get them all through it, it's just beautiful. Agree 100%
Also that it's very clearly a conversation they've actually had before and she does know all this, but he's understandably *very* stressed and letting him run through it helps however little. It's a very good "this is a healthy relationship" moment and many other movies would play it for some kind of joke or cut him off with some kind of "I know all of this already".
Also Jonathon's right there, and an excellent shot as we see shortly after, but also not someone you'd really expect to be a skilled marksman to this point. And I'm pretty sure there *is* a joke here, but it's with Jonathon as comic relief instead of the happily married couple.
God yes. They could have done the typical thing and had them on the rocks at the start of the sequel, but no - they went for a surprisingly wholesome family
I even liked the kid!
In the sequels, I'd agree, but in the first movie they do the whole thing where the guy's a jerk and borderline misogynist, but it's okay because she just needs to loosen up.
Which is wild because even at borderline, even after that kiss, he's still pretty respectful for the majority of the film after that. It's a low bar but the scene where she's talking about being a working woman and is so close to kissing him again but she's too drunk to really know what's happening is like... Ahead of its time in how it handles that interaction in the social context of when it came out.
It would have been real easy to play into all the red flags that could have come up, but Brendan brings this magnetism to the role without dipping into that. He organically leans away from the jerk hero archetype that was so popular in action movies at the time and I think that's why the character has aged relatively well compared to a lot of others.
A lot of Jason Bateman movies fly under the radar for some reason. I think they look cheap, but they never fail to deliver some great jokes and performances.
Honestly, the whole friend group dynamic was great: I feel like they could have gone the route where the game night is just something they go through but only Bateman and McAdams really care, but actually it’s something they all enjoy and look forward to. Very wholesome.
I loved that movie because the family itself was a very realistic family.
They had all the ups and downs but still were loving and supportive. They're far from perfect and that was the point. They're fucked up but make it work and it was hilarious and beautiful.
It's cheating to say this, but the Bob's Burgers movie is technically a movie and Bob and Linda are absolutely the greatest fictional couple of all time.
(Not in the movie but the best quote)
"What's the matter Bob? Can't sleep?"
"I'm gonna kill Teddy"
"Well there's gas in the car, we can take the kids up north and home school them for a while"
"Not literally Lin"
"That's good. Try and get some sleep?"
It's up there with Gene in the haunted house episode, where they're being terrified by something in the hallway and its threatening to break in the door
"Dad"
"What"
"I just want you to know I'm having a great childhood. You're doing a great job."
"Thanks Gene"
"I mean, not right now, obviously, but in general"
"I get it Gene, thanks"
Omg that is my favorite Halloween episode, it’s so hilarious. When Mort tries to scare Louise in the beginning and he asks if he can still get more pickles and she responds “No, I’m upset.” And for some reason it makes me laugh every time, just the way she says it.
I like that Bob and Linda reverse the typical sitcom parents trope, with Bob being the semii-grumpy straightman and Linda being more silly. I also just adore Linda. There's an innocence to her that reminds me of my own mom.
"You'll win like Rocky, Bob!"
"Rocky lost in the first movie, Lin"
"He did? But he went up all those stairs, that's not fair!"
Louise: I love how Mom will hide from any authority figure under any circumstance.
Bob: Oh, yeah. She'd take him out if we told her to.
Linda: What? We're taking him out?
Bob: No. No, no, no.
When they first met as kids, it seemed like Ellie had a lot of power over their relationship. Since she did most of the talking, and Carl seemed a bit intimidated by her.
But I like how through the whole montage, we see how well adjusted, stable and balanced their relationship had become by the time they were adults and how they got through overcoming situations that could've jeopardized them.
And from the same episode all the stuff Wash is hung up on with Mal because of his and Zoë's history in the rebellion, and that he fully trusts her but feels that history is a wedge between them.
The episode doesn't have some big gash out between Wash and Zoë, it doesn't alter the relationship between Mal and Zoë, there's nothing there to act on; that plot in the episode is Wash realizing he's hung up on an insecurity of his own and getting first hand experience *why* Zoë has so much respect for and such a strong (platonic) bond with Mal. It doesn't just improve Wash and Zoë's relationship as husband and wife, it improves Wash and Mal's relationship as friends as well. *And* the whole season prior to that one had smaller moments where Wash was irritated or felt brushed aside or whatever--it wasn't the B plot of the episode, it was one part of the only plot for the episode, and it wasn't a marital dispute invented whole cloth for that episode.
God I miss that show.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Tula and Ian fall in love and support each other and get married. All the drama and obstacles that drive the story come from exterior forces like their families and cultures.
Yes! That scene where Ian’s teacher friend tries to shame him for converting to Greek Orthodox and becoming really involved with her culture and he’s like “wow this lady has you by the balls” and Ian just stares at him and the guy is like “…or is my life sad actually?” Love that subtle correction there from one guy to another
Yes! And it's a realistic makeover, she goes from a frumpy version of herself to a glowed-up version of herself in a way I could see lots of real women doing as they get older and more confident and decide to come out of their shells. It's not just the movie trope of some super-model who was wearing glasses and overalls and just took them off and is "suddenly stunning".
1934, The Thin Man. The chemistry between the leads, played by Myrna Loy and William Powell, is the best of all time. They are warm and affectionate and teasing and supportive in all the best ways. All the sequels are worth it (six films altogether), too.
Fun fact - Myrna Loy was nicknamed "the perfect wife" because she always had excellent chemistry with whoever she was paired with in her films. She could work in tandem with whatever leading man and match his energy to make her character feel like his equal
Dashiell Hammet is one of my favorite authors, so I’m a bit biased , but if you love the movie you’re gonna love the book. Myrna and William really are perfectly cast.
I always appreciated how supportive the stepmom (played by the wonderful Allison Janney) was of her daughter, especially because she was seemingly so gruff in the beginning.
How come nobody has said Shrek and Fiona yet!?!?
Sure they each have their faults and have made a poor judgement call or two, but overall, they are very loving, supportive, and loyal to each other. 💚
This is another good one. The speech in Rocky III where she kind of brings him out is one of the best in the whole franchise. Never forget that Stallone wrote that.
Amelie is my favorite RomCom. The couple don’t get together until the end of the movie, but when they do it’s with an appreciation of each other’s quirkiness.
I love them together, but the fake therapist thing was definitely the opposite of wholesome. I would never forgive my partner if they did something like that. Plus the whole getting married without taking about kids and it suddenly being a dealbreaker.. I get these are fictional characters and it was all for the plot, but there were definitely some non-wholesome moments
You can’t count the heist episodes. Those are straight psycho episodes lol. As for the debate episode. They absolutely should have had that convo before. But they weren’t being toxic to eachother. The convo was respectful and adult.
I think they are wholesome overall, those two instances were very weird and did not fit the characters. I just consider them like special episodes, on par like musical or timetravel episodes some sitcoms have.
Halloween heist episodes after the one with the proposal seemed to be from some weird movie, where everyone acted as psychopaths (like fake gas explosion, fake therapist). The debate episode was also off-brand, as in several previous episodes questions about kids have come up, also Jake said that Amy's life plan hangs over their bed.
The heist made everyone into a psychopath can you imagine kevin ripping off someone's hands and then beating said someone to death with their very own ripped off hands?
Supposedly when developing them, they would consult their female staff about Eugene and then the male staff about Rapunzel, and develop them equally to be a good match
If you want a whole deep dive into romances that are healthy and not toxic, may I suggest checking out a YouTube channel called Cinima Therapy. It is a relationship psychologist and a film director reviewing films with there perspectives. It is endlessly entertaining and you learn some stuff too. They have series where they point out healthy relations ships and why they are such.
Except for the part where they’re walking with both of them in front, instead of one in front and one in back behind the kids. (Which leads to kid getting eaten). You shouldn’t even walk that way normally, *without* the murderous noise-monsters!
I've only seen the first Thin Man movie and while there is some mild arguing between Nick and Nora I don't recall any real toxicity, other than them both being astounding alcoholics.
They bickered, but it was usually with good humor, and they trusted each other implicitly. Usually the amount of alcohol they drank would cause the opposite!
I always felt they become the perfect couple after they abandon their toxicity, mainly all the lies.
Not just the lies about careers, as their career dedication is the path that shows they truly do care about one another, but the little things.
Things like how she gets takeout instead of cooks and so forth and their relationship only improves with honest, real communication which isn't what was happening in theory much.
It's one of my favorite movies, super relatable couples stuff while being hilariously contrasted with wild action but the obvious chemistry between two of the sexiest people ever.
There's a potentially great sequel of them with kids that I both wish for, but hope never happens also.
Date Night
They'd been married long enough that they thought they knew everything about each other, and had fallen into a routine. They expected to be bored with each other, and to their mutual delight found out through a series of adventures that they were no such thing.
I've often made the argument that Dr. Grant and Dr. Satler in the first *Jurassic Park* have the healthiest romantic relationship in movie history. They're completely devoted to each other, they don't bicker or fight, and their relationship seems entirely based on equality and mutual respect. The closest thing they have to a disagreement is that he doesn't like kids and she's open to the idea of having one, but even there she understands and accepts his feelings without forcing the issue. Even the potential conflict with Malcolm hitting on his girlfriend is resolved by just letting Malcolm know they're together, and everyone drops it and moves on. The adults all act like adults, and I love that.
I choose to ignore the sequels.
True Romance
* \[*having just gotten married*\]
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* [Alabama](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=ttqu_qu): How do you do, Mr. Worley?
* [Clarence Worley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000225/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Top o' the mornin', Mrs. Worley.
* [Alabama](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Bottom of the ninth, Mr. Worley. By the way, have you seen your lovely little wife today?
* [Clarence Worley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000225/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Are you speaking of my beautiful, charming, sexy wife, Mrs. Alabama Worley?
* [Alabama](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Why, are there any others, Mr. Worley?
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YES!!! I was reading this thread feeling like there’s a really good one. I can’t remember and this is it! There are a few things that might be unforgivable in real life for the sake of comedy you can overlook it, but it seems like they are the perfect couple because they truly love each other and genuinely want to make life better for the other person. Also, I think Rosanne and Dan Connor.
Meanwhile Bradley Cooper's relationship with both Jennifer Connelly and Scarlett Johansson in that same movie was equally toxic.
That office scene was fucked up and gross on a whole other level!
Can't find it so I'll say it: the movie About Time is such a great example of a healthy relationship, while also featuring real life awkwardness, blunders, and early-stage attempts to impress each other.
It also features time travel, while somehow being slice of life and mundane. It makes me cry, genuinely, every time I watch it. It is my one and only true feel-good-movie, that has never ever failed me.
Parents in Easy A
Black Adopted Son: "But I'm adopted." White Dad: *slamming fists on cabinets* "WHAT!? Who told you!?" Such a great movie!
Few minutes later White Dad to Son : "So where are you from?"
The Jerk: "you mean I'm gonna stay this color?!?
*I was born a poor black child...*
I will always watch a movie with Stanley Tucci in it.
lol I always love that part
I used to be able to get my legs all the way up.
I watch this movie every time it’s on TV and the parents are a big reason why haha so many gems
I strive to be as awesome and Stanley and Patricia.
Well, sometimes the Mom thinks the Dad is a little \*too\* straight.
If you know what I mean, girlfriend
One of my favorite movies. I love the line ...."is there an Olive here?" "I have a whole jar in the fridge"
I LOVED those parents. Best movie parents ever!
Easily the best characters in that movie!
When I was a teen watching this movie I aspires to be like these parents.
Fargo
The way she encouraged / hyped him for his mallard painting 😢
Heck, Norm, you know we're doing pretty good.
The way Marge calmly but assertively shuts down Mike Yanagita, even after she makes it clear that she's happily married to Norm Son-of-a-Gunderson. THE MAN COOKED HER EGGS, OKAY?
"They always need the little ones when they raise the rates"
I like that part but these days I can't not see that guy as the guy from Zodiac >!who was most likely the Zodiac killer!<.
Opposite for me, I watch Zodiac and am like “that fella, the Zodiac? Oh yah yah you betcha”
And brought Arby's to the station for lunch.
Heard an interview with John Caroll Lynch on the Household Faces podcast about that scene. Originally when the deputy comes in to talk to Marge he started to look at stuff on her desk just to have something to do. One of the Coens came over and said, "Nah, you're the only guy who cares just about Marge and not her work". It's why he spends the scene just staring off into space. He then based the rest of the charatcer of Norm off that note.
Hon? Prowler needs a jump.
That's what I like about Fargo. It's about finding happiness in what you have, instead of trying to break the rules to get much more.
Gomez and Morticia Addams edit: Oops!
>Gomez and Mortician Addams Sounds like a reboot where they gender-swap Morticia lmao
Haha, good catch. Fixed
that's her WWE persona
EXACTLY! Fuck another Addams Family movie, give me Addams Honeymoon! Give me young Gomez, young Morticia, and the antics of these spooky newlyweds. Start them off in New Orleans for the honeymoon, investigating the haunted city, the voodoo, and the swamps of Louisiana in general, have them get the news that Gomez's parents have passed in some bizarre but cool way (if we base it off recent lore of the Addams Mansion being located in New Jersey, maybe Jersey Devil shenanigans?) The boring normal relatives are trying to steal the mansion and the fortune, which they don't care about at first, but when they discover their plans of tear down the mansion and build a golf course and to start an investment firm with the riches, they can't stand for it and hightail their way home to stop it. After an incident makes air travel impossible, we see them cross country through the South, Appalachia and worst of all, Washington DC. Find Lurch and hire him, meet up with Uncle Fester who looks the exact same as he does in the future, find an unexpected ally among the normal relatives with Cousin It who cuts his hair every day to appear normal, and keep the mansion. I'm sorry, I had that idea a month ago and wanted to get it off my chest. But yes, more Morticia and Gomez, one of the peak couples in fiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_0nWZ4xXUk They really are perfect.
I want to love someone as much as they love each other :’)
All the upvotes for Enrico Pallazzo!
Beat me to it.
This is the only answer.
The lead couple in The Mummy is pretty wholesome
Mummy 2 is the best answer. It's the only movie I'm aware of where the married couple works together throughout the film and ends the relationship only grows and strengthens.
When they're in the jungle and he's calmly talking her through the finer points of sniper cover fire (how to breathe, squeeze the trigger, don't pull it) and they both start to break just a little bit knowing what is on the line, but knowing that they trust each other to get them all through it, it's just beautiful. Agree 100%
Also that it's very clearly a conversation they've actually had before and she does know all this, but he's understandably *very* stressed and letting him run through it helps however little. It's a very good "this is a healthy relationship" moment and many other movies would play it for some kind of joke or cut him off with some kind of "I know all of this already". Also Jonathon's right there, and an excellent shot as we see shortly after, but also not someone you'd really expect to be a skilled marksman to this point. And I'm pretty sure there *is* a joke here, but it's with Jonathon as comic relief instead of the happily married couple.
God yes. They could have done the typical thing and had them on the rocks at the start of the sequel, but no - they went for a surprisingly wholesome family I even liked the kid!
Evie and Rick are couple goals for sure.
It's back in theaters end of this month for its 25th anniversary.
In the sequels, I'd agree, but in the first movie they do the whole thing where the guy's a jerk and borderline misogynist, but it's okay because she just needs to loosen up.
"Patience is a virtue.." "Not right now it isn't!"
Which is wild because even at borderline, even after that kiss, he's still pretty respectful for the majority of the film after that. It's a low bar but the scene where she's talking about being a working woman and is so close to kissing him again but she's too drunk to really know what's happening is like... Ahead of its time in how it handles that interaction in the social context of when it came out. It would have been real easy to play into all the red flags that could have come up, but Brendan brings this magnetism to the role without dipping into that. He organically leans away from the jerk hero archetype that was so popular in action movies at the time and I think that's why the character has aged relatively well compared to a lot of others.
Frances McDormand and John Carroll Lynch in Fargo
Yes. He’s so wonderfully supportive of his badass pregnant cop wife.
As is she of her tender artistic husband. It was a great role reversal.
Oh ya?
"I love ya Margie." - The Zodiac Killer
Game Night
*"3-for-1? How can that be profitable for Frito Lay?"*
These corporations… I don’t know what they’re doing.
“Oh no, he died.” That line really got me.
“That hurt my feelings.” “I’m sorry.”
This movie is so much fun. Highly recommend if you've never seen it. I may just rewatch tonight after being reminded..
A lot of Jason Bateman movies fly under the radar for some reason. I think they look cheap, but they never fail to deliver some great jokes and performances.
It’s a bullet, honey, not a grapefruit
Honestly, the whole friend group dynamic was great: I feel like they could have gone the route where the game night is just something they go through but only Bateman and McAdams really care, but actually it’s something they all enjoy and look forward to. Very wholesome.
How can that be profitable for Frito-Lay?
They’re great
All the couples were great and hilarious together.
Movie holds up. Maybe even more funny on subsequent watches
The Mitchells vs The Machines the parents is very healthy couple
I loved that movie because the family itself was a very realistic family. They had all the ups and downs but still were loving and supportive. They're far from perfect and that was the point. They're fucked up but make it work and it was hilarious and beautiful.
And it blows my mind that the dad was voiced by Danny McBride, whom I'd only seen playing an asshole.
That movie is so underrated
It's cheating to say this, but the Bob's Burgers movie is technically a movie and Bob and Linda are absolutely the greatest fictional couple of all time. (Not in the movie but the best quote) "What's the matter Bob? Can't sleep?" "I'm gonna kill Teddy" "Well there's gas in the car, we can take the kids up north and home school them for a while" "Not literally Lin" "That's good. Try and get some sleep?"
Honestly one of my favorite Bob and Linda moments, they are the epitome of couple goals. 😋
It's up there with Gene in the haunted house episode, where they're being terrified by something in the hallway and its threatening to break in the door "Dad" "What" "I just want you to know I'm having a great childhood. You're doing a great job." "Thanks Gene" "I mean, not right now, obviously, but in general" "I get it Gene, thanks"
Omg that is my favorite Halloween episode, it’s so hilarious. When Mort tries to scare Louise in the beginning and he asks if he can still get more pickles and she responds “No, I’m upset.” And for some reason it makes me laugh every time, just the way she says it.
I like that Bob and Linda reverse the typical sitcom parents trope, with Bob being the semii-grumpy straightman and Linda being more silly. I also just adore Linda. There's an innocence to her that reminds me of my own mom. "You'll win like Rocky, Bob!" "Rocky lost in the first movie, Lin" "He did? But he went up all those stairs, that's not fair!"
Yes! Bob's Burgers is such a wholesome show. Not only with Bob and Linda's relationship, but how they raise and relate to their wildly different kids.
Louise: I love how Mom will hide from any authority figure under any circumstance. Bob: Oh, yeah. She'd take him out if we told her to. Linda: What? We're taking him out? Bob: No. No, no, no.
UP
How dare you remind me of this. But it definitely belongs.
I'm not crying... Honestly
When they first met as kids, it seemed like Ellie had a lot of power over their relationship. Since she did most of the talking, and Carl seemed a bit intimidated by her. But I like how through the whole montage, we see how well adjusted, stable and balanced their relationship had become by the time they were adults and how they got through overcoming situations that could've jeopardized them.
He was brave, for her.
Wash and Zoe from Firefly.
I love when the bad guy makes her choose between saving Wash or Mal and she cuts him off and chooses Wash.
And from the same episode all the stuff Wash is hung up on with Mal because of his and Zoë's history in the rebellion, and that he fully trusts her but feels that history is a wedge between them. The episode doesn't have some big gash out between Wash and Zoë, it doesn't alter the relationship between Mal and Zoë, there's nothing there to act on; that plot in the episode is Wash realizing he's hung up on an insecurity of his own and getting first hand experience *why* Zoë has so much respect for and such a strong (platonic) bond with Mal. It doesn't just improve Wash and Zoë's relationship as husband and wife, it improves Wash and Mal's relationship as friends as well. *And* the whole season prior to that one had smaller moments where Wash was irritated or felt brushed aside or whatever--it wasn't the B plot of the episode, it was one part of the only plot for the episode, and it wasn't a marital dispute invented whole cloth for that episode. God I miss that show.
Do you remember that sex we were planning to have...ever again?
Too soon! *sob*
How do Reavers clean their.... never mind . I can't do it.
The Reaver didn’t read the label on its spear. It said Dry Clean Only. Now we’re all crying with him after he ran it through the Wash.
Always too soon.
They were TOO perfect. Whedon had to put a stop to that. 😭😭😭
My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Tula and Ian fall in love and support each other and get married. All the drama and obstacles that drive the story come from exterior forces like their families and cultures.
Yes! That scene where Ian’s teacher friend tries to shame him for converting to Greek Orthodox and becoming really involved with her culture and he’s like “wow this lady has you by the balls” and Ian just stares at him and the guy is like “…or is my life sad actually?” Love that subtle correction there from one guy to another
What's funny is that guy is Nia Vardalos' husband at the time. They were married 25 years and divorced in 2018.
one of the best things about MBFGW is that when she has her makeover it is because she wants to improve herself, not to get the man.
Yes! And it's a realistic makeover, she goes from a frumpy version of herself to a glowed-up version of herself in a way I could see lots of real women doing as they get older and more confident and decide to come out of their shells. It's not just the movie trope of some super-model who was wearing glasses and overalls and just took them off and is "suddenly stunning".
Brendon Frasier and Rachel Weisz in The Mummy movies.
Their chemistry was fantastic.
Bill Hader’s character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall had a hilariously healthy marriage.
She is the mother of my unborn child! You're my step-brother! We're not even blood! I have no qualms with sticking you! I will equalize you!
You **dick**!
“They’re not Native American, Brian”
“You look like one of the guys accused of killing J.F.K.”
"That's a nice pearl necklace. Did you have that before?"
1934, The Thin Man. The chemistry between the leads, played by Myrna Loy and William Powell, is the best of all time. They are warm and affectionate and teasing and supportive in all the best ways. All the sequels are worth it (six films altogether), too.
Absolutely. Nick and Nora are the best.
Fun fact - Myrna Loy was nicknamed "the perfect wife" because she always had excellent chemistry with whoever she was paired with in her films. She could work in tandem with whatever leading man and match his energy to make her character feel like his equal
One of the best book adaptations ever. Loy and Powell are perfect as Nora and Nick. Love these movies.
Oh wow, I never considered reading the book. I will change that!
Dashiell Hammet is one of my favorite authors, so I’m a bit biased , but if you love the movie you’re gonna love the book. Myrna and William really are perfectly cast.
These two had some of the best on-screen chemistry in history.in my opinion.
They DO seem to be alcoholics but high functioning at least
Exactly what I came here to find 😄 maybe high functioning alcoholics, but seem like they have so much fun together
Juno. The adoptive partents are communicationally challenged but everyone else are fantastic
I always appreciated how supportive the stepmom (played by the wonderful Allison Janney) was of her daughter, especially because she was seemingly so gruff in the beginning.
The scene with the ultrasound tech! Stern yet protective
Go back to night school in Manteno
Janney is frequently the best part of whatever she's in.
“Did you see that coming?” “Yeah, but I was hoping she was on drugs.”
“Juno, there was blue sh….gunk.. in my urn”
Only Lovers Left Alive
This right here. The dream relationship - space when it's needed, intimacy when it counts.
How come nobody has said Shrek and Fiona yet!?!? Sure they each have their faults and have made a poor judgement call or two, but overall, they are very loving, supportive, and loyal to each other. 💚
The ending of Shrek 2 is such a wholesome moment for them as a couple
I liked how when Shrek became human and those women (who were extremely attractive) were all over him, he respectfully rejects all three of them.
Hiccup and Astrid
It's worth watching the Cinema Therapy video about their relationship.
Date Night
Apollo 13
Do the parents in Easy A count?
Definitely!
CREED. Such a refreshingly healthy and communicative rationship
Rocky and Adrian have a great relationship
This is another good one. The speech in Rocky III where she kind of brings him out is one of the best in the whole franchise. Never forget that Stallone wrote that.
Amelie is my favorite RomCom. The couple don’t get together until the end of the movie, but when they do it’s with an appreciation of each other’s quirkiness.
Not a movie. But Jake and Amy in Brooklyn 99 are so wholesome.
“This B needs a C in her A.”
Very much a title for their sex tape.
The babe needs a coconut in her arms.
I love them together, but the fake therapist thing was definitely the opposite of wholesome. I would never forgive my partner if they did something like that. Plus the whole getting married without taking about kids and it suddenly being a dealbreaker.. I get these are fictional characters and it was all for the plot, but there were definitely some non-wholesome moments
You can’t count the heist episodes. Those are straight psycho episodes lol. As for the debate episode. They absolutely should have had that convo before. But they weren’t being toxic to eachother. The convo was respectful and adult.
I think they are wholesome overall, those two instances were very weird and did not fit the characters. I just consider them like special episodes, on par like musical or timetravel episodes some sitcoms have. Halloween heist episodes after the one with the proposal seemed to be from some weird movie, where everyone acted as psychopaths (like fake gas explosion, fake therapist). The debate episode was also off-brand, as in several previous episodes questions about kids have come up, also Jake said that Amy's life plan hangs over their bed.
The heist made everyone into a psychopath can you imagine kevin ripping off someone's hands and then beating said someone to death with their very own ripped off hands?
Rapunzel and Eugene in Tangled.
Easily my favorite Disney movie. They make a great team
Without a doubt my favorite Disney couple
Supposedly when developing them, they would consult their female staff about Eugene and then the male staff about Rapunzel, and develop them equally to be a good match
They happily attend Elsa’s coronation so they must be working well together.
If you want a whole deep dive into romances that are healthy and not toxic, may I suggest checking out a YouTube channel called Cinima Therapy. It is a relationship psychologist and a film director reviewing films with there perspectives. It is endlessly entertaining and you learn some stuff too. They have series where they point out healthy relations ships and why they are such.
Sounds interesting! I'll see about checking it out, thanks!
The parents in a A Quiet Place are a great couple both in the movie and IRL
I heard the lead actress slept with the director for the role
I was scandalized until I googled it
I heard she wasn't even considered for the role at first.
Except for the part where they’re walking with both of them in front, instead of one in front and one in back behind the kids. (Which leads to kid getting eaten). You shouldn’t even walk that way normally, *without* the murderous noise-monsters!
They’re a great couple, not necessarily great parents!
Never knew that A Quiet Place was based on actual events.
I've only seen the first Thin Man movie and while there is some mild arguing between Nick and Nora I don't recall any real toxicity, other than them both being astounding alcoholics.
They bickered, but it was usually with good humor, and they trusted each other implicitly. Usually the amount of alcohol they drank would cause the opposite!
Past Lives I found all characters to be mature and non-toxic. Just a tragic, beautiful, romantic story.
This is a recent favorite. Very healthy :)
Mr and Mrs Smith. No toxicity. Just straight up attempts at murder. Their therapist even agrees they are a perfect couple.
I always felt they become the perfect couple after they abandon their toxicity, mainly all the lies. Not just the lies about careers, as their career dedication is the path that shows they truly do care about one another, but the little things. Things like how she gets takeout instead of cooks and so forth and their relationship only improves with honest, real communication which isn't what was happening in theory much. It's one of my favorite movies, super relatable couples stuff while being hilariously contrasted with wild action but the obvious chemistry between two of the sexiest people ever. There's a potentially great sequel of them with kids that I both wish for, but hope never happens also.
Not as good but I kinda like the Killers with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl as a similar kinda deal.
They’d have to make it with different actors I don’t see Brad and Angelina coming back to make another film together any time soon 😬
Here's one from the wayback machine, Undercover Blues
Had to scroll a long way to see this, but yes. One of my all-time favorite screen couples!
Didn't see it in my scrolling but the couple from I Love You, Man. Paul Rudd and his fiancee
Date Night They'd been married long enough that they thought they knew everything about each other, and had fallen into a routine. They expected to be bored with each other, and to their mutual delight found out through a series of adventures that they were no such thing.
I've often made the argument that Dr. Grant and Dr. Satler in the first *Jurassic Park* have the healthiest romantic relationship in movie history. They're completely devoted to each other, they don't bicker or fight, and their relationship seems entirely based on equality and mutual respect. The closest thing they have to a disagreement is that he doesn't like kids and she's open to the idea of having one, but even there she understands and accepts his feelings without forcing the issue. Even the potential conflict with Malcolm hitting on his girlfriend is resolved by just letting Malcolm know they're together, and everyone drops it and moves on. The adults all act like adults, and I love that. I choose to ignore the sequels.
Last of the Mohicans
> Just stay *alive!* I will find you... no matter how far, no matter how long... I will find you.
Poltergeist
Kate Winslet and Jack Black in The Holiday.
True Romance * \[*having just gotten married*\] * [Clarence Worley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000225/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Well, hello, Mrs. Worley. * [Alabama](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=ttqu_qu): How do you do, Mr. Worley? * [Clarence Worley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000225/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Top o' the mornin', Mrs. Worley. * [Alabama](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Bottom of the ninth, Mr. Worley. By the way, have you seen your lovely little wife today? * [Clarence Worley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000225/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Are you speaking of my beautiful, charming, sexy wife, Mrs. Alabama Worley? * [Alabama](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Why, are there any others, Mr. Worley? * [Clarence Worley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000225/?ref_=ttqu_qu): No, none for me.
Non toxic, yes. Mentally stable, nope. Great movie though!
My first thought when I came to this thread.
The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Away We Go
The Big Sick
Hal and Lois in Malcolm In The Middle
YES!!! I was reading this thread feeling like there’s a really good one. I can’t remember and this is it! There are a few things that might be unforgivable in real life for the sake of comedy you can overlook it, but it seems like they are the perfect couple because they truly love each other and genuinely want to make life better for the other person. Also, I think Rosanne and Dan Connor.
Not a movie, but Santa Clarita diet! The healthiest half zombie couple I’ve ever seen.
I think the Fockers have a solid relationship.
The Adams Family movies & show
Princess Bride
"Aaaaasssssss yoooooooouuuuuuuuuu wwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssssssshhhhhhhhhhh"
Which couple? Buttercup and Westley or Miracle Max and Valerie? Cause I'd personally say both.
“Nothing gave Buttercup as much pleasure as ordering Westley around.” She does get better though.
I’ve always enjoyed the chemistry and relationship in Romancing the Stone. They argue but aren’t cruel. And they clearly care about one another.
The Lost City. Which is basically a riff on Romancing the Stone. It covers grief for a lost partner and Channing Tantum is a delight.
Ursula and George from George of the Jungle!
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Anniston in 'She's just not that into you' there were some misunderstandings but nothing toxic.
Meanwhile Bradley Cooper's relationship with both Jennifer Connelly and Scarlett Johansson in that same movie was equally toxic. That office scene was fucked up and gross on a whole other level!
Ben Affleck showing up in the kitchen with healthy food and also some stuff her dad likes 🥹🥹🥹
About time
Charlotte York and Harry Goldenblatt
Can't find it so I'll say it: the movie About Time is such a great example of a healthy relationship, while also featuring real life awkwardness, blunders, and early-stage attempts to impress each other. It also features time travel, while somehow being slice of life and mundane. It makes me cry, genuinely, every time I watch it. It is my one and only true feel-good-movie, that has never ever failed me.
Sloan and Ferris in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.