30 Problematic Movie Romances That Made Us Shudder at Second Glance

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30 Problematic Movie Romances That Made Us Shudder at Second Glance
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Maybe we were caught up in the lovey-dovey moment at the time, but another quick rewatch of these movie romances had us questioning everything. Incredibly good looking people, life-or-death stakes, and some perfectly timed music sure made us swoon.

Well, you know what makes us swoon even more? Tracking down problematic movie moments and displaying them here for you!

Blade Runner

RACHAEL ASKS DeCKARD TO KISS HeR, in BLADE Runner. Because he makes her. When Deckard first kisses Rachael, she tries to get away. Не slams the door and blocks the way. Then he throws her against a window and forces her to beg him to kiss her. CRACKED.COM Blade Runner 1982

The Avengers

Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff's romance comes out of nowhere. They barely interact, and when they do, it mostly consists of... ...deception... ...and physical violence. CRACKED.COM

The Mask of Zorro

In The Mask Of Zorro, Elena tries to kill Zorro, and they swordfight. НЕ ENDS UP STRIPPING HER CLOTHES OFF. Не forcibly kisses her, disarms her, then makes her stand still while he uses his sword to cut off her clothing. By the end of the film, they are in love and have a child. Because that's completely how relationships work. CRACKED.COM The Mask of Zorro, 1998

Never Been Kissed

In Never Been Kissed, Josie writes a column that BLOWS HeR cover AS A REPORTER posing as a student, so she can have a romantic relationship with the teacher who is into her. At the same moment, she outs him as a pedophile, because he didn't know she was an adult until then. - CRACKED.COM Never Been Kissed. 1999.

Jurassic World

WHY EXACTLY DO CLAIRE AND OWEN END UP TOGETHER? JURASSIC WORLD CRACKED.COM At the beginning of the film we find out Claire and Owen went out on one date, but it was a failure because the two couldn't stand each other. Claire is a control freak and a workaholic, while Owen is the complete opposite. Despite not liking each other one bit, and arguing throughout the film, they still end up together, FOR SOME REASON.

Overboard

In Overboard, Joanna literally FALLS in Love with Dean, after she falls into the water. Joanna is a mean heiress who falls off her yacht and gets amnesia, and disgruntled contractor Dean decides to kidnap her, take her home, and tell her she's his wife. CRACKED.COM Overboard. 1987.

500 Days of Summer

CRACKED ТОМ HANSEN WAS THE PROTOTYPICAL NICE GUY. 500 DAYS OF SUMMER planet earth ISPY par - NOWHERE CINCERNA DO TOUT LOVE WILL TEAR US AFAKI LOST 1SOT 12303 After years of hearing what nice guy Tom was, Joseph Gordon-Levitt said, I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is.

Superbad

SETH'S CRACKED ENTIRE PLOT IS DATE RAPE. SUPERBAD His master plan is to get Emma Stone's character drunk enough to sleep with him. When he discovers she doesn't drink, he whines, gets grabby, and vomits on her. Worse, he seems to be practicing for a string of similar assaults in college.

Love Actually

CRACKED THE DEPLORABLE PRIME MINISTER. LOVE ACTUALLY Hugh Grant as The Prime Minister is essentially Tony Blair with a Bill Clinton libido. Grant might be lovable in '90s rom-coms, but he abuses his power to sleep with a young aide. Relentless, he and his security guards even crash her family Christmas.

Sixteen Candles

CRACKED JAKE RYAN OFFERS HIS PASSED OUT GIRLFRIEND UP AS A PLAY THING. SIXTEEN CANDLES He's played up as the perfect high school good guy, but why, because he likes the nerdy girl? His infatuation becomes outright stalking, and he hands his drunk, passed out girlfriend to the perverted Anthony Michael Hall saying, Do whatever you want.

The Transporter

Frank Martin, The Transporter, discovers that a package he's delivering contains a woman, Lai Kwan. THEY START A KIDNAPPING- BASED ROMANCE. Frank keeps Lai at arm's length, until she offers to have sex with him. Out of the blue. She does it to get Frank to help her, but they end up together based on about three sentences and 200 felonies. CRACKED.COM The Transporter, 2002

While You Were Sleeping

Lucy from While You Were Sleeping pretends to be engaged to Peter, a man she hasn't met. THEN BECOMES ENTANGLED WITH HIS BROTHER. Lucy deceives Peter's family to see him while he's in a coma. When Peter wakes up, he assumes he's got amnesia and proposes to her again. And she accepts, despite now being in love with his brother Jack. CRACKED.COM While You Were Sleeping, 1995

Pretty Woman

Edward and Vivian are a couple at the end of Pretty Woman. THEY'RE TOGETHER FOR THE MONEY. At that point he has already paid her for sex, and the only thing they have in common is their shared taste for expensive things. Buying yourself a woman isn't exactly a solid basis for a relationship. CRACKED.COM Pretty Woman, 1990

Ocean’s Eleven

In Ocean's Eleven, Tess leaves Danny because she can't overlook his being a criminal. UNTIL НЕ ROBS HER BOYFRIEND. No matter how charming you are, robbing a casino is still pretty much illegal, even if the owner is dating your ex. But somehow Tess has no qualms about going back to Danny after the heist. CRACKED.COM Ocean's Eleven, 2001

The Terminator

In The Terminator, Kyle Reese travels back in time to protect Sarah Connor. And to score with her. HER UNBORN SON SETS THEM UP. Reese informs Sarah that her son John manipulated him into being obsessed with her. That apparently gets her motor revving. And she really likes her future son's taste in dudes. It's an ouroboros of weirdness. CRACKED.COM The Terminator, 1984

The Notebook

In The Notebook, Noah has known Allie for five minutes when he makes a decision: НЕ VOWS TO STALK HER FOREVER. His efforts to WOO her include suicide attempts and creepy letters that keep coming until she gives in. Then she leaves him for someone else, until Noah builds a house for them to be dysfunctional together in. CRACKED.COM The Notebook, 2004

Starman

In Starman, an alien crash-lands on Earth and romances a woman named Jenny Hayden. HE'S USING THE BODY OF HER DEAD HUSBAND. Jenny initially resists him, but finally she gives in to his charms. Starman has to return to his home planet at the end of the movie, but he leaves Jenny with a little present: She's now pregnant with his space child. CRACKED.COM Starman, 1984

Revenge of the Nerds

In Revenge of the Nerds, Lewis wins over the girl of his dreams by performing oral sex on her. WHILE IMPERSONATING HER BOYFRIEND. His technique is so good, she's thrilled rather than angry! But in real life, this is known as rape by fraud, and it is punishable by prison time. CRACKED.COM Revenge of the Nerds, 1984

Meet Joe Black

In Meet Joe Black, Claire has sex with Death. IT ONLY GETS WORSE, SOMEHOW. Death happens to be roving around in a fresh human corpse, so there's a necrophilia angle. Also, it's the corpse of a guy she had been flirting with. It's like trying to seduce a girl by murdering her boyfriend and wearing his skin. CRACKED.COM Meet Joe Black, 1998

The Little Mermaid

In The Little Mermaid, Ariel gives up everything she knows to be with someone she just met. THIS IS IDENTITY ANNIHILATION. This relationship is doomed to end with Ariel either feeling resentful and homesick, or physically sick when she discovers sex is more than just releasing a sack of eggs for him to crop-dust with semen. CRACKED.COM The Little Mermaid, 1989

Liar Liar

In Liar Liar, Jim Carrey hijacks an airport stair car and prevents an airplane from taking off. НЕ SHOULD BE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. Instead, his zany efforts to endanger everyone convince his son that he's a better dad than Cary Elwes, and he gets back together with his ex-wife. They all live happily ever after. CRACKED.COM Liar Liar, 1997

Iron Man

Tony Stark and Pepper Potts have had a romantic relationship for nearly a decade. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIS EMPLOYEE. At first she's his personal assistant, making a relationship inappropriate. Later he makes her CEO of Stark Industries. Preventing that sort of quid pro quo is exactly why we have workplace sexual harassment policies. CRACKED.COM Marvel Cinematic Universe

Dances With Wolves

In Dances With Wolves, John Dunbar and Stands With A Fist meet as captives of the Sioux and end up together. THEY MARRY OUT OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME. Like abused dogs under new owners, the two fall in love with the tribe, then each other, a wolf, everything. Psychologists tell us that a love predicated on a disorder is doomed to fail. CRACKED.COM Dances With Wolves, 1990

Bridget Jones’ Diary

Bridget Jones' boyfriend punches her ex-lover and attempts to drown him in a fountain. WHICH MAKES HIM A CRIMINAL. Beating the heck out of someone is totally a crime, even when you do it for the love of a woman. It's also a red flag that the person has violent tendencies, which may make themselves known in even less pleasant ways. CRACKED.COM Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, 2004

Failure to Launch

In Failure to Launch, Paula gets a chance to confess her love for Tripp. BY HAVING HIM KIDNAPPED. Tripp's friends and family happily go along with the plan to tie him up and gag him so Paula can pour out her heart to him. Because kidnapping is fine and adorable, as long as you do it out of genuine love. CRACKED.COM Failure to Launch, 2006

The Legend of Korra

In The Legend of Korra, Varrick and his assistant Zhu Li end up marrying. HE'S A SPOILED EGOMANIAC AND A BAD BOSS. Varrick cares about nothing but his inventions. Не makes Zhu Li perform demeaning tasks and follow his every whim. He's helpless without her. And yet she's in love with him, for some reason. CRACKED.COM The Legend of Korra (2012-2014)

Star Trek

As a human, Uhura acts based on emotion, while Spock is your typical emotionally unavailable Vulcan. IT'S GOING TO BE A DISENGAGED RELATIONSHIP. If they ever have a child, it can look forward to a distant father and a frustrated mother. The only silver lining is that the kid will never be bullied on Vulcan, since the planet no longer exists. CRACKED.COM Star Trek, 2009

Skyfall

In Skyfall, Sévérine is a former sex slave who never feels safe. SO BOND SNEAKS UP ON HER IN THE SHOWER. Later, Bond stands idly by as Sévérine gets shot in the face. Не then escapes with Bond techniques that would have been totally usable when she was still alive. Because he's Bond. James Bond. CRACKED.COM Skyfall, 2012

The Breakfast Club

In The Breakfast Club, Claire and Bender fall in love after sharing a few hours in detention. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS IN THEIR FUTURE. Bender suffers from post-traumatic embitterment due to childhood abuse. He's likely to shut down around affection and intimacy, and lash out when he's incapable of expressing those feelings. CRACKED.COM The Breakfast Club, 1985

Captain America: Civil War

In Captain America: Civil War, Steve Rogers finally kisses his neighbor, Sharon. SHE'S HIS DEAD GIRLFRIEND'S GRANDNIECE. His previous girlfriend from the '40s, Peggy, had died mere days before this kiss. And Steve actually only makes a move after learning that Sharon was Peggy's grandniece-and that she was spying on him for SHIELD. CRACKED.COM Captain America: Civil War, 2016

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