Valentine's Day 2016: Epic declarations of love on the big screen, including 'You had me at hello'

I love you. These three magic words have been winning over hearts since the days when man first learned to speak. Thanks to the bright lights of Hollywood, the bold declaration has been given a new lease of life and we can now experience a big screen kind of love. Stars including Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio have created avenues to express an emotion that often consumes its willing victim – with some obvious melodrama thrown in.

A remarkable 16% of British women believe that Sense and Sensibility's "My heart is, and always will be, yours" is the most romantic line ever uttered in literature of film. There are so many passionate movies out there sites like Netflix provide access to millions under one roof. Ahead of Valentine's Day, check out the scene from the aforementioned film and other inspirational movie lines that will melt even the hardest of hearts and guarantee that you are in the romantic spirit come 14 February.

Sense And Sensibility

"My heart is, and always will be, yours"

Titanic (1997)

"You must do me this honour, Rose. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise."

Jerry Maguire (1996)

"You had me at hello"

Notting Hill (1999)

"Don't forget I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."

Notebook (2004)

"It's not going to be easy. It's going to be really hard. And we're going to have to work on this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me."

Love And Other Drugs

"I need you"

Ten Things I Hate About You

"I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."

Pretty Woman (1990)

" So what happens after he climbs up and rescues her?"

Sex And The City (2008)

Steve and Miranda agree to meet in the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge if they want to save their marriage.

Sleepless In Seattle (1993)

"It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together ... and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home. .. only to no home I'd ever known ... I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like ... magic.