More Movies like The African Queen?

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Hope the title isn't misleading, it just drives me mad when people post in this here movie question section with titles like 'Help' 'Looking for a movie' or 'movie question'.

Anyway, I'm looking for more movies to fit in the genre - or subgenre - that I have nicknamed the 'passion and peril' genre, perhaps best exemplified by The African Queen. Basically, adventure/romance. Preferably with a bickering couple who don't like each other but then fall in love. Good quality or total drivel, I'm just trying to collect examples. Having a brain fail at the moment because the only other example I can think of is the Harrison Ford film Six Days, Seven Nights and I know there are more. I know I've *seen* more!

Help is appreciated





The Princess Bride (1987), American Dreamer (1985), both The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005) with Banderas and Zeta-Jones, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and if you want a few turkeys check out Cutthroat Island (1995), Jake Speed (1986) and Australia (2008).

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Whatever you do, don't listen to Pike. Australia isn't a turkey. I loved it. It definitely fits in this category of films though.

I can give you a list of several to look over and I'm sure you've seen some of them. They don't all fit in the adventure/peril category but they do have some good back and forth between a man and a woman.

Crocodile Dundee
Murphy's Romance
Streets of Fire
When Harry Met Sally
Out Of Sight
The Beautician and the Beast
Bull Durham

The Cutting Edge -------------- "Toe pick!"
Ever After
Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men
As Good as it Gets -------- "Why can't I have a normal, boyfriend?"
Demolition Man ----------- "Thank you for rendering me unconscious."
The 5th Element -----------"Mul-ti-pass!"
Hitch
The Golden Child ------------ "There's a ground!"
Last of the Mohicans
Moonstruck -----------"Oh ma, I love him awful."
Operation Petticoat
To Have an Have Not--------"You know how to whistle don't you Steve?"
Stardust
The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer

These probably aren't exactly what you're looking for but I hope you enjoy a few of them. Anyway, more to follow if you like.
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I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Thanks all of you, a lot that I've seen and should have remembered but quite a few that I haven't as well. I've seen Australia quite recently as well. I quite liked it although I know it was corny as anything. Stardust, of course! I have that on dvd. Must find Romancing the Stone which I've never seen. Thought of a couple more of my own - Raiders of the Lost Ark kind of fits and The Mummy of course. The adventure/peril element is pretty crucial to what I'm looking for, though.