Top Ten Summer-Fling Movies
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Top Ten Summer-Fling Movies

The intoxicating heat, the exotic locales. How would you rank these romantic summer flicks?

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1 Grease
Tough, sweet Danny (John Travolta) swoons for Australian Sandy (Olivia Newton-John), who will be heading home at summer's end. 237 655
2 Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze plays the working-class instructor at a resort, while Jennifer Grey's the college-bound teen entranced by his charms. 236 662
3 The Graduate
Few flings are more aimless than that of Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), who's seduced by his parents' friend (Ann Bancroft). 147 573
4 West Side Story
The perfect love is born, thrives briefly, and dies a swift and brutal death, all during a few scorching months on the streets of New York. 62 520
5 Say Anything...
A resolute middle achiever, Lloyd (John Cusack) decides to pursue a girl viewed as hopelessly out of his league in the summer after graduation. 47 517
6 Roman Holiday
Audrey Hepburn's Princess Ann plays hooky from her duties with Gregory Peck's cynical journalist, who can't resist her charms. 16 496
7 The Seven Year Itch
Billy Wilder's tale of a husband tempted by the girl upstairs (Marilyn Monroe) gets a kick from the sultry heat of midsummer New York. -32 454
8 Mamma Mia!
The amorous cast members circle each other playfully amid the sun, sea, and sand, belting out Abba tunes and confessing their love. -145 523
9 Much Ado About Nothing
Summer romance in Italy, with a couple (Branagh and Emma Thompson) who loathe each other so much that it can only be love. -162 442
10 Before Sunrise
The chemistry between Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy brings this romance to life, tempered by the realization that nothing this good can last. -208 434