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16 celebrity pairs who’ve played onscreen couples more than once

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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

These two have been in not one, not two, but three movies as a couple. After their memorable pairing in 2011’s Crazy, Stupid, Love, they once again played a couple in 2013’s Gangster Squad before they were reunited in 2016’s La La Land.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Brangelina was an onscreen couple in Mr and Mrs Smith, but do you remember them in 2015’s By the Sea as well?

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet

These two make such an iconic 'couple'. They famously played Jack and Rose in Titanic, but were also a couple in Revolutionary Road in 2008.

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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts

A match made in ‘90s romcom heaven. These two stole our hearts in Pretty Woman in 1990, and then did so again in 1999 with Runaway Bride

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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence

This pair’s on screen chemistry was rather apparent in both 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook and in Serena in 2014, as well as Joy in 2015.

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Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock

Another classic romantic couple fave. The pair were together in 1994’s Speed and then ended up in each other’s arms again in The Lake House in 2006. 

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Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

The ULTIMATE romcom couple, Meg and Tom were together in 1990’s Joe Versus The Volcano, then again in Sleepless in Seattle in 1993 and once again in 1998’s You've Got Mail. Plus they were a couple again in Meg’s directorial debut Ithaca in 2015. 

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Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore

They stole our hearts in 1998’s The Wedding Singer and then made us swoon in 2004’s 50 First Dates before their latest appearance together in 2014’s Blended.

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Paul Rudd and Reese Witherspoon

These two played onscreen lovers in Overnight Delivery (1998) and How Do You Know (2010).

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Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams

Owen and Rachel were a couple in Wedding Crashers in 2005 and then once again in 2011’s Midnight in Paris.

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Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson

The two were onscreen lovers in both 2003’s How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days and Fool’s Gold in 2008.

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

Even though their first onscreen pairing in 2003’s Gigli was a box office miss, the real life couple played an onscreen couple once again in 2004’s Jersey Girl

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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum

The real life husband and wife met on the set of Step Up in 2006 and then played lovers again in 10 Years in 2011. 

Image: Buena Vista Pictures

Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves

They played a couple in Charlize’s breakout role in The Devil's Advocate (1997) and then once again in Sweet November (2001)

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John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones

In both America's Sweethearts (2001) and High Fidelity (2000) they play couples who get together and then break up. 

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Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal 

Anne and Jake played a couple in both Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Love and Other Drugs in 2010. 

Image: 20th Century Fox

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