Whether you're a cold fish, a miserable SOB, or a hooker with a heart of gold, the holiday season is the perfect time to experience the transformative power of love. (Ask the Grinch. Ask Scrooge. They'll tell you!) Here are ten movies to turn cynics into dreamers, ten romantic comedies that joyfully insist that sometimes a kiss really can change your life. What's not to love?

As Good As It Gets, Jack Nicholson, 1997. Photo courtesy of the Everett Collection.