20 Times Real-Life Couples Acted Together In Movies As Couples

These movies means more drama and entertainment for viewers.

Maryjane

• Published in Film & TV
• June 25, 2022

The film industry doesn’t just make romantic movies for viewers to enjoy; it can also help foster intimate relationships behind the scenes. Several movie couples have met on the set of a film in which they are both featured.

What’s more unique than love birds meeting for the first time on a film set? Definitely, it is a real couple who appear in the same film after they’ve started their relationship.

It’s even a plus if they’re going to play romantic couples, because that off-screen mutual attraction definitely reflects on-screen. This means more drama and entertainment for viewers.

Artists are more emotional and enthusiastic about their work and relationships, and they typically seek out like-minded individuals to spend their whole lives with. That is why movie couples are so prevalent.

It can be risky to appear in a movie as a couple. What if they break up in the middle of the movie and have to pretend they still love each other?

Luckily for these couples on our list, any breakups occurred after the films were completed. We’ve compiled a list of couples who played real husband and wife in films, though not all of them are still married today.

So keep scrolling and check them all out.

1. Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn has been with Kurt Russell since 1983. They have never been married, but nothing proved it better than the comedy Overboard, in which they both acted as Santa and Mrs. Claus.

2. Emma Thompson & Kenneth Branagh

Both actors played romantic roles alongside one another in the 1993 Much Ado About Nothing movie. The real-life couple also starred together in Dead Again and Look Back in Anger but they separated in 1995.

3. Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman

Before Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes got divorced, he was married to Nicole Kidman from 1990 until 2001. The three of them appeared together in three movies titled Eyes Wide Shut, Far and Away, and Days of Thunder.

4. Courteney Cox & David Arquette

While working on the set of Scream and its sequels, Courteney met David Arquette. She even credited the 1996 movie as one which helped her and David fall head over heels.

They did stay married from 1997-2013.

5. Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez

The OG Bennifer was actually Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez as they met during the 2003 film, Gigli. They also starred together in Jersey Girl before their split.

6. Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

After some years, J.Lo starred with husband Marc Anthony in the movie, El Cantante and the movie flopped. Well, she and Marc later got separated.

7. Amy Poehler & Will Arnett

Before they divorced in 2016, they were in different projects together like the TV shows Arrested Development and Parks and Recreation. They also acted in Blades of Glory and were voice actors in Horton Hears a Who!

8. Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith

During their 23 years of marriage, the Smiths both produced the Karate Kid reboot, After Earth, and the Annie reboot. They also co-starred in the film Ali, as Will acted the titular role and Jada acted as his wife, Sonji Roi.

9. Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan

It was the Step Up film that joined Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum together and they starred in the 2011 movie 10 Years together as well. They went their separate ways in 2018.

10. Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor

They were married from 2000 to 2017, and they co-starred in several movies together like 2001 movie, Zoolander and the 2004 film, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

11. Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard

This cute couple were engaged in 2009 after acting in the When in Rome film. They got married in 2013, and they've acted in the CHIPS and Hit and Run films.

12. Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston before he fell for Angelina Jolie on the Mr. and Mrs. Smith set. They became one of Hollywood's most iconic couples, and they starred in the romantic movie, By The Sea.

Then they got divorced in 2016.

13. Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone

Though, they broke up for good years ago, they were one of Hollywood's long-lasting couples after meeting on The Amazing Spider-Man set in 2012. Their real-life chemistry made their on-screen relationship much more stronger.

14. Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem

The Spanish actors starred alongside each other before they got married in 2010. They have been acting in the same films for more than two decades and one of them is titled Loving Pablo, where Javier played the drug lord and Penelope acted as his girlfriend.

15. Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron

The met on the set of High School Musical and they started dating. They went on for many years before they separated in 2010 but then, we have their chemistry as Troy and Gabriella.

16. Anna Faris & Chris Pratt

Both met on the Take Me Home Tonight movie set but Anna was married then and it was several years later before she and Chris became a pair. They got married in 2009 and they featured in What's Your Number and Movie 43.

They separated in 2018.

17. Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone

Both got married in 2005 and they often collaborated on projects. He even directed Melissa's movies including Life of the Party, The Boss, and Tammy. He often cameos in some of her films like Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, and Tammy.

18. John Krasinski & Emily Blunt

Both were introduced to each other through a mutual friend. They worked together on the horror movie A Quiet Place and it was directed by John.

19. Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello

Sofia Vergara appeared in her husband’s Joe Manganiello's movie Bottom of the 9th in 2019. She even revealed to Men’s Health that it was so much fun for her and she wishes to work with him.

20. Ben Lewis & Blake Lee

The Lifetime's first LGBTQ+ Christmas movie, 2020's The Christmas Setup, saw the married couple Ben and Blake acting as Hugo and Patrick.

While some couples regularly love to work together, others have only appeared together on rare occasions. But, from classic A-listers to entry-level artists, all of these couples have enjoyed spending time together on and off camera.

What are your thoughts on celebrity couples co-starring in the same film? Let us know by using the comments section below.

Maryjane