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Isn't it beautiful when couples just seem to be made for each other? We love a good romance, and some actors just seem to spark something magical when they're together. Some on-screen couples just have great chemistry and there's no way to deny it. But the opposite is also true.
Many on-screen couples lack this chemistry to the point where it can be uncomfortable to watch. We've talked about the on-screen couples with great chemistry before, so now it's time to list the ones who have none, and almost painfully so.
Click through the gallery and see if you find your perfectly imperfect on-screen couple.
Played by Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders, this is likely the couple with the least chemistry in 'How I Met Your Mother.'
Australian actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman aren't the dream couple we'd like them to be in 'Australia' (2008).
Tommy Wiseau and Juliette Danielle play this odd couple in cult classic 'The Room' (2003). The awkwardness of their performances is a major part of what makes the movies so awfully enjoyable.
'Beauty and the Beast' (2017) is a beautiful story, but less beautiful is the on-screen chemistry between Emma Watson and Dan Stevens.
Ben Stiller has had many love interests in movies, but it's safe to say that Naomi Watts in 'While We're Young' (2014) was the least believable match.
Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler wouldn't make a great couple. Just watch 'The Ugly Truth' (2009) if you don't believe us.
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson make an odd couple in 'The Hunger Games' (2012). Some say they look more like siblings than lovers.
Anne Hathaway and Adrian Grenier play this couple in 'The Devil Wears Prada' (2006), but it's a couple that viewers aren't rooting for.
Katie Holmes and Christian Bale are yet another on-screen couple who don't seem to belong together. They co-star in 'Batman Begins' (2005).
Winona Ryder comes next as one of Adam Sandler's most uncomfortable leading ladies, for her role in 'Mr. Deeds' (2002).
What an odd couple Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn make in 'Four Christmases' (2008). The actors reportedly didn't get along very well either.
Henry Cavill and Amy Adams are miles away from Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder when it comes to on-screen chemistry, and that shows in both 'Man of Steel' (2013) and 'Justice League' (2017).
Although things got better in 'Knight and Day' (2010), Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz had very little chemistry in 'Vanilla Sky' (2001).
Things turned out fine between Jonah Hill and Emma Stone in 'Maniac' (2018), but we can't say the same about their romance in 'Superbad' (2007).
Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte play this couple in 'I Love Trouble' (1994). Apparently, the actors didn't really get along in real life, and that tension comes through in their performance.
Our favorite teen vampires in the 'Twilight' saga, Bella and Edward were played by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Even though they dated in real life, they still couldn't muster any chemistry on the big screen!
Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio looked cute in 'The Great Gatsby' (2013), but she's no Kate Winslet.
Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman played a troubled couple in 'Couples Retreat' (2009), so the lack of chemistry was probably intentional for the roles.
The couple played by Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen in 'Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones' (2002) is like a pair of mismatched socks.
In 2010 we saw Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp co-starring in 'The Tourist.' The unlikely "Deppelina" on-screen couple just weren't really into each other in real life, and we could see that in their lack of chemistry in the movie.
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett play this couple in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' (2008). The whole romance has been called plain awkward.
Name one actress who has good chemistry with Ben Affleck. Sandra Bullock is probably not the one you're thinking about. They co-starred in 'Forces of Nature' (1999).
Daniel Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright first get together as a couple in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' (2009). Only a magic spell would put some chemistry between these two.
There's just something off about Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow's characters in 'Shallow Hal' (2000).
What was supposed to be a steamy relationship between the characters played by Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in the 'Fifty Shades' franchise, turned out to be cheesy and even silly at times.
Of all of Adam Sandler's love interests in his rom-coms, Salma Hayek is among the worst. They just don't work well as a couple in 'Grown-Ups' (2010) and 'Grown Ups 2' (2013).
On-screen couples with zero chemistry
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Isn't it beautiful when couples just seem to be made for each other? We love a good romance, and some actors just seem to spark something magical when they're together. Some on-screen couples just have great chemistry and there's no way to deny it. But the opposite is also true.
Many on-screen couples lack this chemistry to the point where it can be uncomfortable to watch. We've talked about the on-screen couples with great chemistry before, so now it's time to list the ones who have none, and almost painfully so.
Click through the gallery and see if you find your perfectly imperfect on-screen couple.