We're pretty sure no one will fight us when we say The Notebook is one of the best romance films ever made. For anyone who hasn't seen this classic — firstly, we can't be friends — The Notebook is the movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' book by the same name. It kicks off in South Carolina in the 1930s and spans decades, following the love story of Ally Hamilton (played by Rachel McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (played by Ryan Gosling).