10 Most Surprising Movie Kisses of All-Time (2 of 6)

9. Tony and Pepper — Iron Man 2

For all of the first “Iron Man” and through most of its first sequel, there is zero sexual tension and only personal animosity between Tony Stark and his longtime personal assistant Pepper. In fact, Stark’s belief in his impending death only creates more distance between the squabbling pair. But after he makes it and Pepper survives a near-miss of her own, she announces she’s going to quit. He doesn’t object but goes in for the out-of-nowhere kiss instead. This magically solves everything because, of course it does.

8. Nicholas and Maria — The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

So basically, Maria is engaged to some guy but secretly has feelings for Nicholas. At the same time, they get into a huge argument that even involves some shoving, so of course Nicholas gives her a long, extended kiss, which she does nothing to stop, and then somehow she finds it shocking, leading to more shouting and pushing, with both of them falling into a fountain in the end.