Movies that make grown men cry...

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Inspired by the songs thread I thought I'd start one for movies. And I'm not talking about love movies or any of that crap (:pac:), I'm talking about movies for men!

I think Veronica Guerin was probably the most poignant movie I have ever seen. Undoubtedly one of the greatest Irish movies made. When the Fieldds of Athenry came on the tears were streaming down my face. As some one who was relatively young when she died, I never really understood the significance of her work until I saw that movie.
I must also mention Forrest Gump and The Pursuit of Happyness, the latter of which were tears of joy. Both great movies.

So Gentlemen of Boards, what movies made you shed a tear or two, be it tears of happiness or sadness?

MitchKoobski

The Wrestler
Even after multiple viewings as one of my favourite films, I still tear up during the match at the end. RAM! RAM! RAM! RAM! RAM! RAM!

Toy Story 3
The junkyard and the end.
That is all.

I shed a tear watching "Tears of the sun" tbh

The Scientician

The Van

Otacon

The Champ

I defy anyone to sit through this and not shed a tear TBH.

Reillyman

Otacon wrote: »

The Champ

I defy anyone to sit through this and not shed a tear TBH.

Haha brilliant! I grew up with my father telling me how the 10 in the house would be throwing around "Your cryin!", "No I'm not shut up!", "Ya are I can see ya!", when they watched "The Champ."

PK2008

Not much of a crier but Schindlers List was a bit hairy

DazMarz

I can get very weepy and emotional over films... despite myself. haha. Some of the following have provoked a few tears from me in the past:

The Green Mile

The scenes towards the end in the prison... I defy anybody not to have been in floods at that. Or the scene in which Paul Edgecombe (Tom Hanks; deserved an Oscar for that role) is talking with John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) in the latter's cell. One of the most emotionally charged scenes in film...

The Fox And The Hound

When the little old lady has to take the fox away, and the fox and the hound are going to be seperated for life and all that there...

Schindler's List

Oskar Schindler breaks down as he cries out how he could have saved so many more people... the final scenes of the Schindler-Juden and the actors who portrayed them in the film placing stones upon Schindler's grave is particularly poignant.

E.T.

Poor little E.T.

Bambi

Man, the earlier Disney films were dark..... The little doe-eyed deer's tragedy is unparallelled in making me weep for hours as a child.

Philadelphia

So much of this made me feel very emotional; one of the very finest films out there and so much more for the towering performances from Tom Hanks (his first Oscar for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett) and Denzel Washington. The final scenes in the hospital are truly heartbreaking.

and while not films, certain scenes in television have made me go weepy too....

Frasier

While most of it involved tears of hysterical laughter... This one line from the final episode did have me feeling sad and provoked some tears.

Frasier addresses his radio audience one last time: "For eleven years you've heard me say, "I’m listening." Well, you were listening, too. And for that I am eternally grateful. Goodnight, Seattle."

mikemac

Gulp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHr-9_6hCg

Jimmy Bottlehead

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button got me. As did Marley & Me, though my dog of 14 years had just died so I've an excuse for that one!

The Green Mile makes me hide away too. Damn my easily shed tears!

RobAMerc

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Marley & Me

+1 - anyone who lost a dog must have had a lot of emotions brought up, I defo shed tears to this. first at a movie in years.

TouchingVirus

I' a bit like DazMarz and can get weepy at some rather silly stuff :P

The Shawshank Redemption - Brooks was here

Meet Joe Black - The chat between Pitt and Hopkins at the end, fantastic

Saving Private Ryan - "Give up, you don't stand a chance! Let's end this here! It will be easier for you, much easier. You'll see it will be over quickly."

I concur with most of the films mentioned so far that I've seen except E.T. and The Van :P

ShagNastii

I'd been messing around this girl for absolute ages a few years back and we had come to the stage where we'd decided to make a go of it relationship-wise. So the first logical boyfriend/girlfriend thing to do dinner out and a trip to the cinema.

We decided on Marley and me. My fourteen year old dog I'd know my whole life had been put down about a month previous. So anyway all was going great until the end. I look over at her and she is bawling her eyes out but I'm really worried about keeping face, it being our first real date, and am biting my lip (doing shocking well not to cry).

Credits come up, no tears from me. Neither of us are saying more than "God that was sad". So leave Cineworld fairly somber when she decides to perk up and discuss the movie and what pub we were more than likely heading to.
She chats away to me and my first word are trying to tell her about my dead dog.

"Yep that was sad. My d.........................". Gigantic lump in my throat and mouth as dry as hell. I tried again.

"My dog di......................................" again gigantic lump in my throat.

I then cut my losses and clear out told the girl she would probably be getting no more conversation out of me for the rest of the night unless I burst my shít crying to get all this emotion out of me.

She laughed and gave me a hug as I cried tears that could have filled the Nile. Just the pair of us at the top of Henry street. I wish one of the passersby took a photo I probably looks hilarious.

LegacyUser

I think I'd nominate a gem of a film I watched very recently called 'Everybodys fine'. Robert de Niro is the lead character in a film that really intrigued me till the very end.

Joeyjoejoe83

The end of toy story 3 had me in bits, and mufasa dying in the lion king. The whole ending of dead poets society got me too, SO UNFAIR.

But what do i know,I cried when socky ran away on the den, had to be at least 12 fgs!

abouttobebanned

Hatchi.

I was in bits.

Mackman

+1 on Shawshank Redemption. The final scene with Red going to meet Andy. The ending monologue is just epic.

Red: I]narrating[/I "I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

The Green Mile too, when

John Coffee is getting ready for execution

Wall-E always gets me teared up.

Especially when Eva shuts down and he's trying to wake her up

. And at the end when

she fixes Wall-E but he doesnt remember anything

I watched Rocky not so long ago, i had forgotten what a powerful movie it is. He struggled so much. Got teary eyed during it a few times alright. But thats ok, cause its Rocky

Handsome Bob

Brokeback Mountain, yeah, I admit it.

Otis Driftwood

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Brokeback Mountain, yeah, I admit it.

Yep,have to agree on that one.The scene with Ledger at the end was so moving.:(

Handsome Bob

nedtheshed wrote: »

Yep,have to agree on that one.The scene with Ledger at the end was so moving.:(

Heart breaking stuff alright, never live your life with regrets or in accordance to someone else's rules.

quad_red

Ha ha.

+1 for Marley and me.

A dire, dire, dire movie played with zero charism by Wilson and Aniston, with a non existent story and irritating set pieces.

But at the end,

when he's found outside, the way he's put to sleep..... gulp. Something, ahem, in my eye, lump in throat, ahem. Cough.

Duckjob

Gladiator:

Maximus returning home at the end reuniting with his wife and son, and the whole "He was a soldier of Rome. Honour him", "Who will help me carry him?" bit.

Always mysteriously get something in my eye at that point.

Col200sx

Into The Wild. Everytime

Both the ending, and:

When Chris leaves Ron Franz saying he'll talk to him about being adopted when he returns from Alaska.

fred252

saving private ryan

although its not a movie, band of brothers

jerry maguire

shawshank

Kimia

ShagNastii wrote: »

I'd been messing around this girl for absolute ages a few years back and we had come to the stage where we'd decided to make a go of it relationship-wise. So the first logical boyfriend/girlfriend thing to do dinner out and a trip to the cinema.

We decided on Marley and me. My fourteen year old dog I'd know my whole life had been put down about a month previous. So anyway all was going great until the end. I look over at her and she is bawling her eyes out but I'm really worried about keeping face, it being our first real date, and am biting my lip (doing shocking well not to cry).

Credits come up, no tears from me. Neither of us are saying more than "God that was sad". So leave Cineworld fairly somber when she decides to perk up and discuss the movie and what pub we were more than likely heading to.
She chats away to me and my first word are trying to tell her about my dead dog.

"Yep that was sad. My d.........................". Gigantic lump in my throat and mouth as dry as hell. I tried again.

"My dog di......................................" again gigantic lump in my throat.

I then cut my losses and clear out told the girl she would probably be getting no more conversation out of me for the rest of the night unless I burst my shít crying to get all this emotion out of me.

She laughed and gave me a hug as I cried tears that could have filled the Nile. Just the pair of us at the top of Henry street. I wish one of the passersby took a photo I probably looks hilarious.

Awwww! Are ye still together?

Raco316

toy story 3 without a doubt!tears running down my face at the end!!

and into the wild especially the bit when emile hirsch and the old guy are having the chat.me and my mate were watching it and i swear we were about to cry when some1 came in from the kitchen that was making a cup of tea and she said she forgot to put the teabag in just as it got sad and the two of us broke our heart laughing!ruined the moment she did

yeppydeppy

The end of Casablanca always gets me.

BigBenRoeth

Titanic

Dub.

In the Name of the Father - very emotional last scene.

Cinema Paradiso - the collected kissing scenes at the end.

Jean de Florette/ Manon de source - two very tear inducing French movies.

Dolph Starbeam

Cool Runnings, when that bobsleigh turned upside down i cried, they were so damn close. :pac:

Rabble Rabble

Dub. wrote: »

In the Name of the Father - very emotional last scene.

Cinema Paradiso - the collected kissing scenes at the end.

Jean de Florette/ Manon de source - two very tear inducing French movies.

Yes, for the last 2. Very much.

Nolanger

King Kong original - at the end - "it was beauty killed the beast".

TentCrasher

Majority of irish films:rolleyes:

I'm not exactly a man but... I'm extremely surprised no one has mentioned 'Up' :eek:

Dr Bolouswki

I find it best not to have emotions.

If I HAD to have them, I would probably have used them at the end of Into the Wild. And if I was caught unawares, maybe Dead Man Walking.

TheUsual

Band of Brothers, when they find the first concentration camps was hard to watch.

Also 'The Road' was grim. Not going to give away the plot or anything.

Omnipresence

.Into the Wild.

Because it was a true story and that ending...

TouchingVirus

Band of Brothers isn't a film, but I can excuse it's place on this list - I've watered up a bit every time I watch a few particular scenes.

Bambi and the Fox and the Hound - maybe as a kid I thought they were the saddest movies ever but as a 'grown man' I can't say they'd make me cry.

Marley and Me destroyed me

Col200sx

quad_red wrote: »

+1 for Marley and me.

A dire, dire, dire movie played with zero charism by Wilson and Aniston, with a non existent story and irritating set pieces.

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Marley and Me destroyed me

I haven't seen Marley and Me (although I've guessed what happens at the end), but love dogs and have dogs at home.

Should I best avoid this movie?

Einstein

Col200sx wrote: »

I haven't seen Marley and Me (although I've guessed what happens at the end), but love dogs and have dogs at home.

Should I best avoid this movie?

I'm kinda on the same line as you here...I can't stand seeing dogs hurt / dying in movies.

The end of Turner and Hooch was the first flick to make me well up...

but there was a new puppy in the end so it was made better

So began my lifelong avoidance and fear of dogs gettin hurt in movies..

Also just remembered the part where whatshis name loses his horse in the quicksand in Never Ending Story...that was a tearjerker too...

cc87

The crying game

TouchingVirus

Col200sx wrote: »

I haven't seen Marley and Me (although I've guessed what happens at the end), but love dogs and have dogs at home.

Should I best avoid this movie?

Yes, you probably couldn't steel yourself enough even if you knew precisely what would happen

djfitzerjnr

Big Daddy

Mrs. Doubtfire

Toy Story 3

Micilin Muc

Rocky I

The scene at the very end where Rocky and Adrienne are reunited after his fight!

Doodoo

A film that i didnt think was really much good and then the last half hour changed my mind and made me shed a few was Seven Pounds.

Another one that shocked me was Elf with the happy scene at the end - just couldn't hold back (i'm still tough i am)

Final Approach

Gran Torino

ScareGilly

Definitely +1 on Shawshank:

Brooks' retirement and "Brooks was here".

Philadelphia
The Terminal for some strange reason
And probably the biggest tearjerker I found was The World's Fastest Indian.

I honestly thought his dream was over, but then there was so much tears of joy when he got to race at the end.

For some reason, nobody has ever seen the last one

8mv

ET for sure and Atonement (The book makes me tear up as well) and It's A Wonderful Life + the most recent series ending of Dr. Who - when Amy makes her wedding speech

killerking

It's gotta be The Champ (1979) starring Jon Voight (Angelina Jolie's Daddy) as a hapless washed-up pug who makes one last shot at the title in order to win back the woman he loves and the kid he never sees and Ricky Schroeder as his adoring son turned soft by his smothering mother who discovers the hard way what true courage and manhood is....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAhrqKqK_cA

A close second is Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989).

WARNING SPOILER: A Nazi villain shoots Indy's father Henry Senior point blank in the stomach in order to force Indy to brave a series of booby traps and retrieve the Holy Grail (the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper) which he can use to restore his father to health.
There is a magnificently emotional scene where Indy finds his way blocked by a bottomless chasm.
He must rediscover his faith in order to summon the courage to take a leap of faith....

I also get tears in my eyes when I watch this astonishing scene from the end of The Mission (1986).

SPOILER WARNING: Mendoza, a slave trader, stricken with remorse after murdering his beloved younger brother in a duel over a beautiful woman has become a novice Jesuit priest who ministers to the Indian natives he once oppressed and falls under the influence of the saintly Jesuit Father Gabriel who has established a mission deep in the Amazon jungle.
When their Amazonian mission is betrayed by self-serving secular politicians who seek to exploit the natives rather than lead them to civilisation and enlightenment, both men decide to resist knowing their cause is futile.
Mendoza resorts to the sword while Gabriel chooses pacificism.
Both men bound by a profound mutual respect, brotherly love and fellowship, die heroic deaths in defense of liberty, freedom and love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Y4XS0Qbb8

killerking

Harrison Ford is Dick Deckard, a Bladerunner who is sent on a mission to 'retire' (kill) a group of replicants - genetically engineered humanoids - who have returned to Earth after a rebellion on an off-world colony in the early 21st century.
Roy Battie, the last survivor, fights to the death with Deckard before there is a profoundly moving showdown on the roof of an acid rain swept crumbling skyscraper above a nightmarish Los Angelos.
Battie reflects on the wonders he has seen in deep space and considers oblivion and death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byQrkBS1yT4

In an earlier scene Deckard falls in love with a female replicant named Rachel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRiYJ1_eYkA

ScareGilly

killerking wrote: »

A close second is Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989).

WARNING SPOILER: A Nazi villain shoots Indy's father Henry Senior point blank in the stomach in order to force Indy to brave a series of booby traps and retrieve the Holy Grail (the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper) which he can use to restore his father to health.
There is a magnificently emotional scene where Indy finds his way blocked by a bottomless chasm.
He must rediscover his faith in order to summon the courage to take a leap of faith....

I also get tears in my eyes when I watch this astonishing scene from the end of The Mission (1986).

SPOILER WARNING: Mendoza, a slave trader, stricken with remorse after murdering his beloved younger brother in a duel over a beautiful woman has become a novice Jesuit priest who ministers to the Indian natives he once oppressed and falls under the influence of the saintly Jesuit Father Gabriel who has established a mission deep in the Amazon jungle.
When their Amazonian mission is betrayed by self-serving secular politicians who seek to exploit the natives rather than lead them to civilisation and enlightenment, both men decide to resist knowing their cause is futile.
Mendoza resorts to the sword while Gabriel chooses pacificism.
Both men bound by a profound mutual respect, brotherly love and fellowship, die heroic deaths in defense of liberty, freedom and love.

Yeah, put spoiler alerts on these two but NOT on the one that I actually want to see or haven't seen. :mad: