Tear jerking movies

CastorTroy · 26-05-2020 5:07pm

emo72 wrote: »

"Grave Of The Fireflies". That destroyed many a childhood. Can still hear my daughter " but Da it's a cartoon..... It's meant to be happy.....

Better not let her see Plague Dogs or Watership Down.

Lassie Come Home and other Lassie films from the time.

Pauliedragon · 26-05-2020 5:14pm

I'll be upfront here. Us men aren't supposed to cry at movies but I did get close twice. In the name of the father the last scene Emma Thompson and the end scene of Veronica Guerin. Very sad.

Bobby Baccala · 26-05-2020 6:12pm

I watched Stephen Kings It at the age of 4 let’s just say that was an emotional experience, thanks grandad! :pac:

storker · 26-05-2020 7:01pm

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I'll be upfront here. Us men aren't supposed to cry at movies but I did get close twice. In the name of the father the last scene Emma Thompson and the end scene of Veronica Guerin. Very sad.

My wife and I watched Veronica Guerin in the cinema in Dun Laoghaire. The cinema was almost empty and my wife, in the early stages of pregnancy, really lost it during the funeral scene. There may have been someone at the very end of Dun Laoghaire pier who couldn't quite hear her bawling...

nix · 26-05-2020 7:19pm

A monster calls is a recent-ish one that stands out for me, great performances all round

And sad

Purple Mountain · 26-05-2020 7:21pm

Legends of the Fall had me convulsing at the TV in hysterics.

Sam Hain · 26-05-2020 7:27pm

Dades wrote: »

The Green Mile (already mentioned) and Shawshank both bring out the emotions in me.

" The Sisters kept at him. Sometimes he was able to fight them off... sometimes not "

KaneToad · 26-05-2020 7:31pm

Untamed Heart
https://youtu.be/z-ZG2FBzQUs

ZV Yoda · 26-05-2020 7:37pm

The Notebook.

Gets you right in the feels.

There’s just no need to be making films as sad as this.

Bonzo Delaney · 26-05-2020 7:46pm

Bing Bongs last scene in Inside Out . ****in Hero

two wheels good · 26-05-2020 8:13pm

Gladiator, Master and Comm, Saving Private Ryan tear-jerkers?
Sorry, I'm in a strange dimension I think. Best ignore my earlier suggestions.

Mike Guide 69 · 26-05-2020 8:48pm

A.I , that film had so many heartbreaking moments in it. Haley Joel Osment was fantastic in that film, I wonder would Stanley Kubrick have done a good job with that film ,as he died before he got to direct it and Steven Spielberg stepped in to do it...

mikhail · 26-05-2020 9:50pm

two wheels good wrote: »

Gladiator, Master and Comm, Saving Private Ryan tear-jerkers?
Sorry, I'm in a strange dimension I think. Best ignore my earlier suggestions.

I think it's just a misleading title. They're all action movies with moving scenes.

Sorry about that · 26-05-2020 9:53pm

Whale Rider.

zoe 3619 · 26-05-2020 10:05pm

So not much use as I can't think of the name of the movie I was going to suggest.
But it's bugging me now-wonder if anyone can help out?
Siamese cat,bull terrier and elderly labrador travelling to find their owners.
Ending brought a lump to my throat.
Edit..The Incredible Journey.

Mint Sauce · 26-05-2020 10:09pm

Other mention here for 'My Girl'. If you don't at least shed a tear, there is something wrong with you.

AlphabetCards · 26-05-2020 10:26pm

two wheels good wrote: »

Gladiator, Master and Comm, Saving Private Ryan tear-jerkers?
Sorry, I'm in a strange dimension I think. Best ignore my earlier suggestions.

I went to AH with this thread initially before the mod moved it, as I knew this forum would be more 'in-depth' than the punters over on after hours.

mikhail · 27-05-2020 12:12am

AlphabetCards wrote: »

I went to AH with this thread initially before the mod moved it, as I knew this forum would be more 'in-depth' than the punters over on after hours.

Stick around; we don't bite.

two wheels good · 27-05-2020 10:18am

Brief Encounter imdb
Couldn't resist. 1945 Black and white.
That'll blow your mind. (I'm making assumptions about your youth.)

But seriously ... Dr Zhivago.

Homelander · 27-05-2020 11:15am

Manchester by the Sea and Schlinders List are two that gut-punched me.

Schlinders list has the sadder scenes, but the entire premise of Manchester by the Sea, and the knowledge of same while watching individual, seemingly "casual" scenes, is what does it there.

The Raging Bile Duct · 27-05-2020 11:44am

Homelander wrote: »

Manchester by the Sea and Schlinders List are two that gut-punched me.

Schlinders list has the sadder scenes, but the entire premise of Manchester by the Sea, and the knowledge of same while watching individual, seemingly "casual" scenes, is what does it there.

Casey Affleck's character in Manchester by the Sea and his inability to express any of his pain or grief is heartbreaking. The scenes with the wife and with the nephew at the end are particularly hard-going.

unplayable · 27-05-2020 11:48am

Arrival

Space Dog · 27-05-2020 12:55pm

Imitation of Life (the one from 1959)
Boys on the Side
The Color Purple

Mick McGraw · 27-05-2020 2:34pm

Hachi: A Dogs Tale is a real tear jerker, I was depressed for weeks after watching it.

storker · 27-05-2020 5:54pm

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Legends of the Fall had me convulsing at the TV in hysterics.

I didn't find it that funny.

CastorTroy · 27-05-2020 9:53pm

zoe 3619 wrote: »

So not much use as I can't think of the name of the movie I was going to suggest.
But it's bugging me now-wonder if anyone can help out?
Siamese cat,bull terrier and elderly labrador travelling to find their owners.
Ending brought a lump to my throat.
Edit..The Incredible Journey.

Remade as Homeward Bound, if you're interested

Nickla · 27-05-2020 10:04pm

I’d agree with the colour purple - great movie, also Life is beautiful

bnt · 27-05-2020 10:45pm

I thought the closing scenes of The Lord of the Rings were tough, when (spoiler alert) Frodo reveals that he also has to leave and go "into the West" because his injuries could never heal. Bilbo's life had been unnaturally extended, and Frodo's unnaturally shortened, but at least it meant they could go together in the end.

costacorta · 27-05-2020 10:49pm

The Champ... Marley and me

costacorta · 27-05-2020 10:49pm

The Champ... Marley and me

gmisk · 27-05-2020 10:51pm

Beaches and fried green tomatoes would be the classic ones that Irish mum's cry at I would think. Shocked they haven't been mentioned.

Very rare I would cry at a film, more likely at a doc.

Bizarrely I did cry at the fountain but I was a bit drunk watching it. Oh and Philadelphia.

JP Liz V1 · 28-05-2020 2:24am

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Brian’s Song and The Champ.

Oh definitely The Champ

kowloon · 28-05-2020 3:48am

Another vote for Hatchi A Dog's Tale.

Someone mentioned House of Sand and Fog earlier in the thread, worth a watch.

Ardent · 28-05-2020 4:16am

Million Dollar Baby

BSK · 29-05-2020 3:42pm

Paulie

yermandan · 29-05-2020 3:48pm

Already mentioned, Afterlife and the Fraser Scrubs episode.

Not mentioned, but one I have actively avoided watching again as it was so emotional is 'About Time' with Domhnall Gleeson. I'm still not right all these years later!

The Raging Bile Duct · 29-05-2020 3:51pm

yermandan wrote: »

Not mentioned, but one I have actively avoided watching again as it was so emotional is 'About Time' with Domhnall Gleeson. I'm still not right all these years later!

When 'The Luckiest' by Ben Folds starts playing near the end... that just slays me.

gormdubhgorm · 31-05-2020 2:21pm

Just remembered another one.
Father son type black comedy

Nebraska 2013

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_(film)

BSK · 31-05-2020 2:25pm

A Dogs Journey

baron von something · 31-05-2020 2:35pm

I haven't cried at those because I'm a heartless monster but these are the saddest films I've ever seen:

Grave of the Firelights. Probably the saddest film I've ever seen. I still haven't recovered from it

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Man, that ending..

1 particular scene in the Robert Downey Jr film Hearts and Souls gives me a lump in my throat every time I watch it

coolisin · 02-06-2020 12:28pm

One that always did it for me, that I was not expecting, was Leon:The professional

After that:
Gladiator
Green Mile (every single time)
UP
Toy Story 3

That episode of scrubs mentioned.
Certain episode of Futurama

The Raging Bile Duct · 02-06-2020 12:29pm

Has nobody here watched Dear Zachary?!?!

02-06-2020 2:47pm

Sorry about that wrote: »

Whale Rider.

definitely this one.

costacorta · 09-06-2020 4:07pm

My wife just said the biggest tear jerker ever was yrs ago on A Country Practice when Molly died ?? ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ And her film was Beaches

splashthecash · 09-06-2020 4:43pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Has nobody here watched Dear Zachary?!?!

That movie was a continuous punch to the feels for it's entire run time - really hit me hard....

Great film but i dont mention it to people cos I found it so tough

DvB · 10-06-2020 5:11pm

2 i haven't seen mentioned (or at least apologies if already mentioned & I missed them) that hit me in the feels were 1. Kramer Vs Kramer, Dustin Hoffman is brilliant in it, and the end scenes are so well shot, definitely worth a look, & 2. Sophie's choice, another Meryl Streep one but probably the first film that I watched as an adult that had me genuinely in tears. I was convinced I'd moved on & went to watch it again with my wife a few years back but it all came flooding back (literally!) Some real lump in throat scenes in both.

I would recommend Dear Zachary as mentioned by others above but I'm not sure anyone wants to feel the way you do at the end of that one.

Hrududu · 12-06-2020 12:32pm

splashthecash wrote: »

That movie was a continuous punch to the feels for it's entire run time - really hit me hard....

Great film but i dont mention it to people cos I found it so tough

Thats a tough watch. Just in case anyone is tempted to watch it, don't google anything about it before you do.

One that I haven't seen mentioned that is a proper tear jerker is Bridge to Terribithia

positron · 12-06-2020 12:38pm

If you have kids the following might make you bawl for entirely different reasons.

August Rush
Interstellar

Another one I would recommend is About Time.

Outlaw Pete · 12-06-2020 12:39pm

Mask.

DvB · 12-06-2020 12:56pm

Hrududu wrote: »

One that I haven't seen mentioned that is a proper tear jerker is Bridge to Terribithia

Ah yes, remember watching that with the kids, defo a lump in the throat with that one.

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