Best tearjerkers.
Movies that always make me cry.
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Sophie's Choice (1982, R)
One of the most amazing performance by an actress ever. Meryl Streep is heartbreaking as Sophie, a Holocaust survivor harboring a dark secret. From the beginning to the end, you feel her pain, her sorrow, her joy, and her grief. And when the end comes, I always manage to cry my eyes out. Truly moving. |
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Schindler's List (1993, R)
Stephen Spielberg's masterpiece. A frightening and heartbreaking insight into the brutality and hatred that was the driving force behind the Holocaust. It's the story of Oscar Schindler, a Austrian industrialist who ends up saving nearly 1200 Jews who worked in his factory. An amazing story of hope and survival, guaranteed to move. One of the best movies I've ever seen. |
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Finding Neverland (2004, PG) |
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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003, PG-13)
I'm not going to lie, I fancy myself a ravenous Tolkien fan, so I'm inclined to be a bit biased, but this is what sparked my interest in getting involved with film in the beginning. I didn't think it was possible to make three decent films out of the greatest fantasy trilogy ever written, but I was wrong. Peter Jackson managed to tie it all together in a stirring, poignant, and incredible epic. One of the best movies I have ever seen, without any doubt! I go out of my way to watch the entire trilogy once a year, and Return of the King is always as powerful as it was the first time I saw it theaters in 2003. Go ahead and make fun, but it's THAT special to me. |
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Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies) (1988, Unrated)
Only a few movies make me cry, very few make me sob, and even less leave me devastated and heartbroken. This is the story of two Japanese children who are orphaned after a bombing raid kills their mother in WWII. As they attempt to fend for and provide for themselves, their situation becomes even more hopeless. I guarantee that if you don't cry during this movie, you have no soul. |
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The Green Mile (1999, R) |
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Big Fish (2003, PG-13) |
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Hotel Rwanda (2004, PG-13)
Very powerful movie, and still relevant today when compared to the horrors that still take place in Africa today, from the civil war in the Congo to the genocide in Darfur. Hotel Rwanda paints a strong portrait of how reckless hate can rip a country apart, yet displays how the strength of one person can truly make a difference. Truly inspirational. |
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Thirteen (2003, R) |
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Forrest Gump (1994, PG-13) |
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The Pianist (2002, R) |
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The Color Purple (1985, PG-13) |
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Brokeback Mountain (2005, R) |
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, PG) |
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The Deer Hunter (1978, R)
Incredible. One of the best movies about Vietnam besides Apocalypse Now and Platoon. Along with addressing the horrors of war, The Deer Hunter focuses mainly on the human costs of Vietnam by centering on a group of friends who's lives were torn apart. Heartbreaking performances from Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep. |
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The Lion King (1994, G) |
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Edward Scissorhands (1990, PG-13) |
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Bambi (1942, G) |
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The New World (2005, PG-13) |
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Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) (The Sky Above Berlin) (1987, PG-13) |




















