Best tearjerkers.


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Movies that always make me cry.

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Sophie's Choice (1982,  R)
Sophie's Choice
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)
Schindler's List
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)
Finding Neverland
Wonderful story of JM Barrie, the man who created Peter Pan. Finding Neverland examines his relationship with a young widow and her five boys, all of which, provide inspiration to his play. Imaginative and heartbreaking, Finding Neverland is truly a great movie.
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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003,  PG-13)
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
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)
Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies)
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)
The Green Mile
This movie is so good, and it makes me cry every time I watch it.
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Big Fish (2003,  PG-13)
Big Fish
This movie is so poignant and imaginative. I think this is Tim Burton's crowning achievement. I ALWAYS sob at the end. Just a wonderful movie!
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Hotel Rwanda (2004,  PG-13)
Hotel Rwanda
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)
Thirteen
I've gotten to a point where I can't watch this movie any more. It's so realistic and it hits so close to home that I sob every time. Truly devastating to watch.
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Forrest Gump (1994,  PG-13)
Forrest Gump
This is a classic, it never gets old. Forrest Gump is hilarious, clever, and heartwarming (I still cry at the end). One of my favorites.
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The Pianist (2002,  R)
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The Color Purple (1985,  PG-13)
The Color Purple
Such a good movie. It's poignancy, humanity, and courage make it a truly inspirational film. Great performances from Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah and it makes me cry every time.
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Brokeback Mountain (2005,  R)
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982,  PG)
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial
This was one of my FAVORITE movies when I was a kid, and it still remains one of my favorites. I always cry when E.T. is dying ,and I still feel like a giddy little kid when E.T. and Elliot fly for the first time. This is movie is a classic!
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The Deer Hunter (1978,  R)
The Deer Hunter
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)
The New World
This movie is BEAUTIFUL. Most people are peeved by the fact that more than half of the film is nature shots and it has very little dialogue, but I found this to be a haunting, inspiring, and very spiritual film.
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Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) (The Sky Above Berlin) (1987,  PG-13)
Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) (The Sky Above Berlin)
This movie is BEAUTIFUL. It's imagery is striking and artistic, it's script reads like poetry, and it's music is haunting and melancholy. Will always be one of my favorites.

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