elegantlion Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Departures was a very cool film- wonderful music too. I can't believe it took 40 posts for someone to mention PS I love you. I went through half a box of tissues, and normally I can pull myself together during a movie. Eight Below is another, we used to have huskies. I can never watch that movie again. I warned my mother never to watch that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in VA Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Different sort of movie, but I am guaranteed to cry exactly four times when watching Mr. Holland's Opus. It doesn't matter how many times I've watched it or that I know what's coming, I still cry at exactly the same spots every time. My oldest dd's college music appreciation class watched it and I challenged her to figure out where I cry. She nailed every one of them; I guess she knows me well :001_smile: Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Beaches The Notebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Beaches Steel Magnolias :iagree: This is as far as I've gotten in the thread, but Steel Magnolias gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME! My ugliest cry was probably My Sister's Keeper, which I can't recommend because I didn't think it was a *good movie, but I sure did cry. A whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Fiddler on the Roof. Just thinking of "Sunrise, Sunset" is making me tear up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hatchi: A Dog's Tale We all (including my DH) were bawling. I haven't seen this, but when we were looking this one up, I cried READING about it! I'm definitely a crier when it comes to movies, and cry when happy and/or sad, but this one. Ugh. Got my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Every movie mentioned so far makes me cry. I 2nd Mr. Holland's Opus. Gets me every time. Some others that have not been mentioned that have made me cry: Forrest Gump My Girl Love Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 terms of endearment the notebook seven pounds the pursuit of happyness (yes, i spelled it correctly:)) i'm sure there are a million more that i'm forgetting and will remember later on...but these came to mind first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Atonement The Time Traveler's WifeP.S. I Love You (even dh got a bit misty eyed with this one) The Man in the Moon. I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix streaming right now. I saw that in the movies with my mom and sister when I was in high school, and all three of us were weeping. I can't think of anything more recent, but Terms of Endearment always made me cry. These are the movies I was going to suggest. They are all great movies, but will make you cry buckets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 One I haven't seen mentioned is Marley and Me. If you are an animal lover, it will make you bawl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I try to avoid movies that make me cry, but when I was a lot younger I would watch The Way We Were if I wanted a good cry. The most recent movie that made made cry is the Pursuit of Happyness. Others have already mentioned Brian's Song, Mr. Holland's Opus, and Ghost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I watched The 5th Quarter last weekend and cried through the whole darn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in SC Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Not sure if it's been mentioned or not...When a Man Loves a Woman. I do the ugly cry every time I see it. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 check out this thread Gander Newfoundland and 9/11...a beautiful story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Always with Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman and Audrey Hepburn. I cry every single time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Pine Academy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Watched this several years ago...The Bridges of Madison County Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Life is Beautiful. It makes me ugly cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hachi: A Dog's Tale. I bawled my eyes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Gladiator Life is Beautiful Titanic Steel Magnolias Armageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) P.S. I Love You (even dh got a bit misty eyed with this one) :iagree: My DH cried buckets the first time he watched that movie. I cry every. single. time. That scene where she keeps calling his phone to hear his voice mail? Yeah, I lose it. Because I can totally see that being me. Other movies that make me cry: The Notebook Marley and Me A Walk to Remember Schindler's List RENT Edited September 10, 2011 by theAmbitiousHousewife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The Mission. [spoiler !] I have seen this three times, and never will watch it again. The segment when the mission is evacuated, and the parents are forced to leave behind some of the children is too painful to endure. You can bet I cried buckets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Sommersby Harry Potter - 7b Forrest Gump Seven Pounds Step Mom Or you could just watch Grey's Anatomy for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Grave of the Fireflies is the saddest, most heart-wrenching movie I have ever seen. I start sobbing near the beginning and don't stop for days. If you check into this, don't be put off by the fact that it is animated. This is like no other animation. Here are the first two paragraphs from Wikipedia: Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓 Hotaru no Haka?) is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata. This is the first film produced by Shinchosha, who hired Studio Ghibli to do the animation production work. It is an adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka, intended as a personal apology to the author's own sister. Roger Ebert considers it to be one of the most powerful anti-war movies ever made. Animation historian Ernest Rister compares the film to Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List and says, "it is the most profoundly human animated film I've ever seen."[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Grave of the Fireflies is the saddest, most heart-wrenching movie I have ever seen.I couldn't sit through it again, but I'm not sorry to have seen it. It's not just "sad," it's devastating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Grave of the Fireflies is truly life-altering. It is available full-length on You Tube. There is not "adult"content, but the plot concerns plight of children and is NOT for children or young teens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) There are some on this thread I definitely cried while watching, like Up--especially when she's in the garden with the sun on her face after having gotten the news from the dr., makes me tear up just thinking about it. I always tear up at certain points during The Family Man no matter how many times I've seen it (I watch it every couple of years--at Christmastime). ETA: Thanks to those who posted about Grave of the Fireflies. My son and I have seen many Studio Ghibli films and it's good to know we may want to wait on this one for awhile (he's 10). Princess Mononoke and Pom Poko remain two of his favorite movies, but this one sounds sadder and more intense than those. Edited September 10, 2011 by LeslieAnneLevine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativish Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 oh why am i here?! i am emotional enough and don't need any help!! lots of good suggestions here that I'm going to avoid:tongue_smilie: I can't remember it very well but what about What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams? I thought there was some sad parts in it. I agree with the Life is Beautiful recommendation too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 ETA: Thanks to those who posted about Grave of the Fireflies. My son and I have seen many Studio Ghibli films and it's good to know we may want to wait on this one for awhile (he's 10). Princess Mononoke and Pompoko remain two of his favorite movies, but this one sounds sadder and more intense than those.Much. That it was originally shown on a double bill with My Neighbor Totoro in Japan blows my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Oh! I forgot I Am David. Wow, I loved that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The Notebook My Girl The Wrestler Dr Zhivago Mask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Truly, Madly, Deeply (as a bonus it stars Alan Rickman), Mr. Holland's Opus, and Dead Poets Society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 One I haven't seen mentioned is Marley and Me. If you are an animal lover, it will make you bawl! I was on an airplane a while ago and this was the inflight movie. I wasn't paying attention, but I certainly noticed when every single person around me (including the house-sized rugby player squished beside me in his "I eat my enemies" tee shirt) was sobbing openly. I thought I'd missed an announcement that we'd lost engine power, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 P.S. I Love You Pay it Forward Ghost Sam I am My Girl The Lion King Little Monsters made me cry a few times The Mist has an incredibly sad part, but then it pisses me off! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My Life As A House (has Kevin Klein in it)...I bawled, the whole gasping, chest heaving, snotty nose kinda bawling. Losing Isiah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Always with Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman and Audrey Hepburn. I cry every single time. :iagree:Excellent movie. Also, Once Around, again with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor) Titanic (Leonardo Dicaprio, Kate Winslet) Memoirs of a Geisha Jane Eyre (Ciaran Hinds, Samantha Morton) Pearl Harbor The Magic of Ordinary Days Though None Go with Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatMomof3 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Glory The Green Mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryMom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Philadelphia I saw this in the theatre and had to go to the bathroom afterwards to compose myself. The most recent movie that made made cry is the Pursuit of Happyness. The Green Mile Am I totally weird to want to add Willy Wonka (the original)? That scene in the elevator? *sniff* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) Also... I'm not partial to it, but apparently The Champ contains the saddest scene ever (measured :tongue_smilie:):The Saddest Movie in the World How do you make someone cry for the sake of science? The answer lies in a young Ricky Schroder When I asked dh for his recommendations he said he's heard (but hasn't seen it) that The Champ is the best crying movie ever. For him, there's a scene in The Patriot that he can't even talk about without getting teary-eyed. Edited September 10, 2011 by Alphabetika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 There are some on this thread I definitely cried while watching, like Up--especially when she's in the garden with the sun on her face after having gotten the news from the dr., makes me tear up just thinking about it. I always tear up at certain points during The Family Man no matter how many times I've seen it (I watch it every couple of years--at Christmastime). ETA: Thanks to those who posted about Grave of the Fireflies. My son and I have seen many Studio Ghibli films and it's good to know we may want to wait on this one for awhile (he's 10). Princess Mononoke and Pom Poko remain two of his favorite movies, but this one sounds sadder and more intense than those. :iagree:with last paragraph - we're huge Ghibli fans and have all the Miyazaki movies, but this one we haven't had the guts to try yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 It's interesting to see the variety of movies that make people cry. I'd totally forgotten that Fiddler on the Roof makes me cry, even though I've seen it probably more than 20 times. (It's not until the end where I see the old lady being carried out on the bed.) I'm probably a dork, but I always cry at the end of Rocky. (Adrian!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I was trying to think of something not mentioned yet.... What Dreams May Come comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Shadowlands Cast Away. They played a scene from this in the movie Bridesmaids and I actually started bawling (Bridesmaids is a really raunchy comedy :lol:). It was the part where Tom Hanks loses Wilson. That part gets me every time. The Remains of the Day My Girl Toy Story 3....I cried almost the whole way through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Fiddler on the Roof, as many have said, always makes me cry. And cry. Not sure if you're looking for chick flicks ... these two definitely are "guy" flicks, with shocking violence that I can't watch directly, but both make me laugh out loud and also cry like a baby (sometimes simultaneously ...): In Bruges (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood and Hmong neighbors) Both are dark and gritty, but with beautiful themes of redemption, courage, survival, etc. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 so you love animals? Andre makes me cry STILL, and I've seen it over 30 times. Also, Old Yeller, Where The Red Fern Grows, Haichi. I just saw Haichi recently and MAN did I cry like a blubbering idiot. Andre and Haichi are true stories but you probably need to be an animal lover to get all emotional over them. Up Close and Personal Terms of Endearment Driving Mrs Daisy The Boy in the Striped Pajamas drawing a blank right now but those will get you started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlight Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 An Unfinished Life One True Thing Legends of the Fall Australia Cinderella Man I cried so hard at the beginning segment of Up that we had to stop the DVD and let me compose myself. I was totally caught off guard. I also cried a lot watching Toy Story 3. One scene was especially tearful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The most recent that I watched was Miss Potter, about Beatrix Potter. It left me a sobbing mess. It has Ewan McGregor in it but he does not get naked. (which is what I always try to find out before watching a movie with him in it :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolkitty Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Artificial Intelligence.it is the sadest sci-fi i've ever watched. I WILL not watch it again. Cinderella mangladiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 :iagree:with last paragraph - we're huge Ghibli fans and have all the Miyazaki movies, but this one we haven't had the guts to try yet. Yes, that's it precisely. We haven't had the guts yet to watch Grave of the Fireflies. Our time will come. Shadowlands Oh my gosh, Shadowlands! How could I forget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Life is Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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