Movies that make you cry (saddest movies)

[Vizzy]

'Dumbo' gets me every single time. If you've seen the movie, you'll know the scene I'm talking about.

 

[MacGuffin]

'Dumbo' gets me every single time. If you've seen the movie, you'll know the scene I'm talking about.

That reminds me!

The Iron Giant.

"...Superman..."

 

[Ingrid in grids]

Babe and Babe: Pig in the City. I just can't handle it. Especially this one scene in Pig in the City. Between 1:00 and 1:20 in the trailer.

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[Mal12345]

Armageddon.

 

[highlander]

One Crazy Summer

 

[violaine]

Dear Zachary

This made me angry. Unbelievable. (And everyone should take acts of violence by women and threats of violence from women very seriously).

 

[Tiger Owl]

"Slicing Onions for Dummies"

 

[gmanyo]

I'm pretty sure that if I ever watched New Year's Eve I would punch myself in the groin, so I might cry.

 

[Qlip]

When I was a kid I watched 'The Little Mermaid', not the Disney one, but one based on the original Hans Christian Andersen story. I cried.

 

[Totenkindly]

When I was a kid I watched 'The Little Mermaid', not the Disney one, but one based on the original Hans Christian Andersen story. I cried.

I still will never forget the original, when it described how walking on land for her was like stepping on daggers... and yet she forced herself to suffer anyway.

The Iron Giant.
"...Superman..."

it always pissed me off that that made me cry... I mean, a word like "Superman"? It's so cheesy.

But I always cried anyway.

(The Giant was so simple, pure, noble, earnest, and it's all he wanted to be, choosing to run against his physical composition which was to be an instrument of war, even if it cost him everything to save everyone like that.)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Though it's kind of happy/hopeful tear in my eye.

The end of that movie resonates so much with me, and it was kind of an eyeopener in my relationships, when I was judging conflict to be some sign that we weren't supposed to be together or weren't enough alike to make it work.

 

[gmanyo]

Eternal Sunshine is existentialist in its ending.

They know that the relationship will fail again, but they're happy anyway in that moment. Even though everything will suck again, they're happy. And the movie ends with that moment of happiness, but you know it's going to end.

 

[Totenkindly]

Eternal Sunshine is existentialist in its ending.

I think it's an existentialism movie, in a sense, but I disagree with your spoiler.

The conclusion they drew is that it's okay for them to fight and be upset at each other, because it doesn't have to end their relationship. This is very liberating, to realize that not everything has to be perfect all the time, for two people to love each other and stay together, and it'll make it easier for them to stay together long-term. So why would you assume that things would eventually fail for them? They might not make it, long-term, relationships are hard.... but they are better positioned to last NOW than they were before the movie started.

 

[gmanyo]

I think it's an existentialism movie, in a sense, but I disagree with your spoiler.

Nah. I used to think that but

right before that they talk about how they know that they'll just make the same mistakes again and that they'll hate each other, and Carrey responds "So?". This is in the hallway after they listen to the tapes. I think it is left somewhat ambiguous on purpose, like it might work out, but I think the main point is that their relationship is going suffer the same problems and will most likely end in a similar manner.

 

[Qlip]

Nah. I used to think that but

right before that they talk about how they know that they'll just make the same mistakes again and that they'll hate each other, and Carrey responds "So?". This is in the hallway after they listen to the tapes. I think it is left somewhat ambiguous on purpose, like it might work out, but I think the main point is that their relationship is going suffer the same problems and will most likely end in a similar manner.

So your point is that it's both ambiguous AND a forgone conclusion? Pick one. It's been a while since I've seen it, but I remember hope or maybe the consolation that if it was a big mess all over again, it is precisely what should've happened and not be forgotten. So, I'll go with ambiguous.

 

[gmanyo]

So your point is that it's both ambiguous AND a forgone conclusion? Pick one. It's been a while since I've seen it, but I remember hope or maybe the consolation that if it was a big mess all over again, it is precisely what should've happened and not be forgotten. So, I'll go with ambiguous.

My point is that it's slightly ambiguous as in we don't technically know what will happen, but it is implied that the same thing will happen as before.

 

[Such Irony]

SPOILER AHEAD:





I rarely cry over movies but The Boy in the Striped Pajamas did it for me when the sweet and innocent Bruno dies in the gas chamber at the end.

 

[UniqueMixture]

The last one for me was a cheesy romantic comedy lol. I can't remember which

 

[Mal12345]

John Carter.

 

[Lux]

Dear Zachary (this is a documentary and it's on Netflix instant right now. It's really good, but it is also the hardest I've ever cried at a movie. This is not "if you cry then you're a wimp" stuff, it's "if you do not, you are some kind of monster" stuff)

I just watched this... oh my... it was one of the most infuriating movies I've seen. It hurt on numerous levels. It was good though, I don't mean to convey it wasn't.

 

[gromit]

Toy Story 3. A tiny bit.