No one knows the genre of sad romance movies better than Nicholas Sparks, who wrote the O.G. 2006 book, Dear John, about two beautiful humans, one love story, and too many tears to count.

The best sad movies are no joke. They make you cry—a lot—and that’s exactly what audiences are betting on. Weepies, as they used to be called in the classic Hollywood era, remain a popular ...

But the love between them two is what makes this movie such a heart-breaker. Because you see how much their love can’t stop the inevitable. Ugh, I’m getting teared up just thinking about it.