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Movies That Make You Cry :*(

by GrouperTrooper • Created 12 years ago • Modified 12 years ago
These are either sad movies or movies with really sad scenes that will make you well up inside. They are in no specific order.
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  • Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Pat Buttram, Candy Candido, Keith Coogan, Clarence Nash, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell, and 'Squeeks' the Caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound (1981)

    1. The Fox and the Hound

    19811h 23mG65Metascore
    7.2 (107K)
    A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.
    DirectorsTed BermanRichard RichArt StevensStarsMickey RooneyKurt RussellPearl Bailey
  • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

    2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    20082h 46mPG-1370Metascore
    7.8 (727K)
    Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda Swinton
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    3. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Bambi (1942)

    4. Bambi

    19421h 9mApproved91Metascore
    7.3 (161K)
    The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
    DirectorsJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette Audrey
  • Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, and Zack O'Malley Greenburg in Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

    5. Lorenzo's Oil

    19922h 9mPG-1380Metascore
    7.3 (25K)
    Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsNick NolteSusan SarandonPeter Ustinov
    Most people don't know this movie but it's great. It's based on a true story, and it gets so sad and depressing before the end that you can't possibly believe it has a positive ending.
  • Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson in Marley & Me (2008)

    6. Marley & Me

    20081h 55mPG53Metascore
    7.0 (173K)
    A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.
    DirectorDavid FrankelStarsOwen WilsonJennifer AnistonEric Dane
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    7. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
  • The Notebook (2004)

    8. The Notebook

    20042h 3mPG-1353Metascore
    7.8 (662K)
    An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJames GarnerRachel McAdams
  • Kevin Corcoran, Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, and Spike in Old Yeller (1957)

    9. Old Yeller

    19571h 23mApproved84Metascore
    7.2 (16K)
    A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsDorothy McGuireFess ParkerTommy Kirk
  • Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)

    10. The King and I

    19562h 13mG72Metascore
    7.4 (29K)
    A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
    DirectorWalter LangStarsYul BrynnerDeborah KerrRita Moreno
  • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)

    11. Up

    20091h 36mPG88Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to South America in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
    DirectorsPete DocterBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerJordan NagaiJohn Ratzenberger
  • John Malkovich and Gary Sinise in Of Mice and Men (1992)

    12. Of Mice and Men

    19921h 55mPG-1373Metascore
    7.4 (50K)
    A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
    DirectorGary SiniseStarsJohn MalkovichGary SiniseRay Walston
  • The Kite Runner (2007)

    13. The Kite Runner

    20072h 8mPG-1361Metascore
    7.6 (84K)
    Amir lives in California with his wife Soraya. He receives a call from his uncle Rahim Khan who urges him to travel to Afghanistan and rescue the son of Amir's childhood servant and friend, Hassan.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsKhalid AbdallaAhmad Khan MahmoodzadaAtossa Leoni
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    14. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (349K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
    I would say *spoiler* but this movie has been out for over 70 years so anyways:
    When Rhett is locked in that room hugging his dead daughter as he is having a severe mental brake, it's just heartbreaking
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

    15. Les Misérables

    20122h 38mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (356K)
    In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne Hathaway
    Ok, so this movie isn't out yet, but I have seen the play and teared up a little. I watched the trailer and it's the saddest trailer I have seen to date. I am going out on a limb here but I think it's a good call.

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