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Movies That Will Make You Cry

by Voltoma • Created 3 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
Movies that will make you cry. These movies and series can make you shed tears of happiness, sadness or enthusiasm. Even if it's only in one scene.
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  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    1. Braveheart

    19952h 58mR68Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohan
  • Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998)

    2. The Truman Show

    19981h 43mPG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura Linney
  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)

    3. Cast Away

    20002h 23mPG-1374Metascore
    7.8 (666K)
    A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksHelen HuntPaul Sanchez
  • Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)

    4. Green Book

    20182h 10mPG-1369Metascore
    8.2 (637K)
    A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
    DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda Cardellini
  • Nicolas Cage in Lord of War (2005)

    5. Lord of War

    20052h 2mR62Metascore
    7.6 (349K)
    An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.
    DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsNicolas CageEthan HawkeJared Leto
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    6. Gladiator

    20002h 35mR67Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie Nielsen
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    7. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.4M)
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)

    8. First Man

    20182h 21mPG-1384Metascore
    7.3 (210K)
    A look back at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason Clarke
  • The Message (1976)

    9. The Message

    19762h 57mPG
    8.1 (53K)
    Historical fresco recounting the life and times of the Prophet Mohammed, the last of the Abrahamic religion, in the sense that, according to Islam, he completed and sealed the monotheistic revelation made to Abraham.
    DirectorMoustapha AkkadStarsAnthony QuinnIrene PapasMichael Ansara
  • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

    10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    20112h 10mPG-1385Metascore
    8.1 (999K)
    As the battle between the forces of good and evil in the wizarding world escalates, Harry Potter draws ever closer to his final confrontation with Voldemort.
    DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert Grint
  • Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in My Name Is Khan (2010)

    11. My Name Is Khan

    20102h 45mPG-1350Metascore
    7.9 (120K)
    Rizwan Khan is a Muslim immigrant to the US with Asperger's syndrome. After his family falls apart in the aftermath of 9/11, he begins an epic quest across the country to speak to the President of the United States and clear his name.
    DirectorKaran JoharStarsShah Rukh KhanKajolSheetal Menon
  • Taner Birsel, Selçuk Yöntem, Halit Ergenç, and Vahide Perçin in Cars of the Revolution (2008)

    12. Cars of the Revolution

    20082h
    7.9 (13K)
    In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days.
    DirectorTolga ÖrnekStarsTaner BirselAli DüsenkalkarHalit Ergenç
  • Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman in The Fountain (2006)

    13. The Fountain

    20061h 37mPG-1351Metascore
    7.1 (254K)
    As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsHugh JackmanRachel WeiszSean Patrick Thomas
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    14. The Pianist

    20022h 30mR85Metascore
    8.5 (969K)
    During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    15. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)

    16. The Last Samurai

    20032h 34mR55Metascore
    7.8 (489K)
    In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsTom CruiseKen WatanabeBilly Connolly
  • Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)

    17. Into the Wild

    20072h 28mR73Metascore
    8.0 (680K)
    After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
    DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine Keener
  • The Mountain II (2016)

    18. The Mountain II

    20162h 15m
    8.2 (112K)
    In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, seven Maroon Berets will dance with death on the very line between disaster and valor.
    DirectorAlper CaglarStarsCaglar ErtugrulUfuk BayraktarAhu Türkpençe
  • Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes (2019)

    19. The Two Popes

    20192h 5mPG-1375Metascore
    7.6 (142K)
    Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
    DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsJonathan PryceAnthony HopkinsJuan Minujín
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Ron Perlman, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Kid Cudi, and Ariana Grande in Don't Look Up (2021)

    20. Don't Look Up

    20212h 18mR49Metascore
    7.2 (641K)
    Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
    DirectorAdam McKayStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJennifer LawrenceMeryl Streep
  • Hayat Van Eck in Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu (2019)

    21. Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu

    20192h 21m
    8.2 (15K)
    The biography of Turkish weightlifter and Olympic champion Naim Suleymanoglu.
    DirectorÖzer FeyziogluStarsHayat Van EckSelen ÖztürkYetkin Dikinciler
  • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)

    22. 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
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)

    23. Contact

    19972h 30mPG62Metascore
    7.5 (304K)
    Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom Skerritt
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

    24. The Last of the Mohicans

    19921h 52mR76Metascore
    7.6 (198K)
    Three Mohican trappers agree to protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsDaniel Day-LewisMadeleine StoweRussell Means
  • Mandira Filozofu: Istanbul (2015)

    25. Mandira Filozofu: Istanbul

    20151h 49m
    5.7 (2.2K)
    Mustafali is a man liberated from all ambitions, living in Çökertme Cove, keeping to his own life style. But due to the sickness of his father, who had left him and his mother years ago, he had to come to Istanbul.
    DirectorMüfit Can SaçintiStarsMüfit Can SaçintiKemal KuruçayGulnihal Demir

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