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Films to cry to

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  • Oksana Akinshina in Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

    1. Lilya 4-Ever

    20021h 49mR83Metascore
    7.8 (54K)
    Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.
    DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsOksana AkinshinaArtyom BogucharskiyPavel Ponomaryov
  • Denzel Washington in John Q (2002)

    2. John Q

    20021h 56mPG-1330Metascore
    7.1 (151K)
    John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsDenzel WashingtonRobert DuvallGabriela Oltean
  • 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
  • Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in The Father (2020)

    4. The Father

    20201h 37mPG-1388Metascore
    8.2 (219K)
    A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. When he tries to understand what is happening around him, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
    DirectorFlorian ZellerStarsAnthony HopkinsOlivia ColmanMark Gatiss
  • Adrien Brody and Christina Hendricks in Detachment (2011)

    5. Detachment

    20111h 38mNot Rated52Metascore
    7.7 (108K)
    A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsAdrien BrodyChristina HendricksMarcia Gay Harden
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

    7. The Pursuit of Happyness

    20061h 57mPG-1364Metascore
    8.0 (601K)
    A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden Smith
  • I Am Sam (2001)

    8. I Am Sam

    20012h 12mPG-1328Metascore
    7.6 (160K)
    An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
    DirectorJessie NelsonStarsSean PennMichelle PfeifferDakota Fanning
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    9. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    A white supremacist is released from prison a changed man and hopes to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo

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