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From the beginning of motion picture history, films have been capable of evoking the strongest emotions from the audience. From terror and fright in horror films to shock and awe in action movies, cinema has always been able to tug at some of audiences' deepest feelings and emotions, expressing deep sentiments that only the big screen can capture.

But the most emotionally resonant movies are often the sad ones, the films that tug at the heartstrings of the audience by offering cursed romances, tragic failures, or historic events that showcase the darkest sides of world history. These heartbreaking films are must-watch experiences for moviegoers, so long as they have a box of tissues beside them.

La La Land Hits With a Surprisingly Melancholic Ending

A throwback to classic Technicolor musicals of the Golden era of Hollywood, movies like The Music Man and Singin' in the Rain, Damien Chazelle's La La Land...

David Cronenberg believes his horror films are funny, not horrific, as they contain humor alongside the disturbing elements. He thinks real horror comes from the news and newspapers, not from imaginative movies like his own. One of the most frightening movies he has encountered is Bambi, which he believes is terrifying for children due to the death of Bambi's mother.

Director, screenwriter, and occasional actor David Cronenberg is known for creating some of the most disturbing and gory horror films of a generation…at least according to everyone other than the man himself. While sharing a list of three movies he believes are real horror movies, Cronenberg explained to The Guardian that he believes his movies are funny rather than horrific.

As the legendary director of movies such as The Fly, Videodrome, and Crimes of the Future, Cronenberg has been responsible for intriguing, horrifying, and repulsing many movie lovers, but...

Victory Through Air Power

Directed by Perce Pearce, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, H.C. Potter

Written by Perce Pearce, T. Hee, Erdman Penner, William Cottrell, James Brodero, George Stallings, Jose Rodriguez

Starring Alexander P. de Seversky, Art Baker

Watching Victory Through Air Power in 2012 is akin to being given a glimpse into a parallel universe. Because of how protective the Walt Disney Company is of its history and legacy, and what people know of that history and legacy, the period in which they worked almost solely at creating propaganda of various types for the United States government isn’t as frequently discussed as their work on films like Bambi, Dumbo, or the package films of the 1940s. The very idea of propaganda is so different now than it was 70 years ago that being confronted by a more direct, adult, and dry version of patriotism is startling. Watching any film...

Bambi

Directed by David Hand

Written by Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, Vernon Stallings, Melvin Shaw, Carl Fallberg, Chuck Couch, Ralph Wright

Starring Bobby Stewart, Donny Dunagan, Paula Winslowe, Sterling Holloway

Bambi is a film that touches greatness often, but only just. So much of the 1942 film is justifiably memorable, rightfully iconic, but it slips up in a few notable spots that it’s not quite as perfect as some (such as my co-host Gabe) say it is, nor is it as sublime an experience as the 1940 animated film Pinocchio is. More than the four films that preceded it from Walt Disney Pictures, Bambi is arguably the most exquisite and beautifully animated film from the company. The attention to detail and commitment to reality that the animators strove for throughout the production process is often truly impressive in how it pays off, but there are a few places where they lose the thread,...