Movies that make you cry.

satchmosatchmo
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Yeah, real men don't cry. But what movies really get you choked up where you're fighting back the tears...or at least looking the other way so your significant other doesn't notice how sensitive you really are!



I must admit, The Color Purple had me going there a couple of times.
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  • Reply 1 of 33
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    The Professional...Matilda (Natalie Portman) passing by her murdered family's apartment and then tearfully begs Leon to open his apartment door...cracks me up every time.







  • Reply 2 of 33
    trumptmantrumptman Posts: 16,464member
    Gee I must be a wimp because I have a few movies guaranteed to make me cry.



    *Avalon

    *Life is Beautiful

    *Death of a Salesman (version featuring Dustin Hoffman and John Malcovich)



    That's a decent start...



    Nick
  • Reply 3 of 33
    eloelo Posts: 22member
    Old Yeller, Beaches (the first time), Titanic (the first time)
  • Reply 4 of 33
    opuscroakusopuscroakus Posts: 317member
    "Pirates of Silicon Valley"



    The way that big company ripped off that little company and dominated the world in the end... <img src="embarrassed.gif" border="0">



  • Reply 5 of 33
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    It's a wonderfull life.



    Ony when it is braodcast on TV and i watch it, when I put the DVD on there is no effect.



    Anyone else notice that they end up watching films "live" so to speak that they own but would not normally watch.



    I did it last week with Kevin Smith's Mallrats, I have the DVD but still stayed up untill about 2.00 am watching it on TV.



    strange
  • Reply 6 of 33
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    <a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0115751"; target="_blank">"Breaking the Waves"</a>



    The director (Lars von Trier) is making films only to make you feel that your heart have been ripped out of your cheast. He is speculation in it.



    If you have seen "Dancer in the Dark" then remove the upfront political message, replace it with a very spiritual one. Remove Björk and add a real actor (Emily Watson) and make everything ten times as good. And still it is a film with very controversial messages.



    Go rent it. If nothing else then because you will be prepared for his next film <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title?0276919"; target="_blank">Dogville</a> that stars Nicole Kidman.
  • Reply 7 of 33
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    Dancer in the Dark. Björk was phenomenal in this movie. See it if you haven't.
  • Reply 8 of 33
    v.v. Posts: 9member
    "I am Sam !" and "Dead Man Walking"



    Both with Sean Penn.



    V.
  • Reply 9 of 33
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    my favorite chicago movie - return to me"

    directed by bonnie hunt
  • Reply 10 of 33
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    [quote]Originally posted by V.:

    <strong>"I am Sam !" and "Dead Man Walking"

    Both with Sean Penn.

    V.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Ok. Dead Man Walking was good...but it wasn't a tear jerker.



    And I Am Sam was just...dare I say it? Retarded. Yeah...I cried...I was laughing so hard it hurt.



    Breaking the Waves is one honestly sad film. I was pretty torn up through the whole thing.



    Just watched <a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0050825"; target="_blank">Paths of Glory</a> by Stanley Kubrick...sad, sad ending...
  • Reply 11 of 33
    wotanwotan Posts: 106member
    [quote]Remove Björk and add a real actor (Emily Watson) and make everything ten times as good.<hr></blockquote>



    :confused: <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" /> :confused: Huh? Did I read that correctly? I mean... I like Emily Watson and all, but damm! Bjork did an EXCELLENT job in that film. No one else could have done that role justice. Her performance was extremely powerful and she put a lot of herself into it. She won best female performance at the Cannes Film Festival. its a damn shame she wasnt even nominated at the oscars.
  • Reply 12 of 33
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by Anders the White:

    <strong>

    If you have seen "Dancer in the Dark" then remove the upfront political message, replace it with a very spiritual one. Remove Björk and add a real actor (Emily Watson) and make everything ten times as good. And still it is a film with very controversial messages.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Anders, are you insane? bjork was great in "dancer". There was a lot of emotion in that movie and she did wonderfully. She's just plain talented.
  • Reply 13 of 33
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    "A Beautiful Mind" does it to me nearly every time. Others include:
    • Titanic - "I'll never let go, Jack."

    • Moulin Rouge - Christian's heart-wrenching cry at the end gets me every time.

    • Field of Dreams - "Hey Dad?...You wanna have a catch." Oh, man.

    I'll add more later if I think of any others.
  • Reply 14 of 33
    n a d n e r bn a d n e r b Posts: 144member
    Paulie......









    it made a tear come out of my face.
  • Reply 15 of 33
    thuh freakthuh freak Posts: 2,664member
    i can't remember the last time i cried watching a movie. not because i try to be tough or nothin, but, like, i cant remember one striking me as that sad. shit like titanic bothers me in their chickiness, i realize what should be upsetting about it, but breaking 3 day relationships doesn't bug me that much.
  • Reply 16 of 33
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by torifile:

    <strong>



    Anders, are you insane? bjork was great in "dancer". There was a lot of emotion in that movie and she did wonderfully. She's just plain talented.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes she was very great indeed. But have you seen Breaking the Waves? After knowing what Lars von Trier is capable of doing I actually was a bit disapointed with dancer in the dark.



    I really can´t say it enough so I´ll say it again: Go watch Breaking the Waves
  • Reply 17 of 33
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    'What Dreams May Come' with Robin Williams. others aren't crossing my mind right now.



    btw, léon's great.
  • Reply 18 of 33
    trumptmantrumptman Posts: 16,464member
    [quote]Originally posted by thuh Freak:

    <strong>i can't remember the last time i cried watching a movie. not because i try to be tough or nothin, but, like, i cant remember one striking me as that sad. shit like titanic bothers me in their chickiness, i realize what should be upsetting about it, but breaking 3 day relationships doesn't bug me that much.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well try Life is Beautiful, in the original Italian if you can stand subtitles. The english version is not quite as powerful. I can't imagine someone being a father and not bawling at that one.



    Of course now that I've built it up, you'll find a way not to...but still...



    Nick
  • Reply 19 of 33
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    The last 10-15 minutes of "Field of Dreams" always chokes me up.



    "Schlinder's List" did as well, particularly the part where Oskar Schlinder breaks down and laments that he didn't do enough.



    And the final 10-15 minutes of "The Shawshank Redemption", where after all the years in prison, the two friends - Andy and Red - are reunited on that beach in Mexico. Morgan Freeman's voiceover during this part always gets me: "...and I hope to see my friend, and to shake his hand."



    Good stuff.



    I had a tear or two at "Saving Private Ryan". The first was after that long opening battle and I was simply on edge and drained and it showed that dead body floating in the surf with "Ryan" stamped on his pack. One of my grandmother's brothers died on D-Day on that beach and I've grown up hearing his story my entire life, so seeing that image I immediately thought "man, that's probably how he ended up..." and then I thought of my grandmother, so I got kinda choked up. Then, of course, at the end where Matt Damon morphs into the older version of himself (back to present day) and the movie winds up.



    One more: the very end of "Willy Wonka". Not necessarily "crying" as in "boo hoo!", but just cheerful misty-eyes at how the story ends up and Charlie's good fortune in inheriting the Chocolate Factory. A genuine "feel good" moment that I always enjoy.



  • Reply 20 of 33
    staggerstagger Posts: 35member
    The Green Mile is the only one that's ever made me really cry, and Requiem For A Dream would have made me cry if I didn't have to resist it so much because I was with my girlfriend. But oh did she cry.
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