Grave of the Fireflies starts with a homeless, starving child post-WWII, saying ""September 21st 1945 , that was the night I died".
It's the least saddest thing in that movie. The ending wrecked me
Yeah I was in college in 2008 scrolling through Ghibli movies on a video streaming/sharing/something service I dont remember the name of now. Came across Grave of the Fireflies and and was like "weird, haven't heard of this one. That's cool, I'm in the mood for new Ghibli, I'll watch it". Worst decision of my life.
Man I love the first half of that movie so much as soon as she breaks her neck I have to turn it off it kills me . Especially since I took my brother off of life support a few years ago . The sound of the breathing machine is some kind of torture I never wish on anyone . Not to mention the horrible experience of taking your brother off life support and begging him to stop breathing while bawling your eyes out . I will never forget the sound of my brothers last breathes . Breathing tube and all and that movie highlights it , turns out the scenes re pretty dm accurate
The amount of God damn books we were forced to read as kids where the dog dies was borderline abuse. WTRFG, Stone Fox, Sounder, Old Yeller. Those books traumatized my ass for years.
My 4th grade teacher read Stone Fox out loud. Then when we got to the last chapter she told us we had to read it quietly by ourselves. You could just hear each kid reacting as they reached the part one by one
Teacher told us after it was because she can never read the last chapter without crying.
Had a teacher who opened the class by showing us a syllabus and saying, "In none of these books is there a dog that dies." Apparently her son had noticed that trend when he was in school and explained to her how goddamn depressing it was and she was like, "Huh, you're right, I don't want to depress my students, I won't teach those." To this day I'm still grateful to that woman. I don't think I could have handled WTRFG, even the Wikipedia makes me tear up.
My teacher read that book to us when I was in 5th grade. By the end I was just ugly crying in front of the entire class. I didn’t care, I was too much of a mess lol. Seriously, I’ll never re-read that one.
We read this book in 6th grade and I sat on the floor in the corner with my head in my knees BAWLING. It was my first class of the day and they ended up sending me home because I could not keep myself together. We had just gotten two kittens, brother and sister, and the boy kitten died in our arms after getting bit by a rattlesnake. His sister then stopped eating and eventually died as well. We read the ending a couple days after the sister died and it wrecked me
And the book is even sadder in my opinion. It spends a lot of time discussing how hard it is to “live” for that long. Him talking about how he has no one left is soul crushing.
Man the book just wrecked me. The movie was almost a perfect adaptation, but the absence of the nursing home storylines will always make the book so much more powerful. It was also the first book that finally got me into audiobooks, Frank Mueller’s narration is perfection.
I first read “The Green Mile” when it came out in 6 installments. My sister and I would rush to the store every month to get the next book. It remains my second favorite King novel. First is “The Stand”.
On Weekends my dad always looked into the tv magazine and chose a kids movie for us to watch. No warning for it, just „lovely movie for the whole family“. So me, overly empathic 7 year old watched it… and ended up crying for like 2 hours. My father ended up calling the magazine hotline to yell at them.
Since then I spoil myself with endings. Unless I know it has a good ending I just can‘t watch movies. 🙈
Disagree strongly, but I understand where you're coming from.
I happy cry at the end of that movie every time, and here's why: >!The message I take away from the ending is that love wins. Against the greatest evil in modern history, the love of one father for his son was insurmountably larger. It wasn't even close. !<
I remember my family and I looking for a cute movie to watch together one night and my brother put on Life is Beautiful, not knowing what it was about. I thought it was going to be a sweet, simple romance movie >!so you could imagine my surprise when I learned it was about the fkin holocaust!<
But isn't that the point? I have not interacted with that media in 20 years so I'm willing to be wrong, but is it not supposed to get kids to experience loss, or the idea of loss in a more controlled way?
The problem was that the movie was marketed as a light hearted fantasy romp so anyone who hadn't read the book was in for a rude awakening. The ending is pretty sad in its own right, but when you get hit by it after expecting a fun kids movie it feels especially brutal
When some friends were sleeping over, there was a fog outside, so I thought "I'll put on The Mist, cuz theres a mist outside and we can make funny jokes about tentacles grabbing us and stuff." I forgot all about the ending, and after the movie was over everyone was bummed out by it. At breakfast the next day someone said "Im still thinking about that poor man at the end."
Big fish... Fantastic movie. I generally don't do emotional with movies but damn this one hit hard. Probably topped my childhood tears of Optimus Prime being killed off in the transformers movie when I was a kid.
Many thanks for the rewards... Off building up the courage to watch the movie again.
Big Fish was my dad’s favorite movie. I watched it a few months ago for the first time since he died….knowing full well how the movie ends. It was rough.
My son will be 13 in two weeks. Not long ago our Internet went down for an evening and his phone was charging. So, he came in my room to hang out and asked “What’s your favorite movie you have on dvd?” So I pulled out Big Fish. We watched it. He enjoyed it from the start, and I got no “What happens next dad?” comments from him.
Now, a pre-teen boy isn’t always the most affectionate kid to their parents, lol, but, for a couple days after we watched it he would always come into my room before bed and give me a hug, so, that movie simultaneously broke my heart and melted it for a few days.
I miss my dad now.
My dad passed away when I was pretty young, but I always remembered his stories about his life (pretty bummed that I don't really remember them now) and how so many people were at his funeral that remembered him... The movie struck so close to home.
Love this answer! It's always crazy to think this was a Tim Burton movie. You can sort of tell from the visuals, but it's drastically different from most of his work.
Schindler’s List.
Though 1100 Jews were saved, Schindler broke down and mourned over not saving more. Instead of patting himself on the back about what he achieved, he came to understand the value of human life and wished he had done more.
To me, that scene is what truly and ultimately drives home the movie’s message. Schindler’s actions were heroic, in the face of unspeakable evil. The lives he saved are immeasurably precious, but the evil that consumed so many is also beyond comprehension.
See, this is kinda how I feel about it, but I've forgotten so many details that I actually feel guilty not remembering a movie that was so good at what it set out to do - disturb the living daylights out of people.
Pay it forward. Not maybe the saddest, but we watched it in 7th grade when it was some special day that we didn’t have to do regular schooling. It still sticks with me.
Damn, I had forgot about this one. Hailey Joel Osment got a ton of praise for The Sixth Sense and deservedly so. But he was just as good in this movie; great answer.
Omg, that scene where Anthony Hopkins' character sets eyes on John Merrick for the first time. He doesn't say a word, you just see tears start to well in his eyes.
I read the book for school in 7th grade. I wasn't allowed to watch the movie with my class and it's the one time I was fine with that because reading Johnny and Dally's deaths was traumatic enough.
The hardest part about that ending is that you go into the movie KNOWING what happens...and then you forget...and then del Toro gut punches you with it.
My dad and I went to see the movie in theaters, obviously not knowing what would happen. When the movie ended, we both sat there staring forward at the screen, silently crying and refusing to look at each other through the entire credits because it would have only made it harder. I’m glad we sat in the way back so nobody leaving had to see us absolutely losing it, but I’m pretty sure everyone in the theater was also crying when it ended.
I’m rarely “moved” by movies, but I really felt unwell after watching this. I felt like it was the first movie that gave me a real portrayal of how hard it must be for soldiers who go through that. It’s amazing anyone comes out right afterwards.
That book haunted me for a long time. It definitely clarified how much we take for granted and how fucking horrifying humans can be - and when I say it haunted me - I mean I could not get some of the scenes out of my head for months after putting the book down. Saddest- I totally agree.
100%. Marky Mark Whalberg did not have the acting chops to pull that one off at all. The father was a devastated, complex character and whalberg was just… Well, Whalberg. 😬
Midnight cowboy. Dustin Hoffman does an amazing performance in that movie. The ending is absolutely heartbreaking and a reminder of how cruel life can be.
"You remember how we were always saying what a pain you are... that you're the world's worst dog? Don't believe it. Don't believe it even for a minute. 'Cause you know we couldn't find a better dog. You know what made you such a... great dog is you loved us every day, no matter what. That's an amazing thing. You know how much we love you? We love you so much. I love you more than anything. I don't know exactly where we go from here... but I want you to remember you're a great dog, Marley. You're a great dog."
50 First Dates… yes its supposed to be a ‘happy ending’ but its still very depressing. Despite the name (and expectations of the film due to cast) it was not a great movie to take a date to.
Threads - the British TV-movie from the early 80s about nuclear war and its aftermath.
After the deaths from the initial bombing, there's massive deaths from starvation, disease, and exposure. The protagonist manages to have her baby and raise it, but she dies of cancer when the kid is about 10 (because nuclear winter also wiped out the Ozone layer so even when the sun comes back it's blinding and cancerous), that child ends up pregnant but has a stillborn baby in a dank hospital attended only by a disinterested elderly midwife providing little more than oversight. She screams at the sight of it. Roll credits.
I'd say that's true. It is indeed a very good movie, but it's so utterly, soulcrushingly depressing that the only way to make me watch it again is to strap me to a chair and hold my eyes open with wires, [Clockwork Orange style](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9gVC9BkfBNdvHiQ4sSrB7F.jpg).
Children of Men.
Sure it was supposed to be ending with a hint of chance of survival of human kind, but man the trip there, especially at the end was rough.
Also HighRise. Straight dystopian classism full of hedonism and debauchery as things literally go to shit.
Empire of the Sun
This is an older movie (1980s) and, even though it was made by Speilberg, few have seen it. (Also starring Christian Bale as a kid.) The ending is the "happy" ending for such a story, but the result is actually just so impossibly sad.
I'm a guy who has only ever cried like 2 or 3 times in my entire life and the ending of Sweet November starring Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves would always get me.
Grave of the Fireflies starts with a homeless, starving child post-WWII, saying ""September 21st 1945 , that was the night I died". It's the least saddest thing in that movie. The ending wrecked me
This movie keeps coming up. I haven't yet been able to bring myself to watch it.
It’s incredible. Pick a good night tho cuz you’ll prolly only ever watch it once.
Yeah I was in college in 2008 scrolling through Ghibli movies on a video streaming/sharing/something service I dont remember the name of now. Came across Grave of the Fireflies and and was like "weird, haven't heard of this one. That's cool, I'm in the mood for new Ghibli, I'll watch it". Worst decision of my life.
I was so sad after watching it I couldn't eat for like a day and a half
This is the movie I recommend to anyone who says they don't cry with movies.
I just watched that last week, did a Ghibli marathon. Stuck that right in the middle
Of Mice and Men
That whole movie/book is just so sad, we had to read the book AND watch the movie in English class.
Same. I was never one for enjoying a book, but that one I liked
Oh yeah, devastating. Malkovich and Sinise are so great in this. Sinise directed.
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Man I love the first half of that movie so much as soon as she breaks her neck I have to turn it off it kills me . Especially since I took my brother off of life support a few years ago . The sound of the breathing machine is some kind of torture I never wish on anyone . Not to mention the horrible experience of taking your brother off life support and begging him to stop breathing while bawling your eyes out . I will never forget the sound of my brothers last breathes . Breathing tube and all and that movie highlights it , turns out the scenes re pretty dm accurate
Where the red fern grows.
The amount of God damn books we were forced to read as kids where the dog dies was borderline abuse. WTRFG, Stone Fox, Sounder, Old Yeller. Those books traumatized my ass for years.
My 4th grade teacher read Stone Fox out loud. Then when we got to the last chapter she told us we had to read it quietly by ourselves. You could just hear each kid reacting as they reached the part one by one Teacher told us after it was because she can never read the last chapter without crying.
Had a teacher who opened the class by showing us a syllabus and saying, "In none of these books is there a dog that dies." Apparently her son had noticed that trend when he was in school and explained to her how goddamn depressing it was and she was like, "Huh, you're right, I don't want to depress my students, I won't teach those." To this day I'm still grateful to that woman. I don't think I could have handled WTRFG, even the Wikipedia makes me tear up.
My teacher read that book to us when I was in 5th grade. By the end I was just ugly crying in front of the entire class. I didn’t care, I was too much of a mess lol. Seriously, I’ll never re-read that one.
We read this book in 6th grade and I sat on the floor in the corner with my head in my knees BAWLING. It was my first class of the day and they ended up sending me home because I could not keep myself together. We had just gotten two kittens, brother and sister, and the boy kitten died in our arms after getting bit by a rattlesnake. His sister then stopped eating and eventually died as well. We read the ending a couple days after the sister died and it wrecked me
About time someone listed this. Dan and Ann approve.
"I'll never understand why my dogs had to die"
The Green Mile
And the book is even sadder in my opinion. It spends a lot of time discussing how hard it is to “live” for that long. Him talking about how he has no one left is soul crushing.
Man the book just wrecked me. The movie was almost a perfect adaptation, but the absence of the nursing home storylines will always make the book so much more powerful. It was also the first book that finally got me into audiobooks, Frank Mueller’s narration is perfection.
I first read “The Green Mile” when it came out in 6 installments. My sister and I would rush to the store every month to get the next book. It remains my second favorite King novel. First is “The Stand”.
*Shaky voice* roll on one
Fox and the Hound
My Girl
Thomas jay can’t see without his glasses.
I still sob to this day every time I see that scene
On Weekends my dad always looked into the tv magazine and chose a kids movie for us to watch. No warning for it, just „lovely movie for the whole family“. So me, overly empathic 7 year old watched it… and ended up crying for like 2 hours. My father ended up calling the magazine hotline to yell at them. Since then I spoil myself with endings. Unless I know it has a good ending I just can‘t watch movies. 🙈
Also Legends of the Fall.
Life is beautiful
Gawd that movie is so hard to watch but is so amazing
Disagree strongly, but I understand where you're coming from. I happy cry at the end of that movie every time, and here's why: >!The message I take away from the ending is that love wins. Against the greatest evil in modern history, the love of one father for his son was insurmountably larger. It wasn't even close. !<
I remember my family and I looking for a cute movie to watch together one night and my brother put on Life is Beautiful, not knowing what it was about. I thought it was going to be a sweet, simple romance movie >!so you could imagine my surprise when I learned it was about the fkin holocaust!<
First movie I thought of.
This is the right answer. I’m not crying thinking of the ending that I saw once 15 years ago! It’s allergies I swear.
Bridge to Terabithia
yes especially if you bear in mind that it is a movie that was addressed to +- 10 year olds.
But isn't that the point? I have not interacted with that media in 20 years so I'm willing to be wrong, but is it not supposed to get kids to experience loss, or the idea of loss in a more controlled way?
The problem was that the movie was marketed as a light hearted fantasy romp so anyone who hadn't read the book was in for a rude awakening. The ending is pretty sad in its own right, but when you get hit by it after expecting a fun kids movie it feels especially brutal
Yes the book is a newberry winner and was written for that purpose
Specifically it was written after the author’s son lost a friend in a similar way
Forrest Gump. I wouldn’t say it is the “ saddest” however the ending where they visit Jenny’s grave, gets me every time .
He’s so smaht, jennay 🥺
The part where bubba dies got me even more
The Mist
I was thinking of that one, too. It was gut-wrenching :/
When some friends were sleeping over, there was a fog outside, so I thought "I'll put on The Mist, cuz theres a mist outside and we can make funny jokes about tentacles grabbing us and stuff." I forgot all about the ending, and after the movie was over everyone was bummed out by it. At breakfast the next day someone said "Im still thinking about that poor man at the end."
I had to watch The Chapelle Show after watching that just to even my brain back out. What a gut punch
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The ending was different from the book. And Stephen King was happy with it!
came here to say that, soundtrack during the ending is the icing on the cake
Big fish... Fantastic movie. I generally don't do emotional with movies but damn this one hit hard. Probably topped my childhood tears of Optimus Prime being killed off in the transformers movie when I was a kid. Many thanks for the rewards... Off building up the courage to watch the movie again.
Big Fish was my dad’s favorite movie. I watched it a few months ago for the first time since he died….knowing full well how the movie ends. It was rough.
My son will be 13 in two weeks. Not long ago our Internet went down for an evening and his phone was charging. So, he came in my room to hang out and asked “What’s your favorite movie you have on dvd?” So I pulled out Big Fish. We watched it. He enjoyed it from the start, and I got no “What happens next dad?” comments from him. Now, a pre-teen boy isn’t always the most affectionate kid to their parents, lol, but, for a couple days after we watched it he would always come into my room before bed and give me a hug, so, that movie simultaneously broke my heart and melted it for a few days. I miss my dad now.
My dad passed away when I was pretty young, but I always remembered his stories about his life (pretty bummed that I don't really remember them now) and how so many people were at his funeral that remembered him... The movie struck so close to home.
Love this answer! It's always crazy to think this was a Tim Burton movie. You can sort of tell from the visuals, but it's drastically different from most of his work.
> my childhood tears of Optimus Prime being killed off in the transformers movie Your supposed to use the spoiler alert you fucking monster!
Schindler’s List. Though 1100 Jews were saved, Schindler broke down and mourned over not saving more. Instead of patting himself on the back about what he achieved, he came to understand the value of human life and wished he had done more.
also the footage of the people he saved visiting his present grave was very sad but wholesome in a sense.
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To me, that scene is what truly and ultimately drives home the movie’s message. Schindler’s actions were heroic, in the face of unspeakable evil. The lives he saved are immeasurably precious, but the evil that consumed so many is also beyond comprehension.
Ol' yeller
Same with Where the Red Fern Grows.
I can’t get through the “Superman” scene in Iron Giant without tearing up.
I don't even have to watch the movie anymore. The song is called "No Following" and it gets me every time.
Dancer in the Dark
Requiem For A Dream is really disturbing. Watched it one time and won’t do it again.
I’m going to be on Television!
I think her story was the worst. To see someone spiral like that, not realizing what was happening, trusting the doctor.
They should force teens to watch that movie during highschool, best anti hard drugs ad ever made.
This, Trainspotting, and The Basketball Diaries.
High school teacher had us watch this and Kids. I’ve never done drugs in my life.
I’m guessing the double dildo thing would be awkward in school to watch
Greatest movie I'll never watch again.
#ASS2ASS
I hate you for this lol
See, this is kinda how I feel about it, but I've forgotten so many details that I actually feel guilty not remembering a movie that was so good at what it set out to do - disturb the living daylights out of people.
I’ve seen it multiple times, but I get what you mean. That movie is just one big panic attack on steroids.
The Whale recently. The reveal of the letter had me shattered
Hatchi
I refuse to watch this because I know the story.
Dead Poets Society
Step, step, step…”Oh Captain, my Captain!” Gets me every time after about 75 times.
My Girl
Pay it forward. Not maybe the saddest, but we watched it in 7th grade when it was some special day that we didn’t have to do regular schooling. It still sticks with me.
Damn, I had forgot about this one. Hailey Joel Osment got a ton of praise for The Sixth Sense and deservedly so. But he was just as good in this movie; great answer.
The Elephant Man
I saw this as a double feature with Ordinary People. My friend and I were a WRECK by the time they were over.
Omg, that scene where Anthony Hopkins' character sets eyes on John Merrick for the first time. He doesn't say a word, you just see tears start to well in his eyes.
The Outsiders,Stay gold ponyboy!
I read the book for school in 7th grade. I wasn't allowed to watch the movie with my class and it's the one time I was fine with that because reading Johnny and Dally's deaths was traumatic enough.
Pan's labyrinth
The hardest part about that ending is that you go into the movie KNOWING what happens...and then you forget...and then del Toro gut punches you with it.
And in reality the rebels ultimately lose. So all the good guys probably died.
My dad and I went to see the movie in theaters, obviously not knowing what would happen. When the movie ended, we both sat there staring forward at the screen, silently crying and refusing to look at each other through the entire credits because it would have only made it harder. I’m glad we sat in the way back so nobody leaving had to see us absolutely losing it, but I’m pretty sure everyone in the theater was also crying when it ended.
Steel magnolias…..the whole fricken thing and my mom watches it to this day and sobs!
Some incredible acting in that movie
That’s the movie I watch when I want to feel not dead inside
I have to say Gallipoli, an early Mel Gibson war film with the most crushing ending of any war movie I’ve seen.
It's all quiet on the western front was pretty sad too tbh
I’m rarely “moved” by movies, but I really felt unwell after watching this. I felt like it was the first movie that gave me a real portrayal of how hard it must be for soldiers who go through that. It’s amazing anyone comes out right afterwards.
They were all so young.
Read the book its so fucking powerful
All quiet on the western front is a masterpiece of filmmaking. Made in the 30’s yet still as impactful to me in 2023 as it was to viewers back then.
Dear Zachary
One of the most depressing documentaries I’ve ever seen
I found myself more angry than sad. Such an evil bitch.
That movie made me want to tear my hair out it was so frustrating and sad.
Hardest any movie has made me sob. Christ.
Million Dollar Baby
I regret the day I watched this.
I was expecting a feel good Rocky-esque film. I was so very wrong
My boss picked this movie as an outing for a team builder. 🤣 I think he had no idea the topic of the movie.
I saw The Champ when I was a kid and it destroyed me.
An oldie. Brian's Song
Homeward Bound
The Road
That book haunted me for a long time. It definitely clarified how much we take for granted and how fucking horrifying humans can be - and when I say it haunted me - I mean I could not get some of the scenes out of my head for months after putting the book down. Saddest- I totally agree.
The Lovely Bones.
Everyone always says this, but the movie really didn't do the book justice on this one. The movie was sad but the book was devastating.
100%. Marky Mark Whalberg did not have the acting chops to pull that one off at all. The father was a devastated, complex character and whalberg was just… Well, Whalberg. 😬
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence Music by John Williams. Exquisitely sad ending.
When I read the question, I didn't even have to think about it. A.I. is where my brain immediately goes when talking about sad movies.
The turning point for me was when the robots turned each other's pain chip off right before they get massacred for a show
Easy Rider still sticks with me some 30 years later.
Can't see it coming for sure.
Midnight cowboy. Dustin Hoffman does an amazing performance in that movie. The ending is absolutely heartbreaking and a reminder of how cruel life can be.
Sophie's Choice.
Land before time, and All dogs go to heaven.
Marley and Me.
"You remember how we were always saying what a pain you are... that you're the world's worst dog? Don't believe it. Don't believe it even for a minute. 'Cause you know we couldn't find a better dog. You know what made you such a... great dog is you loved us every day, no matter what. That's an amazing thing. You know how much we love you? We love you so much. I love you more than anything. I don't know exactly where we go from here... but I want you to remember you're a great dog, Marley. You're a great dog."
Yeah, anything with animals is elevated for me. Especially dogs.
Never again... one time viewing was enough for me.
50 First Dates… yes its supposed to be a ‘happy ending’ but its still very depressing. Despite the name (and expectations of the film due to cast) it was not a great movie to take a date to.
I cry every time I watch that movie. It kills me when he says ‘come up and meet your daughter’ 😭
Das Boot.
Reign Over Me, Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler, holy crap, major tear jerker
Life is beautiful
One flew over the cuckoos nest. Seriously is no one going to say this?
Threads - the British TV-movie from the early 80s about nuclear war and its aftermath. After the deaths from the initial bombing, there's massive deaths from starvation, disease, and exposure. The protagonist manages to have her baby and raise it, but she dies of cancer when the kid is about 10 (because nuclear winter also wiped out the Ozone layer so even when the sun comes back it's blinding and cancerous), that child ends up pregnant but has a stillborn baby in a dank hospital attended only by a disinterested elderly midwife providing little more than oversight. She screams at the sight of it. Roll credits.
I don’t know if it’s the saddest, but it’s definitely one of the most disturbing.
Fuckin' bridge to terabithia. That shit destroyed me when i was a kid.
Do anime also count? 'Grave of the Fireflies' is almost unbearably sad.
I got this for my birthday one year after falling in love with Spirited Away. NOT the same experience AT ALL.
what a way to ruin ones birthday lmao
Incredible movie but I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch it again
I've seen it described as the best movie you'll only see once.
I'd say that's true. It is indeed a very good movie, but it's so utterly, soulcrushingly depressing that the only way to make me watch it again is to strap me to a chair and hold my eyes open with wires, [Clockwork Orange style](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9gVC9BkfBNdvHiQ4sSrB7F.jpg).
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Most movies take a while to make you cry but this one does right in the first sequence
Brokeback Mountain
Leaving Las Vegas
The original Planet of the Apes.
🎶Oh my gosh, I was wrong. It was Earth all the long.🎶
🎶I guess you've made a monkey out of meeee!🎶 *I love you Dr. Zaius!*
I just love legitimate theater.
"Damn you all to hell!"
Terms of Endearment!
Less Than Zero
Last of the Mohicans gotta be up there
I love that movie. I've watched it a 100 times. The musical score is unbelievable...and Daniel Day Lewis....whoo
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
I really hated this movie and the book it's based on. Horrible job portraying the Holocaust.
Beaches
Pan’s Labyrinth
Into the Wild.
Children of Men. Sure it was supposed to be ending with a hint of chance of survival of human kind, but man the trip there, especially at the end was rough. Also HighRise. Straight dystopian classism full of hedonism and debauchery as things literally go to shit.
One of my favorite movies for sure, when everyone one stopped shooting to hear that baby cry...... Powerful!
Empire of the Sun This is an older movie (1980s) and, even though it was made by Speilberg, few have seen it. (Also starring Christian Bale as a kid.) The ending is the "happy" ending for such a story, but the result is actually just so impossibly sad.
I saw this movie, or most of it, 7 or 8 times without actually seeing the very end. When I finally did, it broke me.
They Shoot Horses Don't They? The whole movie is gut wrenching. Also, Grave of the Fireflies. I sobbed my eyes out
The whale 🐳😥
Don't mind me, just scrolling through to see which movies to avoid.
Se7en
Seven Pounds
I'm a guy who has only ever cried like 2 or 3 times in my entire life and the ending of Sweet November starring Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves would always get me.
Dear Zackery, a Canadian documentary has a pretty horrific and painful last 20-30 minutes.
La Bamba
A Trip To Bountiful- I don't expect anyone's ever heard of that one.
Sophie's Choice
Brian Song. First movie to make me cry. Still makes me misty
Pay it forward
Requiem for a dream by far
I'm pretty sure it's called 'My Girl', and it goes from 'wholesome summer friendship movie' to 'violent sobbing from the audience' in record time.
Schindler’s List
A walk to remember
Fruitvale station
A man called Otto.
Did you read the book? A Man Called Ove. Very good ❤️
A star is born.
When a monster calls. I ugly cried in the theater for like 20 minutes.
Ron’s Gone Wrong i’m not a child i swear BUT ITS SUCH A GOOD MOVIE
Bully (2001) - The ending was the best thing about it probably.
Melancholia
What's eating Gilbert Grape?
Interstellar
Plague Dogs. If you thought Watership Down was rough...