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Films that made you cry

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CaroDane Sun 11-Aug-19 13:41:41

We watched The Light Between the Oceans last night, and both ended up sobbing at the end of it ! Brilliant film but very sad. What films have made you cry ?

Buddly Mon 12-Aug-19 20:08:27

The Incredible Journey. That stayed with me for years.
Bambi, 1001 dalmations, anything to do with animals.

Sheilasue Mon 12-Aug-19 20:49:01

All of the above my very favourite is dances with wolves especially the lovely wolf that got shot so sad.

NannyAnn2 Mon 12-Aug-19 21:08:04

A Dogs purpose. When the German shepherd got shot.

grannydarkhair Mon 12-Aug-19 21:13:37

Have cried buckets during many of the already mentioned films, plus The Good Earth, Jean de Florette, Ethan Frome and Toy Story 4.

Nanny27 Mon 12-Aug-19 21:32:03

Truly madly deeply has me in tears every time. Juliet Stevenson playing that piano and crying is enough to finish me off.

Eloethan Mon 12-Aug-19 22:15:25

Someone mentioned Shadowlands. I'd forgotten that one. It's really sad.

Juliet27 Mon 12-Aug-19 22:18:42

Oh yes minimoon - Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. I cried all the way home after that.

pmh73 Mon 12-Aug-19 22:22:23

YES. One of my earliest memories of watching black and white TV on a Sunday afternoon in the sixties. Also crying with laughter at some films. The bit when Micheal Pallin stutters in A Fish Called Wander. no offence to anyone with a stutter.

Snowbell Mon 12-Aug-19 22:37:16

The original Railway Children when Jenny Agutter cries "Daddy, my daddy!"

Evie64 Mon 12-Aug-19 22:53:56

Anniebach, yes! Sophie's choice. WHAT a film. Meryl Streep at her finest. As others have said, of course, ET. I cry at anything vaguely happy or sad actually. Always blub my way through Long Lost Family as well.

Minniemoo Mon 12-Aug-19 23:00:26

Born Free ... just the music starts me off

B&W film about Pit Ponies. One called Flash I think ran back to his little spot in the pit as a fire raged. Broke my heart

Life for Ruth

Mandy Miller films

Fly Away Home

The Angry Silence

gmarie Mon 12-Aug-19 23:15:10

Oh, Juliet27 and MiniMoon, I don't know how I skipped Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet when I made my list! Best friend and I saw the movie 5 times. The last time we were sitting outside at the drive-in and started sobbing during the music in the opening credits! grin These days I tend to go for comedies and more uplifting fare. I cry too much about things going on in the real world these days...

fifeywifey Tue 13-Aug-19 00:17:08

Midnight Cowboy. I watched this with my boyfriend who was terminally ill. It was the last date we ever had.

BradfordLass72 Tue 13-Aug-19 01:00:15

Greytin94

Inn of the Sixth Happiness about Gladys Aylward's life was another tear-jerker.

I was very privileged to meet and speak with her when she came to Bradford.
I was a teenager and very impressed by her courage as at that time, I too dreamed of being a missionary to China.

I don't know if the baby in her arms (George) was the young man she brought with her to St. George's Hall but he was a fine looking boy.

HiPpyChick57 Tue 13-Aug-19 05:05:06

The end of mama Mia 2. Dd (17) and me sat on sofa sobbing.
Les mis. When Anne Hathaway sings “ I dreamed a dream” it just breaks me.
Schindler’s List.
Titanic.
The boy in the striped pyjamas.
Gladiator.
Ghost.
How to train your dragon 3 (no I’m not kidding)

Saggi Tue 13-Aug-19 07:15:51

Shawshank Redemption

olliebeak Tue 13-Aug-19 08:43:52

Mandy (little deaf girl starring Mandy Miller)
Incredible Journey (original 1960s version)
Dumbo (original version)

olliebeak Tue 13-Aug-19 08:47:07

Oh yes - just seen that grannydarkhair mentioned 'Ethan Frome' and others have also mentioned 'Schindler's List' - how could I forget those two - BOTH with Liam Neeson in the lead role.

Minniemoo Tue 13-Aug-19 08:47:31

Les Miserables ... Bring Him Home

Magrithea Tue 13-Aug-19 18:50:13

Roseanna's Grave - I watched it on a flight and had to sit twisted towards the window at the end so the person I was sitting next to couldn't see me crying (I was travelling alone).

LadyGracie Tue 13-Aug-19 20:10:13

Shenandoah.

glammagran Tue 13-Aug-19 20:15:54

Peaseblossom ?

Joyfulnanna Tue 13-Aug-19 20:26:55

Aww Minnie I loved that too

melp1 Tue 13-Aug-19 23:25:11

ET
Whistle down the wind
Love Story
It's a Wonderful Life.

Shelagh6 Wed 14-Aug-19 13:11:40

‘Brooklyn’ - makes me feel Irish whilst an Irish woman living in England!