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What movie scenes make you cry

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Artaylar Fri 26-Mar-21 15:19:45

I watched the movie Snow White and the Huntsman last night, over the years I've seen it around 5 times. While it's not necessarily my favourite movie, there is one scene that always brings tears to my eyest.

It's when Snow White follows the pixies and little animals through the magic forest to where a beautiful white stag is waiting for her under a magical looking tree.

I'm not sure why this scene always affects me like this, I'm thinking that maybe it is something to do from childhood.

Are there any movie scenes that always bring on the tears with you?

tickingbird Fri 26-Mar-21 18:02:35

When Robbie dies in Atonement and you realise they never did get their Happy ever after.

adrisco Fri 26-Mar-21 18:01:38

The end of The Bridges of Madison County .. it's heartbreaking.

MrsJamJam Fri 26-Mar-21 17:59:14

I have never got over the death of Bambi's mother on my first visit to the cinema! And the return of the father in The Railway Children - even worse since my Dad died.

blossom14 Fri 26-Mar-21 17:46:20

The end of 'A Town like Alice' and the end of 'On the Beach'

grandmajet Fri 26-Mar-21 17:37:06

When Paddington’s Aunt Lucy turns up in London - it always brings a tear to my eyes.
Of course, tears of sadness for Emma Thompson in Love Actually. What a rat he is. And as for The Trollop!

Kate1949 Fri 26-Mar-21 17:20:39

Oh yes Chestnut I've seen Goodbye Christopher Robin. Wonderful film and very sad.

DiscoDancer1975 Fri 26-Mar-21 17:16:07

The music in Schindler’s List, and the end, where all the survivors of the people portrayed in the film, pay tribute at Schindler’s graveside.

Chestnut Fri 26-Mar-21 17:13:11

Anyone seen Goodbye Christopher Robin?
I don't normally cry watching movies but tears were pouring at the end when AA Milne was talking to his grown up son Christopher Robin. ?

Also, weirdly, I always cry at animal movies so I avoid them. Don't let me watch Black Beauty, Old Yeller, Lassie, Moby Dick etc. Maybe it's something to do with animals being helpless, and I get upset when they suffer or when humans take advantage of them.

Kate1949 Fri 26-Mar-21 17:12:18

Meryl grin

ixion Fri 26-Mar-21 17:07:14

Have you become more 'teary', the older you get?
I know I have, but often wonder why!

gulligranny Fri 26-Mar-21 17:05:11

Near the end of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, when the alien mimics the peace symbols and then smiles - I sob every time!

"No it was you, Ray" - Field of Dreams.

And of course the very end of Brief Encounter -" Thank you for coming back to me" sees me collapsing into a sodden heap.

Bellasnana Fri 26-Mar-21 17:03:33

I’ve watched ‘Dark Victory’ many times but always cry when Bette Davis’s character dies at the end.

Also, the original film of ‘Goodbye, Mr Chips’ when he’s on his death bed and hears people around him talking and saying what a pity it was that he had never had children. He pipes up, ‘Oh but I have, hundreds of them, and all of them boys’. ???

MerylStreep Fri 26-Mar-21 17:01:16

Kate
I’ve gone all shivery ?

Jaxjacky Fri 26-Mar-21 16:58:36

I can’t think of any that have to be honest.

Kate1949 Fri 26-Mar-21 16:53:21

Lucky you Meryl She's great. In the film when she walks into that bar and he's on the bar stool in his white uniform and she says quietly 'Hubble Gardner' blush Sorry I've hijacked the thread!

MerylStreep Fri 26-Mar-21 16:45:54

Kate 1949
I’m a proper ‘babler’
It didn’t help that I was slightly in love with Robert Redford and I’m a huge Barbara Streisand fan.
She sang that song when I saw her live.

Mollygo Fri 26-Mar-21 16:45:47

The Railway Children and Goodnight Mr Tom -I can cry at a few others, but those two are definitely tear-jerkers.

Kate1949 Fri 26-Mar-21 16:38:44

I'm not a crier at films but it gets me every time Meryl

MerylStreep Fri 26-Mar-21 16:37:05

ET going home. ?

netflixfan Fri 26-Mar-21 16:34:05

I'm the same as you Deedaa! Especially the Railway Children. Never can understand why people adore Love Actually.

Deedaa Fri 26-Mar-21 16:30:00

Yes, Emma Thompson's scene in Love Actually and The Railway Children. I would add then end of The Incredible Journey when the old bull terrier comes waddling into sight and the little boy has been so brave while thinking he was dead.

MerylStreep Fri 26-Mar-21 16:28:43

Kate1949
How could I forget that scene ?

MerylStreep Fri 26-Mar-21 16:27:39

The scene in Out of Africa where Karen has lost everything and she and Denys have a final meal together as she’s going back to Denmark. And then Denys dies in a plane crash.
I’ve a slight lump now thinking about it.

Calendargirl I’m a huge Laurence of Arabia fan. Don’t know how many times I’ve watched it.

Lucca Fri 26-Mar-21 16:24:59

The end of bridges of Madison county. Not a dry eye in the house

Yes, the railway children

Not love story, to me it tried too hard to wring a tear !

Kate1949 Fri 26-Mar-21 16:22:19

The end of The Way We Were (my favourite film). They were in love but couldn't agree. Then she sees him with his new girl and he comes over to talk to her! sad