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Films that make you cry.

(67 Posts)
Shelbel Sun 02-Jan-22 16:37:06

I mean the o es that you can't watch unless you're alone.

Mine is A. I. Its so sad, his longing to be real and wanting the 'mother' to love him. It's rather like the Pinocchio story but really emotional.

3dognight Sun 02-Jan-22 21:33:23

MissAdventure

Wow!
I went to see the Thomasina film at the cinema when I was very young, and cried my eyes out.

I went to work once after watching it one Christmas- I was a snivelling mess!

Sweetpeasue Sun 02-Jan-22 21:38:39

LullyDully Watched West Side Story yesterday and I was howling even though I'd seen it at least 6 times. Brilliant combination of Bernstein'music, the story and beautiful lyrics.

Blossoming Sun 02-Jan-22 22:00:49

Yes, that scene in The Railway Children, especially since I lost my own father.

Lexisgranny Sun 02-Jan-22 22:05:09

Oops sorry posted in wrong thread!

Esmay Sun 02-Jan-22 23:35:34

Having read the Holocaust by Martin Gilbert any film about the cruelty of Nazis makes me weep .
I'd add Sophie's Choice to Schindler's List, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Pianist .

I can't watch The Color Purple again .
It haunted me for days .
Ditto The Green Mile .
I howled through the sad bits in Bambi as a child and my daughters howled through the sad bits in ET .
As the other film goers were being disturbed my mother took me out of the cinema and years later I had to take my girls out of the cinema !!!

Grandma2213 Mon 03-Jan-22 01:22:20

Quite a few of the above but ET always gets me, especially since I saw a documentary that said the last scene was actually the last scene they filmed and was therefore the end of filming and they were all then moving on. Apparently those tears were real. sad

DillytheGardener Mon 03-Jan-22 01:51:28

Stepmom, Love Story, Kramer vs Kramer, (the lion king, mine watched on repeat and the death scene always made me ?) Titanic, Mrs Doubtfire (another of my boys favourites)

Jaxjacky Mon 03-Jan-22 08:52:17

Railway Children is on this morning BBC1.

MaizieD Mon 03-Jan-22 09:03:55

The Railway Children every time, and The Incredible Journey.

Apart from them I have a heart of stone....

SkyBird Mon 03-Jan-22 09:05:53

Random Harvest with Greer Garson & Ronald Colman. Gone with the Wind. Two of my Mum's favourite films.

shysal Mon 03-Jan-22 09:17:01

I recorded 'Last Christmas' last week and had a good cry when I watched it.

Ro60 Mon 03-Jan-22 09:25:30

Forest Gump - such a brilliant film but I won't watch it again - so moving.
The Railway Children is on tv right now - just turned over can't bare any more sadness.

Anniebach Mon 03-Jan-22 10:08:24

Always. When Richard Dreyfuss’s ghost dances with Holly Hunter.

Truely,Madly, Deeply.

Good Night Mr.Tom.

Casablanca, when Bogarde says‘we’ll always have Paris.

Sarnia Mon 03-Jan-22 15:25:12

Spartacus with Kirk Douglas and Jean Simmonds. The bit where Spartacus is being crucified and she holds up their son so he can see him for the first time.

MayBee70 Mon 03-Jan-22 15:59:06

shysal

I recorded 'Last Christmas' last week and had a good cry when I watched it.

I watched it the other night and was quite disappointed. But then I rewatched it and loved it. I might even watch it again, and I don’t often rewatch films.

bookwormbabe Wed 05-Jan-22 12:49:35

Titanic.