Films that make you cry.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Which films always have you shedding a few tears? Weeping like a baby? Reaching for the tissues? (Not like that...)

It's a bit of a cliche, but I always cry at the end of It's a Wonderful Life; the scene in Field of Dreams where Kevin Costner asks his dad if he wants to play catch brings a lump to my throat too. And I'm man enough to admit it!

[Beirut]

Jesus Christ Superstar. Every single time.

[Caius]

My name is Sam

[Gregoshi]

I know there are several but do you think I can remember any? After three attempts, I finally remembered a couple of them. I get tears during the usual heart-rending death scenes but also at moments of extrordinary demonstrations of the human spirit.

Glory: first when the white regiment cheers on the 54th prior to the assault on Ft. Wagner (happy tears) and then as the 54th gets cut down during the actual assault (sad ones).

Return of the King: during Aragorn's coronation, when he comes upon the hobbits and they start to bow, he stops them and says "No my friends. You bow to no one." followed by him and the crowd bowing to the hobbits. Gets me choked up everytime. The voice over right after this about the breaking up of the Fellowship doesn't help matters. The other part is during the second to last ending , when Frodo and Gandalf are stepping on to the White Ship. There is the departing forver aspect but also Frodo's smile, reminiscent of his no-worries smiles at the beginning of Fellowship. But what makes this scene even more wrenching is the beautiful music of the soundtrack.

Something for Joey: John Cappelletti's Heisman trophy speech is a tear-jerker. I may be more sensitive to this movie and scene because I went to Penn State and watched Cappelletti play.

I recall Brian's Song being a tear jerker too but it has been a couple of decades (at least) since I last saw that movie. Even the theme song is beautifully sad.

I know there are a few more that really get me but as I said above, I'll be darned if I can remember them.

[Puzz3D]

Way Down East (1920)
Sunrise (1927)
City Lights (1929)
L'Atalante (1934)
Children of Paradise (1945)
La Strata (1954)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
La Notte (1961)
Grave of the Fireflies (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Sophie Scholl (2005)
The New World (2006)
The DaVinci Code (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

[John86]

Life is Beautiful (Vita è bella, La)

Lorenzo's Oil

[ajaxfetish]

Life is Beautiful for me as well.
The ending of Manon of the Spring, a French film, really gets to me, too.

Ajax

[Geoffrey S]

Funnily enough two movies by the same director: Twelve Monkeys and Brazil, for fairly obvious reasons. In particular the latter has the most beautiful ending I've ever seen in a movie, and in some ways one of the more disturbing. Door in the Floor came close.

Also sure there's more, but they don't spring to mind right now.

[Beirut]

I recall Brian's Song being a tear jerker too but it has been a couple of decades (at least) since I last saw that movie. Even the theme song is beautifully sad.

Forgot about that one. Been decades for me too. The locker room speech was a crusher.

[CountArach]

Goodbye Farewell and Amen - The M*A*S*H finale. I don't cry but I get a bit choked up.

[Martok]

Oh man, I can cry so easily during movies, it's ridiculous. Gregoshi and Puzz3D already listed 3 of mine: Glory, Return of the King, and Saving Private Ryan. Let's see, what else:

The Shawshank Redemption (probably my favorite movie of all time)

The Lion King (Mock me if you will, but I can never seem to stop tearing up when Simba finally ascends Pride Rock at the end.)

The Majestic (Both when Harry dies, and when Peter makes that speech to the Congressional committee at the end.)

The Neverending Story ("They look like good, strong hands, don't they?")

Braveheart (The final scene at Bannockburn almost always gets me.)


And finally.... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. I know this will utterly cement me as being an uber-geek, but I simply can't help myself. No matter how many times I watch this movie -- and believe me, I've seen it at least 100 times (literally) -- I always choke up during Spock's death scene. By the time he's telling Kirk that "I have been, and always shall be....your friend", I can guarantee the waterworks have started.

[Husar]

Don't know.
It all depends on so many factors, I refuse to cry if I sense an obvious, cheesy attempt to make me cry, but there are movies which really get to me, I just can't remember any at the moment, probably some love movies among them. And then there are of course, cold wind and nothing special at all which also produce tears, sometimes during movies.

[Ronin]

Black Hawk Down - The Scene were the 2 snipers die defending the helicopter pilot
Finding Forrester - The Ending

these aren´t crying moment per se.....but they get to me.

[David]

Leon and Ghost Dog. Predictable but moving.

Schindlers List, the scene where Neeson starts crying and then the real survivors coming to his grave...

And somehow: Donnie Darko, with that beautiful song at the end.

And Simon, a dutch movie on euthanasia(sp?). Brilliant.

[Somebody Else]

American Pie et al. - Every time they appear on screen, I shed a tear for humanity.

[Proletariat]

The tragic ending of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon gets to me alot.

[English assassin]

I'm probably going to regret admitting it, but "In Which We Serve" (especially the stirring voice over at the end explaining how Britain is going to kick Hitler's butt over the footage of Formidable, or whichever carrier it was, ploughing through a head sea) is quite emotional. I'd be a patsy for propaganda.

In a bid not to seem entirely childish, here's another vote for Its a Wonderful Life, and yes, the end of Life is Beautiful, when the boy sees the American tank come round the corner and shouts "It's true"

[pevergreen]

Remember the Titans

Love Actually. I dont know why though.

But the most outstanding one. Everyone ive seen watch this movie has cried, including my dad....

John Q.

[nokhor]

the incredible mr. limpet

jean de florette/manon of the spring

bridge to teribathia

[Gregoshi]

Good one Prol - the end of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...the heart hurts on that one.

I had to think about Saving Private Ryan until I started remembering specifics. The D-Day scene bring tears of horror for what the men are going through and the end - "Am I a good man?". That line opens the flood gates.

[Andres]

The ending of E.T.

[econ21]

Black Hawk Down - The Scene were the 2 snipers die defending the helicopter pilot

That one gets me too - the fact that it's true makes it all the more poignant.

[ShadesPanther]

Schindlers List is the only one I've ever cried during. The scene where Liam convinces himself he could of saved more.

[drone]

Chingachgook's speech at the end of Last of the Mohicans usually gets me.

A couple of others I can't remember at the moment.

[The Foolish Horseman]

Saving Private Ryan had me crying like a baby, especially the d day scene and when Captain John Miller dies at the end. Also deserving a mention is when Private Ryan shows great courage to stay with his regimental Brothers to fight rather than go home.

[Samurai Waki]

The Pianist is usually one that is always a Tear Jerker.

I was surprised to find myself holding back my tears watching 'Click' when the main character is lying on the road dying and tells his son "Family First."

[Banquo's Ghost]

Many of the films that get to me are already listed.

I'd add for the romantics: "Somewhere in Time" and "Immortal Beloved".

Being an old eco-hippie, "Silent Running" really gets to me too, with Huey sailing away into the darkness.

Depardieu's "Cyrano de Bergerac" brings me to tears too.

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Don't worry Martok, you're not the only one. It kills me too.

[Ser Clegane]

Hmm ... I remember crying at Terms of Endearment and Big Fish ... there are some more but I cannot tell from the top of my head

[CountArach]

I was surprised to find myself holding back my tears watching 'Click' when the main character is lying on the road dying and tells his son "Family First."

Yeah actually come to think of it I was choking up a bit at this point as well.

[Hosakawa Tito]

"Old Yeller" and "Where the Red Fern Grows".