Films that make you cry

[Vintage Paw]

Mr K bought me this as a present some years ago, and I've never watched it. He now thinks it was a shit present, when actually I've never watched it because I know it will make me really sad

Truly, Madly, Deeply has always been the quickest route to tears for me. I saw it quite soon after my mum had died, and of course it instantly resonated with me. The bit where she's playing the piano and the camera pans round and you see him in the corner playing the cello, and then she turns round and can't believe it but he's really there...sobville.

I don't dare watch it now. Too much

Oh my god - I'd forgotten about Truly, Madly, Deeply Utterly hearbreaking. I watched it in my formative teen years and couldn't imagine anything more awful than that. Actually, I still can't

 

[Reno]

I've bought the Iron Giant for the kids for Christmas. Was that a bad move? I'm getting worried now.

It's a great film, the best animated feature film made in the US, IMO though the end is emotionally intense. There is nothing wrong with kids being moved or mildy traumatised by fiction. The death of Bambi's mother introduced the concept of death to generations of children and at some point they will have to find out. While it's a bad idea to show children films that are age innappropriate I don't see anything wrong with showing which films that will challenge them a bit.

 

[London_Calling]

SPOILER ** BEACHES ** SPOILER

BEACHES!! my favourite shameful film

This one sticks out in my mind for being so shamelessly blatant. I think the friend was holding her friends photo or maybe a memento, anyway, the sun is setting – almost set now – over the Pacific, the strings are rising, the tide is ebbing, friend is wrapped up because she’s cold – and alone – the camera starts to pull away from her (the not too intrusive side angle), slowly. The strings rise some more, the scene begins to fade, once more the ebbing tide, the sunset is almost gone . . .finally, the blank, black screen . . . total kitchen sink job - least as I remember it.

God, how the girlfriend howled.

 

[skyscraper101]

I got a bit tearful at the end of Brokeback Mountain strangely. I think it was as much to do with my emotions at the time also though.

 

[moomoo]

It's a great film, the best animated feature film made in the US, IMO though the end is emotionally intense. There is nothing wrong with kids being moved or mildy traumatised by fiction. The death of Bambi's mother introduced the concept of death to generations of children and at some point they will have to find out. While it's a bad idea to show children films that are age innappropriate I don't see anything wrong with showing which films that will challenge them a bit.

I wasn't worried about the children.

 

[May Kasahara]

I don't understand people who won't watch a film which will make them cry. I find it quite cathartic having a bit of a bawl during a film.

So do I, but I have my reasons for not wanting to invite it just now

Anyway, I'm a bit funny about crying in front of people, so if I'm going to shed a tear at a film I need to be on my own. Otherwise I get really self-conscious.

 

[Reno]

I wasn't worried about the children.

 

[5t3IIa]

I was describing an episode of Star Trek Next Generation to my mum while waiting to go and see Macbeth and nearly burst into tears.

THis one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inner_Light_(TNG_episode) It won awards <chokes>

 

[beeboo]

I'll cry at any old mawkish nonsense, it's probably easier to list the films that DON'T make me cry.

Etre et Avoir - absolutely lovely film, and I cried buckets.

second/third Lost in Translation and Science of Sleep, but I don't think that was proper tears rolling down my face, more a watery-eyed.

Atonement got me proper. I was really pissed off with it though - it was like a child coming up to give you a hug then kicking you in the shin and running away. Cheap trick, I thought.

 

[May Kasahara]

So who else cries at books? I cried nonstop throughout the last four chapters of The Amber Spyglass and at the same place in Behind The Scenes At The Museum both times I read it Books make me cry much more reliably than films.

I also cry every time I watch the final episode of series 5 of Buffy

 

[gentlegreen]

"Goodbye Mr. Chips",
"The Glenn Miller Story"

 

[CharlieAddict]

i not stupid 2 - if you want a hard cry to a different language, check out this gem. think this works cos the highs are so great. and when the sadness comes...gee...makes you so sad.

 

[Macabre]

*wells up*

Me too, that is the only film I have any memory of being truely terrified of. And when I was a nipper Preditior and Aliens were my favourites

 

[baldrick]

I also cry every time I watch the final episode of series 5 of Buffy

you're not alone

also E.T. and Empire of the Sun. floods of tears every single bloody time

 

[5t3IIa]

So who else cries at books? I cried nonstop throughout the last four chapters of The Amber Spyglass and at the same place in Behind The Scenes At The Museum both times I read it Books make me cry much more reliably than films.

I also cry every time I watch the final episode of series 5 of Buffy

I cried at Of Mice and Men when I was a kid and more recently Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem...Spoiler in white

When Dylan is an adult and having dinner with his dad and step-mum and hears how Barrett spends his days sitting on his stoop clucking for crack. I went :burst: then when I was ready to read again Dylan had run to the bathroom to puke

 

[no-no]

Grave of the fireflies - didn't make me cry but made me feel sad.Actually it's a horrible film, it's like it's been written to be as sad as possible.Grief porn if there is such a thing.

Also when they all think Gandalf is dead in Lord of the rings and later on when Boromir dies.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

The most I've ever cried over a film is when I watched Schindlers list

Me too - not the film so much, but the bit at the end when the actual survivors, together with the actors who portrayed them in the film, visit Schindler's grave. Chokes me up even thinking about it.

 

[kyser_soze]

Watership Down
ET
The Mozart over the speakers scene in Shawshank
Ice skating scene in King Kong (I know, I know)
Betty Blue
One Deadly Summer, cos it's so utterly tragic
Jean de Florette when the drought comes and the vegetables all start to die

 

[May Kasahara]

I forgot about ET Every single time!

 

[vauxhallmum]

Once Were Warriors. Every time.

Don't watch it much now, I cry.

But so does real life...often

Oh yes. Made a real show of myself in the cinema with that one.

Also- Breaking The Waves, I was full on blubbing just at the point when her husband broke his legs- imagine my distress by the time she got raped.

Afterwards I felt really manipulated and kicked the bus stop I was so cross. Mind you that film stayed in my mind for years and haunts me still.

 

[The_Reverend_M]

'Once Upon A Time in America' has made me misty eyed in the past...

 

[Part 2]

This was the first film I remember crying at. It was probably one of the first films I watched all the way through. In fact when I was a kid I rarely watched films on telly.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064909/plotsummary

Iron Giant is probably my favourite animated kids film ever.

I remember watching Lion King with my son. When the Dad died he was gushing so much I had to turn it off.

 

[Miss Potter]

A Star is Born (the Garland/Mason version)
The Railway Children
The Notebook
It's a Wonderful Life

I could go on

 

[goldenecitrone]

Midnight Cowboy.

 

[kyser_soze]

Afterwards I felt really manipulated and kicked the bus stop I was so cross.

I bet that made you cry too!

I remember watching Lion King with my son. When the Dad died he was gushing so much I had to turn it off.

Aww, that's so sweet - he was transferring you know...you were Mufasa and he was Simba...

 

[stdPikachu]

Lots of films have given me the odd sniffle or two, loads of them have made me feel sad, but Dolls has to be one of the most heartbreakingly sad movies I've ever seen. Three stories about never-ending love going horribly, horribly wrong, given more impact by its puppet theatre roots adopted to cinema - all of the actors remain almost completely impassive facially, and leave it to their body language and demeanour to vocalise their sadness.

 

[girasol]

The Elephant Man

I was an emotional wreck for days after I watched it the first time, and the second... Haven't seen it for a few years though.

The one with Bjork? Dancer in the dark - I was sobbing!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

The one with Bjork,? Dancer in the dark - I was sobbing!

Oh cheers! My mate was about to lend me that on DVD
*kicks self for reading that post*

 

[girasol]

Oh cheers! My mate was about to lend me that on DVD
*kicks self for reading that post*

oh, shit sorry, I'll edit if you do... at least it won't spoil it for someone else.

Breaking The Waves is also very sad but I didn't cry.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

oh, shit sorry, I'll edit if you do... at least it won't spoil it for someone else.

OK!!

(No worries like)