Thread: Tearjerkers

Originally Posted by Fuzz

^ From that perspective, the saddest part in Contact was when the preacher said something like how science and religion are both interested in the search for truth, and nobody called his bullshit.

Heh. Sorry, didn't mean to spoil the sentiment. Princesses are about the only thing my daughter studies right now, and none of those movies make me misty.

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Gattaca -- the swimming scene + the end

+1 ... watched this again the other day and it's held up really well.

For better or worse, I don't tear up. It's to the point where I always have to give the eulogy when a family member dies.

But the avy movie, A Dozen More Turns, makes me fight the tears back every time. Offhand, I don't think there's been a Hollywood movie as sad as that was to me, but I'll have to think about it a bit more.

Originally Posted by kevok2

Forrest Gump at times. Big Fish. Taking Chance is fucking excellent. The Pianist.

I sobbed during Taking Chance.

Boy in the striped pajamas left me pretty bummed

Originally Posted by commonlaw

In a similar sense, and maybe an equally bad movie with moments of dustiness, Frequency. When gets to play softball with his father.

Similarly, the end part of Blow where he thinks he's talking and walking with his daughter.

Glory's ending was painfully damp. Ghandi - the assassination pretty much left me incoherent and unable to drive home.

Originally Posted by PB

Ghandi - the assassination pretty much left me incoherent and unable to drive home.

You didn't now Ghandi (sic) was assassinated?

Whats next a Nicholas Sparks movie?

Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

Whats next a Nicholas Sparks movie?

Pretty sure that ship sailed a few pages back.

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

not a film but the final episode of six feet under got me like nothing else.

sad and wonderful all rolled together.

then again i get that way after 2 or 3 beers....more and i'm asleep.

Agree with that. Got a little dusty in the room then.

Though the ending of Band of Brothers is still my #1. I balled like a baby.

I mean how can you not?


"Grandpa- were you a hero in the war"
"No, but I served in a company of them."

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

You didn't now Ghandi (sic) was assassinated?

Oh, and I suppose you saw the ship sinking in Titannic, too?

Miracle is the first one that comes to mind that always gets me that I haven't seen listed in this thread yet...

I know I'm going to get crushed for this but the Last Samurai gets me every time.

I'll also add The Pursuit of Happiness and American History X

I'm not going to even get into Up

Originally Posted by systemoverblow'd

I know I'm going to get crushed for this but the Last Samurai gets me every time.

I'll also add The Pursuit of Happiness and American History X

I'm not going to even get into Up

American History X also wins for featuring the most cringe-inducing / make you want to turn away moment in the history of film. Mouth on the curb, oh man.

Originally Posted by PB

Oh, and I suppose you saw the ship sinking in Titannic, too?

Fucker.

That was on my netflix queue.

Last Samurai for sure; and Up too - heck, there were jerked tears in the first 5 minutes.

snoopy come home ( when I was a kid).
I remember my little sister looking at me going "what the fuck" but I bawled every time I saw it

Pretty much anything with a dog that dies in the end.

Video game, not a movie, but I think that makes it more noteworthy that it choked me up a little bit, no game has ever come close to that before.

Medal of Honor. At the end.

just go to http://www.welcomehomeblog.com

A collection of videos showing soldiers surprising their family members. This will make you cry.

8 lbs...

Originally Posted by nogophers

just go to http://www.welcomehomeblog.com

A collection of videos showing soldiers surprising their family members. This will make you cry.

Yup. Those get me every time.