56 Movies Guaranteed to Make You Ugly

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56 Movies Guaranteed To Make YouUgly Cry Do not watch any of these films without an entire box of tissueshandy. WARNING: Spoilers and major tears ahead. posted on May 28, 2014, at 8:09 a.m.

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1. Old Yeller (1957)
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Buena Vista Distribution

Written by: Fred Gipson and William TunbergDirected by: Robert StevensonWhat its about: In 1860s Texas, a boy named Travis (Tommy Kirk) forges abond with his pet dog, a Labrador retriever he names Old Yeller.When youll start crying: Old Yeller is bitten by a wolf while defending his family.The dog survives the attack, but you know whats coming.

When youll totally lose it: After a rabid Old Yeller goes after Travis brother Arliss(Kevin Corcoran), Travis is forced to shoot and kill him.

2. Imitation of Life (1959)


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Universal Pictures

Written by: Eleanore Griffin and Allan ScottDirected by: Douglas SirkWhat its about: Aspiring actress Lora (Lana Turner) and her daughter Susie(Sandra Dee) form a close relationship with Annie (Juanita Moore) and herdaughter Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner), who struggles with her racial identity.When youll start crying: After trying and failing to make peace with her estrangeddaughter, Annie grows increasingly ill and finally dies of a broken heart.When youll totally lose it: At Annies funeral, Sarah Jane returns too late tobeg forgiveness of her mother, throwing herself on the cask et as its carriedaway.

3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)


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Koch Lorber Films

Written by: Jacques DemyDirected by: Jacques DemyWhat its about: In the French town of Cherbourg, Genevive (CatherineDeneuve) falls in love with auto mechanic Guy (Nino Castelnuovo), who isdrafted into the Algerian War.

When youll start crying: Guy tells Genevive that he will be leaving for two years,and they sing the haunting, heartbreaking Ne Me Quitte Pas, promising to waitfor one another.When youll totally lose it: Many years later, when Genevive and Guy are bothmarried to other people, they run into each other for one final restrained good-bye.

4. Love Story (1970)


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Paramount Pictures

Written by: Erich SegalDirected by: Arthur HillerWhat its about: Wealthy Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan ONeal) falls for working -classwoman Jenny Cavalleri (Ali MacGraw), and the two get married against thewishes of his father (Ray Milland).When youll start crying: Start? From the moment Jenny gets her diagnosis

leukemia to the moment she asks Oliver to hold her tightly before she dies,you wont stop crying.When youll totally lose it: After Jenny dies, Olivers estranged father tries tomake amends with his son. Oliver repeats the words Jenny once told him: Lovemeans never having to say youre sorry.

5. The Champ (1979)


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MGM

Written by: Frances Marion and Walter NewmanDirected: Franco ZeffirelliWhat its about: Ex-boxing champion Billy Flynn (Jon Voight) is barely supportinghis son T.J. (Ricky Schroder), so he decides to go back to fighting to pay off hisgambling debts and give T.J. a better life.When youll start crying: Billys final fight, which he wins, will have you weeping especially if you know the outcome.When youll totally lose it: After watching his dad win, T.J. sees him die. Hetearfully tugs at Billys body, crying out, Wake up, Champ. Dont sleep now. (Hedoesnt.)

6. Ordinary People (1980)


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Universal Pictures

Written by: Melissa MathisonDirected by: Steven SpielbergWhat its about: Lonely 10-year-old Elliott (Henry Thomas) befriends an aliennamed E.T. whos stranded on Earth, eventually helping him get back to hishome planet.When youll start crying: E.T. and Elliott both become ill. When theyre separated,Elliott recovers, but E.T. continues to get worse and appears close to death.When youll totally lose it: E.T. has to say good-bye to Elliott and his sister Gertie(Drew Barrymore). He touches his glowing finger to Elliotts forehead and tellshim, Ill be right here.

8. Sophies Choice (1982)


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Universal Pictures

Written by: Alan J. PakulaDirected by: Alan J. PakulaWhat its about: In 1947 Brooklyn, Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) bondswith a writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) and eventually recounts hertraumatic experience at Auschwitz.When youll start crying: Sophies explains the titular choice upon arrival at

Auschwitz, she was forced to choose between saving her son or saving her

daughter.When youll totally lose it: In a flashback, we see that choice. Sophie saves herson Jan, and her daughter Eva was sent to her death.

9. Terms of Endearment (1983)


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Paramount Pictures

Written by: James L. BrooksDirected by: James L. BrooksWhat its about: Over the course of 30 years, mother Aurora (Shirley MacLaine)and daughter Emma (Debra Winger) navigate a contentious love-haterelationship with one another.When youll start crying: Emma is undergoing treatment for cancer when her

doctor reveals that the drugs she was taking failed and she will not survive herillness.When yo ull totally lose it: Emmas son Tommy (Troy Bishop) openly resents hismother as shes close to death, but she forces him and his brother to listen to hertearful good-bye from her hospital bed.

10. The Color Purple (1985)


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Warner Bros.

Written by: Menno MeyjesDirected by: Steven SpielbergWhat its about: Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) suffers a difficult life, abused by herfather and her husband Albert (Danny Glover), until she becomes nearly muteand subservient, with only her sister Nettie (Akosua Busia) showing herkindness.When youll start crying: After spurning Alberts advances, Nettie is banishedfrom his home and separated from her sister, before she can finish teachingCelie to read.When youll totally lose it: Alberts guilt eventually catc hes up with him, and hearranges for Nettie and her family to return, finally reuniting the sisters after yearsspent apart.

11. Beaches (1988)


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Buena Vista Pictures

Written by: Mary Agnes DonoghueDirected by: Garry MarshallWhat its about: Actress and singer C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) shares a lifelongfriendship with lawyer Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey), despite their differentbackgrounds and journeys in life.When youll start crying: Hillary is diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy, requiringa heart transplant but because of her rare tissue type, she will almost certainlydie before finding a match.When youll totally lose it: Hillary and C.C. sit together on the beach one lasttime. As they watch the sunset, the scene transitions to Hillarys f uneral, all whileBette Midler sings The Wind Beneath My Wings in the background.

12. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)


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TriStar Pictures

Written by: Robert HarlingDirected by: Herbert RossWhat its about: A group of Southern women experience the highs and lows oflife. Shelby (Julia Roberts) is enjoying her new marriage, while also dealing withcomplications from her diabetes.When youll start crying: Shelby receives a kidney transplant from her mother

MLynn (Sally Field), but her body rejects it. When she falls into a coma fromwhich shell never wake up, her family takes her off life support. When youll totally lose it: At Shelbys funeral, MLy nn breaks down into hysterics,as the other women do their best to comfort her.

14. Dead Poets Society (1989)


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Written by: Tom SchulmanDirected by: Peter WeirWhat its about: English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams) brings hisunconventional methods to stuffy Welton Academy.When youll start crying: After his father demands he withdraw from the schoolplay and enter military school, troubled Neil (Robert Sean Leonard) commitssuicide.When youll totally lose it: Keating is fired, but his students stage a final protest atthe risk of expulsion, standing on their desks and calling out, O captain! Mycaptain! as Keating leaves.

15. Longtime Companion (1989)


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MGM

Written by: Craig LucasDirected by: Norman RenWhat its about: The AIDS epidemic of the 80s is depicted through the lives of agroup of gay male friends.When youll start crying: Tough to say! Maybe when John (Dermot Mulroney) isthe first to die. Or when Willy (Campbell Scott) and Fuzzy (Stephen Caffrey)discuss their fears of dying. Basically, there are a lot of tears throughout.When youll totally lose it: David (Bruce Davison) sits with Sean (Mark Lamos),who is suffering from constant pain and dementia, and tells him he no longer hasto fight to stay alive. Sean relents and dies.

16. Awakenings (1990)


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Columbia Pictures

Written by: Steven ZaillianDirected by: Penny MarshallWhat its about: Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) discovers that the L-Dopadrug has a dramatic effect on his catatonic patients, and hes able to wake upLeonard Lowe (Robert De Niro).When youll start crying: Leonard realizes that hes reverting to his previous state.

Wracked with pain, he urges Sayer to continue filming him so that the researchcan help future patients.When youll totally lose it: Knowing hell soon be catatonic again, Leonard breaksup with his girlfriend Paula (Penelope Ann Miller), but not before the two share afinal dance, during which Leonards spasms temporarily disappear.

17. My Girl (1991)


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Columbia Pictures

Written by: Laurice ElehwanyDirected by: Howard ZieffWhat its about: In 1972, 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky) feelsdistant from her widower father (Dan Aykroyd), and bonds with a boy named

Thomas J (Macaulay Culkin).When youll start crying: Thomas goes into the forest to retrieve Vadas moodring, but hes stung by hornets and dies from his allergy. When you ll totally lose it: Vada becomes emotional at Thomas funeral, becausehes not wearing his glasses and cant see without them. Her father consoles herin her grief and later finally tells Vada that her mothers death wasnt her fault.

18. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)


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Columbia Pictures

Written by: Bruce Joel RubinDirected by: Bruce Joel RubinWhat its about: Bob Jones (Michael Keaton) learns that he has terminal cancerwhile his wife Gail (Nicole Kidman) is pregnant, so he creates videos for his wifeto show their son after hes gone. When youll start crying: Bob lives past his expected date of death and is able tosee the birth of his child, shortly before the cancer spreads to his brain.When youll totally lose it: Bobs father (Michael Constantine) shaves him whenhes near death and can no longer do it himself. Bob tells his dad that he loveshim.

20. Philadelphia (1993)


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TriStar Pictures

Written by: Ron NyswanerDirected by: Jonathan DemmeWhat its about: When gay lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) is fired, hebelieves its because of his sexual orientation. He hires another lawyer, Joe Miller(Denzel Washington), to sue his former firm.When youll start crying: Joe visits a dying Andrew in the hospital to tell him thatthe jury has ruled in his favor. Though once afraid to get near Andrew, Joe

touches his face.When youll totally lose it: Andrew tells his boyfriend Miguel (Antonio Banderas)that he is ready to die, and he does shortly thereafter.

21. Schindler s List (1993)


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Universal Pictures

Written by: Steven ZaillianDirected by: Steven SpielbergWhat its about: German businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) saves thelives of Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories.When youll start crying: This is a Holocaust movie, soat any number ofhorrifying moments. The most frequently cited, though, is when Schindlerrealizes the little girl in the red coat he saw earlier has been killed and burned.

Its brutal, but so is the whole film. When youll totally lose it: Schindler breaks down thinking about how many morelives he could have saved and again, at the very end, when the real-lifeHolocaust survivors who have Schindler to thank for their lives place stones onhis grave in Jerusalem.

22. Dead Man Walking (1995)


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MGM

Written by: Tim RobbinsDirected by: Tim RobbinsWhat its about: Nun Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) forges a bond withconvicted murderer Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn), who is due to be executed.When youll start crying: Right before he is taken away, Poncelet confesses hiscrimes to Sister Helen, who has told him redemption is possible if he takesresponsibility for his actions.

When youll totally lose it: During his execution, Poncelet appeals to his victi msparents for forgiveness, saying he hopes his death brings them peace.

23. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)


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Warner Bros.

Written by: Richard LaGraveneseDirected by: Clint EastwoodWhat its about: Unhappy housewife Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) enjoys abrief affair with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood).When youll start crying: Robert asks Francesca to leave with him, but sheultimately decides to stay behind with her husband and children instead.

When youll totally lose it: Francesca gets one final chance and comes close toleaping from the front seat of her husbands truck, but Robert finally drives awayand Francesca collapses in tears, her voiceover explaining why she couldnt go.

24. Life Is Beautiful (1997)


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Miramax Films

Written by: Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo CeramiDirected by: Roberto BenigniWhat its about: Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni) helps his son Joshua (GiorgioCantarini) survive life in a concentration camp by pretending that they are playing

a game.When youll start crying: As Guido is being led off to be executed, he seesJoshua one last time and stays in character, still pretending its all a game. When youll totally lose it: A shot rings out and Guido dies offscreen.

25. Stepmom (1998)


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Columbia PicturesWritten by: Gigi Levangie, Jessie Nelson, Steven Rogers, Karen Leigh Hopkins,and Ron BassDirected by: Chris ColumbusWhat its about: Jackie Harrison (Susan Sarandon), a woman dying of terminallymphoma, comes to terms with her children (Jena Malone and Liam Aiken)being raised by her husbands girlfriend Isabel Kelly (Julia Roberts). When youll start crying: Isabel tearfully confesses that her biggest fear is Annareaching her wedding day and wishing her mother were there. Jackie, also

crying, shares her fear that Anna wont miss her at all. When youll totally lose it: At Christmas, Jackie reminds her kids that even thoughshe will soon be gone, shell be with them as long as they remember her.

26. Armageddon (1998)


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Written by: Jonathan Hensleigh and J. J. AbramsDirected by: Michael BayWhat its about: NASA sends a team of deep-core drillers, led by Harry Stamper

(Bruce Willis), to stop a giant asteroid from colliding with Earth.When youll start crying: The survivors of Harrys team draw straws for thesuicide mission to detonate the bomb that will destroy the asteroid. A.J. Frost(Ben Affleck), Harrys daughters boyfriend, is tasked with being left behind. When youll totally lose it: Harry forces A.J. to leave and takes his place, tellinghim that he would be proud to have A.J. as a son. Harrys daughter Grace (LivTyler) watches from NASA headquarters.

27. Boys Dont Cry (1999)

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Written by: Kimberly Peirce and Andy BienenDirected by: Kimberly PeirceWhat its about: Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank), a trans man, tries to keep hisbiological sex hidden from those around him, including his girlfriend Lana (ChloSevigny).When youll start crying: Lanas friends Tom (Brendan Sex ton III) and John


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(Peter Sarsgaard) violently beat and rape Brandon, and threaten him not toreport the attack.When youll totally lose it: Tom and John decide to kill Brandon, shooting him infront of Lana while she tries to stop them. Lana falls asleep next to his body.

28. The Green Mile (1999)

Warner Bros.

Written by: Frank Darabont

Directed by: Frank DarabontWhat its about: Death row inmate John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) revealsto prison guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) that he has healing powers andhas been falsely accused.When youll start crying: John shows Paul what really happened to the two younggirls he was accused of killing. When Paul offers to set him free, John says thathe is tired of all the pain in the world and ready to be free of it.When youll totally lose it: John is sent to the electric chair to be executed, but herefuses the black hood because he is afraid of the dark. He is killed as Paul looks

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Fine Line Features

Written by: Lars von TrierDirected by: Lars von TrierWhat its about: In 1964 Washington, Czech immigrant Selma Jekov (Bjrk)works in a factory although she is going blind, because she needs to raise moneyfor her daughter to have an operation that will save her sight.When youll start crying: Selma, convicted of a murder she was forced to commit,is sent to the gallows to be executed. Along the way, she sings to the otherprisoners and hugs them.When youll totally lose it: Right before she is executed, Selma dissolves intohysterics, only regaining her composure when she learns that her daughtersoperation was successful. She sings a final song, cut short when she is hanged.

30. My Dog Skip (2000)


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Warner Bros.

Written by: Gail GilchriestDirected by: Jay RussellWhat its about: A lonely boy named Willie (Frankie Muniz) learns to come out ofhis shell and build new friendships with the help of his dog Skip.When youll start crying: Willie leaves to go to Oxford University and narratesSkips life after hes gone, explaining that Skip slept in Willies old room until hedied.When youll totally lose it: Willie remembers getting the call that Skip had died,and that although he was buried under the elm tree, he really laid burie d in myheart.

31. A Walk to Remember (2002)


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Warner Bros.

Written by: Karen JanszenDirected by: Adam ShankmanWhat its about: Popular high school kid Landon Carter (Shane West) falls forquiet, religious Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore) despite their different

backgrounds.When youll start crying: Jamie, dying of leukemia, tells her father that she loveshim. He explains, If Ive kept you too close, its because I wanted to keep youlonger. When youll totally lose it: Landon helps Jamie complete all the items on the listof things she wants to do before she dies, culminating in a wedding at the samechapel Jamies parents were married in.

32. The Laramie Project (2002)


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HBO

Written by: Moiss KaufmanDirected by: Moiss KaufmanWhat its about: In 1998, Matthew Shepard is murdered for being gay. A theatercompany travels to Laramie, Wyo., to interview the townspeople.When youll start crying: Tears flow freely from the moment the news breaks ofthe attack on Matthew. But the scene of his funeral, in which his friends block

protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church, is particularly poignant.When youll totally lose it: Over and over again. But definitely when gay Laramieresident Harry Woods (Bill Irwin) describes being stunned by a local march inMatthews honor.

33. Big Fish (2003)


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Columbia Pictures

Written by: John AugustDirected by: Tim BurtonWhat its about: Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), a lifelong storyteller, attempts torepair his relationship with his estranged son Will (Billy Crudup) from his

deathbed.When youll start crying: After having a stroke, Edward is barely able to speak.He asks Will to finish his story, in which Will carries his father from the hospital tothe river, where Edward transforms into a big fish.When you ll totally lose it: Satisfied that Will now understands and appreciateshis storytelling, Edward dies.

34. The Notebook (2004)


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New Line Cinema

Written by: Jeremy LevenDirected by: Nick CassavetesWhat its about: At a nursing home, Duke (James Garner) tells a fellow patient(Gena Rowlands) the story of Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Hamilton(Rachel McAdams), two star-crossed lovers in the 1940s.When youll start crying: The young folks are sweet, but the real emotional punchcomes in the presen t, when Rowlands character realizes she is Allie in amoment of lucidity, and panics that she will eventually lose all memory of theirlove story.When youll totally lose it: Allie wonders out loud if their love is strong enough totake them away together. Shortly thereafter, they die in each others arms.

35. Finding Neverland (2004)


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Miramax Films

Written by: David MageeDirected by: Marc ForsterWhat its about: Playwright J.M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) forms a friendship withSylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet) and her sons, who inspire him towrite Peter Pan .When youll start crying: Because Sylvia is too sick to attend the premiereof Peter Pan , Barrie has a version of it performed in her home.When youll totally lose it: Sylvia dies, leaving her young sons in the care of hermother and Barrie.

36. Hotel Rwanda (2004)


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United Artists

Written by: Keir Pearson and Terry GeorgeDirected by: Terry GeorgeWhat its about: Hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) turns his hotelinto a safe haven for refugees when war erupts between the Hutu and Tutsipeoples in Rwanda.When youll start crying: As soon as the situation escalates, with Paul and his

family watching in horror as his neighbors are killed in brutal acts of ethnicviolence.When youll totally lose it: Again, likely more than once. At the very least, at therealization of how many people werent able to be saved. The films epiloguenotes that almost a million people died by the end of the genocide.

37. Million Dollar Baby (2004)


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Warner Bros.

Written by: Paul HaggisDirected by: Clint EastwoodWhat its about: A no-nonsense boxing trainer named Frankie Dunn (ClintEastwood) trains upstart Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank).When youll start crying: During a fight, a sucker punch sends Maggie into thecorner stool. She breaks her neck and is left permanently paralyzed.When youll totally lose it: After consulting with a priest, Frankie agrees to helpMaggie die so that she can remember the cheers she heard when she fought.

38. Brokeback Mountain (2005)


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Focus Features

Written by: Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaDirected by: Ang LeeWhat its about: In the American West of the 60s, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger)and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) find themselves falling in love with each other.

When youll start crying: Jacks wife Lureen (Anne Hathaway) tells Ennis thatJack died when a tire he was changing exploded, but Ennis imagines Jackbeaten to death by a gang.When youll totally lose it: Ennis tucks Jacks shirt inside of his in a hanger in hiscloset. He buttons the top button and the camera pans back to reveal that hescrying. Jack, I swear he says, and the music swells.

39. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)


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IFC First Take

Written by: Paul LavertyDirected by: Ken LoachWhat its about: Brothers Damien (Cillian Murphy) and Teddy ODonovan(Pdraic Delaney) fight during the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War.When youll start crying: Now on opposite sides, Teddy pleads with Damien tobetray the IRA and save himself, but Damien decides to stay loyal and isexecuted instead.When youll totally lose it: Damien writes a good-bye letter to his love Sinad(Orla Fitzgerald) and is then killed by a firing squad, which includes his ownbrother.

40. Atonement (2007)


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Universal Pictures

Written by: Christopher HamptonDirected by: Joe WrightWhat its about: After jealously witnessing her sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) andRobbie Turner (James McAvoy) having sex, Briony (Saoirse Ronan) falselyaccuses Robbie of raping her cousin Lola (Juno Temple).When youll start crying: Robbie is sent to prison for a crime he didnt commit,and only his mother and Cecilia believe that hes innocent.

When youll totally lose it: Briony reveals that the scenes of Cecilia and Robbiereuniting and spending their lives together were fiction; both died during the warand never saw each other again.

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Warner Bros.

Written by: Richard LaGravenese and Steven RogersDirected by: Richard LaGraveneseWhat its about: A widow named Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) receivesmessages that her late husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) arranged to have sent toher after his death.When youll start crying: As soon as Gerry dies, probably. Or when his firstpostmortem message arrives on Hollys 30th birthday. And then again and again. When youll totally lose it: Holly learns that her mother (Kathy Bates) was the oneGerry had asked to deliver his letters, and she reads the last one.

42. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About HisFather (2008)


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Oscilloscope Laboratories

Written by: Kurt KuenneDirected by: Kurt KuenneWhat its about: This documentary follows the murder of Andrew Bagby, a closefriend of the filmmaker, and the custody battle over Andrews son Zachary

between Andrews parents and Shirley Turner, the boys mother and Andrewsalleged killer.When youll start crying: There are so many moments of horrific injustice andmistakes throughout the film that its hard to know when youll be crying. But therecollections of the kind of man Andrew was are enough to start you off.When youll totally lose it: Turner drowns herself and takes Zachary with her,leaving Andrews parents behind to mourn the loss of anothe r child, andwondering how they could have prevented it.

43. Marley & Me (2008)


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20th Century Fox

Written by: Scott Frank and Don RoosDirected by: David Frankel

What its about: John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny Grogan (Jennifer Aniston) raisea difficult puppy named Marley to adulthood along with their kids.When youll start crying: An aging Marley, suffering from arthritis and deafness,nearly dies but makes a recovery.When youll totally lose it: Marley reaches a point where surgery can no longerhelp him. He is euthanized with John at this side, and buried in front yard with thefamily gathered to pay their respects.

44. Wendy and Lucy (2008)


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Focus Features

Written by: Dustin Lance BlackDirected by: Gus Van SantWhat its about: Gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk (Sean Penn)becomes the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California.When youll start crying: A scared boy from Minnesota calls Milk and tells him hewants to kill himself because hes gay and his parents want to ship him off to thehospital to cure him. When youll totally lose it: After Milk and Mayor George Moscone (Victor Garber)are assassinated by Supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin), there is a candlelightvigil through the streets of San Francisco.

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Roadside Attractions

Written by: Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Cyrus NowrastehDirected by: Cyrus NowrastehWhat its about: Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo) tells journalist Freidoune Sahebjam(Jim Caviezel) about the stoning of a woman (Mozhan Marn) falsely accused ofadultery.When youll start crying: Zahra makes a desperate last-minute attempt to saveSoraya, but the conviction is upheld, and Soraya is prepared for her death.When youll totally lose it: The actual stoning is almost unbearable to watch, soyou may have to look down and cry instead when Sorayas children are forced toparticipate in executing their mother.

47. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)


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Miramax Films

Written by: Mark HermanDirected by: Mark HermanWhat its about: Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commander, befriendsanother boy named Shmuel (Jack Scanlon) in the concentration camp by hishouse.When youll start crying: After sneaking into the camp, Bruno realizes its true

nature, and he is hauled off with Shmuel to be murdered in the gas chambers.When youll totally lose it: Brunos parents Elsa (Vera Farmiga) and Ralf (DavidThewlis) arrive to the camp too late, and Bruno and Shmuel die in the gaschambers together.

48. Up (2009)


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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Written by: Bob Peterson and Pete DocterDirected by: Pete DocterWhat its about: Crotchety Carl Fredricksen ties thousands of balloons to hishouse and sets off on an adventure to South America with a young WildernessExplorer named Russell in tow.When youll start crying: The damn opening montage in which we see Carl andEllies love story, including her infe rtility and eventual death.When youll totally lose it: Carl presents Russell with his final merit badge, andits the grape soda cap that Ellie gave to Carl when they first met.

49. Hachi: A Dogs Tale (2009)


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Stage 6 Films

Written by: Stephen P. LindseyDirected by: Lasse HallstrmWhat its about: A dog named Hachi waits patiently for his master Parker Wilson(Richard Gere) at the train station every day.When youll start crying: Parker dies suddenly of a heart attack, and Hachicontinues to wai t for him in the snow until Parkers son -in-law Michael (RonnieSublett) finally takes him home.When youll totally lose it: Hachi spends the next 10 years loyally waiting forParker to return. The film shows an imagined reunion between the two, then cutsback to Hachi, lying dead in the snow.

50. Blue Valentine (2010)


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The Weinstein Company

Written by: Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, and Joey CurtisDirected by: Derek CianfranceWhat its about: The nonlinear story of Dean Pereira (Ryan Gosling) and CindyHeller (Michelle Williams) finds them falling in and out of love.When youll start crying: Dean pleads with Cindy to stay with him so that theirdaughter doesnt grow up in a broken home, but Cindy counters that she doesnt

want her daughter growing up with parents who hate each other.When youll totally lose it: At the very end, Dean tells his daughter to go to hermother so that she doesnt have to see him walking away.

51. Toy Story 3 (2010)


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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Written by: Michael ArndtDirected by: Lee UnkrichWhat its about: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the other toys end up accidentallydonated to a daycare center, where theyre forced to escape. When youll start crying: The toys get stuck on a conveyor belt leading to anincinerator. They join hands, accepting their fate and preparing for the end.When youll totally lose it: Andy passes Woody and the other toys on to Bonnie,playing with her for a moment before finally driving away.

52. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)


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Written by: Lucy Alibar and Benh ZeitlinDirected by: Benh ZeitlinWhat its about: In the Louisiana bayou, Hushpuppy (Quvenzhan Wallis) createsan elaborate fantasy life to deal with the coming storm and her dying father Wink(Dwight Henry).When youll start crying: Dr. Maloney (Philip Lawrence) performs surgery onWink, but it becomes clear that he will not recover.When youll totally lose it: Hushpuppy listens to her fathers final heartbeats untilhe dies, and then sets his funeral pyre ablaze.

53. Fruitvale Station (2013)


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The Weinstein Company

Written by: Ryan CooglerDirected by: Ryan CooglerWhat its about: Based on the true story of Oscar Grant III (Michael B. Jordan),who spends the last day of his life with his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz), daughter(Ariana Neal), and mother (Octavia Spencer) before being shot to death by policedespite being unarmed.

When youll start crying: Knowing whats going to happen means that tears arepossible at any point, but you will definitely be crying when Oscar is shot for noreason, facedown on the BART station floor.When youll totally lose it: Oscars girlfriend and mother learn that h e has died,but the most gut- wrenching moment is the final scene, in which Oscars daughterTatiana asks where her father is.

54. 12 Years a Slave (2013)


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Written by: John RidleyDirected by: Steve McQueenWhat its about: A free man named Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) iskidnapped and sold into slavery, toiling for 12 years before being reunited withhis family.When youll start crying: The real question is when you wont be crying. But the

moment that gets nearly everyone is the harrowing scene in which Solomon isforced to whip his friend Patsey (Lupita Nyongo). When youll totally lose it: Solomon is finally reunited with his family and gets tomeet his grandson, who has been named after him in his absence.

55. The Normal Heart (2014)


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HBO

Written by: Larry KramerDirected by: Ryan MurphyWhat its about: As gay men are dying from a new disease that will come to beknown as AIDS, Dr. Emma Brookner (Julia Roberts) and activist Ned Weeks(Mark Ruffalo) organize action to fight against it.When youll start crying: People begin dying early on, so at any point. Certainly

when Bruce (Taylor Kitsch) sends his dying lover on a plane home.When youll totally lose it: Neds lover Felix (Matt Bomer) succumbs to AIDS anddies in the hospital. But again, there are ample opportunities for sobbingthroughout.

WARNING: The below includes a major spoiler for theupcoming tearjerker The Fault in Our Stars , which willbe released in theaters on June 6. Do not read on ifyou havent read the book! 56. The Fault in Our Stars (2014)


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20th Century Fox

Written by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. WeberDirected by: Josh BooneWhat its about: Terminally ill cancer patient Hazel Grace Lancaster (ShaileneWoodley) falls in love with charming cancer survivor Augustus Waters (AnselElgort).When youll start crying: After Augustus learns that his cancer has returned, heasks Hazel and his friend Isaac (Nat Wolff) to write and perform their eulogies forhim.When youll totally lose it: Augustus dies. Hazel receives a final letter from him byway of author Peter van Houten (Willem Dafoe), and its the eulogy Augustus haswritten for Hazel.

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