Which scene though? There are a couple of acenes in that movie that completely floors me! Of all of them I think the police station one is by faaaaar the worse one!
The entirety of Grave of the Fireflies, but especially when the little girl is eating rocks thinking it's candy.
No, not that part.
Maybe the makeshift funeral.
I can't decide. 😭
The end where he dies slumped against a wall, clinging on to his sister's ashes in candy tin, surrounded by people who, if they're not ignoring him, are disparaging of him.
Knowing everything he's been through and how hard he tried, it's one final gut punch that makes sure you walk away feeling like absolute shit.
It still drives me nuts that Sakuma Drops put Setsuko on the candy tin to advertise for a little while. Out of morbid curiosity I looked for one when I was in Japan and only found those specific tins at the airport.
Fun fact: I watched UP for the first (and so far, only) time on the day my dad died. I think because I was so in emotionally numb shock the sadness of the first ten minutes only registered on an objective level.
Thanks. My relationship with him was strained so it was mostly a bit of an odd day, to be honest. That I watched UP in the company of good friends helped a lot - the friends, not the film. I remember enjoying the film though.
Ya know, like I realize by now its a popular "sad" scene in movie history, its a meme by now, but looking back it actually wasnt THAT sad. Like, sure you never want to see an innocent horse lose his life, thats sad enough.
But I maintain that wasnt all that more sad for us as an audience. For one, it happens pretty early on in the movie. We only just met Atreyu, he starts his journey, see him eat lunch with the horse, and then they are in the Swamps of Sadness. I dont think the horse was in the movie for even five minutes at that point.
RIP Artax, we didnt even know you so why are we crying?
Haha, really like if maybe if Artax died near the end of the movie, after we saw a lot more scenes of him and Atreyu maybe overcoming a few obstacles. But nah. Heres a horse, now he's dead.
I made that argument to a friend and then he retorted with "What about the movie Up? The wife dies at the beginning of that movie too." But this is easy to counter, we saw them grow old together, we saw a whole lifespan of hopes and dreams shared together, shattered dreams too. THAT was a scene 1000 times sadder than a horse we barely know drowning in a swamp.
It’s the screaming, pleading, and desperation from Atreyu that makes the scene sad. You can hear the pain in his voice as his best friend/only companion slowly sinks in front of him. You don’t need 2 hours of them bonding to see how much this means to Atreyu.
Agreed. As an adult though, the saddest part of that movie is the Rock Monster's speech after the Nothing. Most relatable moment is Morla saying, "why should I even bother?" Dying in the Swamp of Sadness is a bummer, but LIVING in it... man.
The ending of Blue Valentine when they finally break up for good and Ryan Gosling is walking down the street away from their house and their daughter is running after him yelling "Daddy! Come back!"
When Nakagimi walks out to the edge of the cliff and cries the names of her children out ‘Zushio!!! Anju!!!’ In Sansho Dayu (1954).
Also the end of the film.
Honorable mention to the end of Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).
Another honorable mention to Lee Byung Hung crying at his gf’s funeral in I Saw the Devil (2010)
Another honorable mention to the kid crying in the car as it follows the mother’s hearse in Ikiru (1952)
Those are the first ones that come to mind.
ET’s defibrillator scene still makes me sad, despite the fact that I’m 46, it’s all make believe and I know how the movie ends. Having Elliott there as a stand in for the audience is perfect manipulation from Spielberg.
The Hours when Meryl Streep is talking to Ed Harris at the window. I am famously not a movie crier and this is the only scene that I can remember ever making me full on sob.
Schindler's List when Oskar Schindler breaks down, regretting he could have saved more live.
The Green Mile when John Coffey is executed despite his innocence.
The Schindler one is gut wrenching, because you feel the shame and contempt that he has for himself as he's realizing all of the things in his life can be measured in human lives.
Incredible Journey when Shadow doesn't come over the hill at the end. "He was too old ..." Also when they think Sassy dies when she goes over the waterfall.
I Am Legend - Scene with the dog
Big daddy - when they take the kid away
Harry and the Hendersons - when the Hendersons have to send Harry back into the woods and the fathers hits and yell at him
Green Mile...had read the book knowing what John Coffey what was the ending but at at the theater at the beginning, wasn't the only person crying at the beginning of the start of the movie
How many times does this post have to be made??? There’s one at least every week.
OP, if you’re legit looking for these please just do a basic search on this sub.
I like the acene in Grumpy Old Men 2 when Jack Lemmon's old dad, Burgess Merideth, passes away on a park bench, while Lemmon is spilling some stuff to him. An example of a comedy with a tragic moment, done with a light, bittersweet, very human, real touch. It helps if you watch both movies and fall for Merideth's character.
A Time to Kill
Jake Brigance describing to the courtroom what happened to little Tonya Hailey.
The Good Dinosaur
There's quite a few throughout the movie.
StepMom
Jackie Harrison spending her last Christmas with her kids.
Pay it Forward
What happened to Trevor McKinney
I know the film is a little overly sentimental, but as soon as the band plays "Nearer My God to Thee". I can't help but tear up a little.
But then I do the same when the Grinch's heart grows (1966), or when Scroodge goes to his nephew's party (1951) or when Old Yeller ***Spoiler***.
This is extremely dumb, but in the first fantastic 4 when Micheal Chiklis was the thing, his wife sees him all thing'd out and is horrified and sets her wedding ring on the ground and he walks over to pick it up and he can't cause his hands are gigantic and Reed picks it up for him and puts it in his hand. That stuck with me for some reason bwhahaha.
(paraphrasing:)
In Bruges "I want to kill myself. Have you been missing something?"
Successful Alcoholics "I'm not yelling at you, Drake! I'm just....I'm just ~sad~. I don't want to do this anymore. It's so weird. All of this shit is so weird."
Patriot: last scene "Pretty good..."
Sharp Objects: letting her mom feed her the poison "medicine"
Doubt: fifteen minute performance that won an Oscar
Children of Men: "Pull my finger"
Memento: hiding the pens
Moon: learning the truth
A Scanner Darkly: farm scene reveal
Short Term 12: breaking up, refusing to talk, walking away, riding her bicycle.
manchester by the sea
Which scene though? There are a couple of acenes in that movie that completely floors me! Of all of them I think the police station one is by faaaaar the worse one!
For me, definitely when Lee and Randi bump into each other and she asks him to get lunch. Breaks me every single time.
“where are his glasses? he can't see without his glasses!“
Oh from Harry Potter?
Well I thought it was funny.
My Girl
Love that episode from the Twilight Zone.
The entirety of Grave of the Fireflies, but especially when the little girl is eating rocks thinking it's candy. No, not that part. Maybe the makeshift funeral. I can't decide. 😭
This wins the saddest prize
The end where he dies slumped against a wall, clinging on to his sister's ashes in candy tin, surrounded by people who, if they're not ignoring him, are disparaging of him. Knowing everything he's been through and how hard he tried, it's one final gut punch that makes sure you walk away feeling like absolute shit.
It still drives me nuts that Sakuma Drops put Setsuko on the candy tin to advertise for a little while. Out of morbid curiosity I looked for one when I was in Japan and only found those specific tins at the airport.
The first 10 minutes of “Up” are pretty tough….
Fun fact: I watched UP for the first (and so far, only) time on the day my dad died. I think because I was so in emotionally numb shock the sadness of the first ten minutes only registered on an objective level.
Sorry for your loss. That must have been a tough day.
Thanks. My relationship with him was strained so it was mostly a bit of an odd day, to be honest. That I watched UP in the company of good friends helped a lot - the friends, not the film. I remember enjoying the film though.
About Time, when the dad finally wins at table tennis Edit: word
Fox and the Hound
Stop it. Do NOT open that wound!
Click: Adam Sandler’s character watching his last interaction with his father and saying goodbye with a kiss on the cheek
Aftersun, when you realize it’s their last vacation and time spend together.
Sally Field's scene at the funeral in Steel Magnolias
The Neverending Story: the horse
Ya know, like I realize by now its a popular "sad" scene in movie history, its a meme by now, but looking back it actually wasnt THAT sad. Like, sure you never want to see an innocent horse lose his life, thats sad enough. But I maintain that wasnt all that more sad for us as an audience. For one, it happens pretty early on in the movie. We only just met Atreyu, he starts his journey, see him eat lunch with the horse, and then they are in the Swamps of Sadness. I dont think the horse was in the movie for even five minutes at that point. RIP Artax, we didnt even know you so why are we crying? Haha, really like if maybe if Artax died near the end of the movie, after we saw a lot more scenes of him and Atreyu maybe overcoming a few obstacles. But nah. Heres a horse, now he's dead. I made that argument to a friend and then he retorted with "What about the movie Up? The wife dies at the beginning of that movie too." But this is easy to counter, we saw them grow old together, we saw a whole lifespan of hopes and dreams shared together, shattered dreams too. THAT was a scene 1000 times sadder than a horse we barely know drowning in a swamp.
It’s the screaming, pleading, and desperation from Atreyu that makes the scene sad. You can hear the pain in his voice as his best friend/only companion slowly sinks in front of him. You don’t need 2 hours of them bonding to see how much this means to Atreyu.
Agreed. As an adult though, the saddest part of that movie is the Rock Monster's speech after the Nothing. Most relatable moment is Morla saying, "why should I even bother?" Dying in the Swamp of Sadness is a bummer, but LIVING in it... man.
The scene from “The Lion King” when Simba finds Mufasa’s body and tries to wake him up. It hits even harder in my 30s than when I was a child.
And the scene when Simba has to eat that caterpillar
"It's not your fault"
I see you went with the thermonuclear option. Destroys me, every single time
The ending of Blue Valentine when they finally break up for good and Ryan Gosling is walking down the street away from their house and their daughter is running after him yelling "Daddy! Come back!"
That scene was basically my childhood. It was hard to watch. Amazing movie
Marley and Me, where Owen Wilson is putting Marley to sleep while telling him he was actually a really good dog
Pretty much any movie when the dog dies, but yeah, that’s an ugly cry
Eh, true. Although of all the dog deaths in various movies, that one hit probably the hardest for me 😅
Jojo Rabbit butterfly scene
When Nakagimi walks out to the edge of the cliff and cries the names of her children out ‘Zushio!!! Anju!!!’ In Sansho Dayu (1954). Also the end of the film. Honorable mention to the end of Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). Another honorable mention to Lee Byung Hung crying at his gf’s funeral in I Saw the Devil (2010) Another honorable mention to the kid crying in the car as it follows the mother’s hearse in Ikiru (1952) Those are the first ones that come to mind.
Dancer in the Dark, the whole 2+ hours of it
Littlefoot's Mom.
That. Whole. Movie.
ET’s defibrillator scene still makes me sad, despite the fact that I’m 46, it’s all make believe and I know how the movie ends. Having Elliott there as a stand in for the audience is perfect manipulation from Spielberg.
When Sam Bell finally phones home in Moon (2009)
The whole opening of Midsommar.
The Hours when Meryl Streep is talking to Ed Harris at the window. I am famously not a movie crier and this is the only scene that I can remember ever making me full on sob.
Damn, great movie and great scene.
Schindler's List when Oskar Schindler breaks down, regretting he could have saved more live. The Green Mile when John Coffey is executed despite his innocence.
The Schindler one is gut wrenching, because you feel the shame and contempt that he has for himself as he's realizing all of the things in his life can be measured in human lives.
ending of Where the Red Fern Grows took my 5th grade class out.
The saddest moment in film is either: - The end of Hatchi: A Dog's Tale - The ending is Aftersun Nothing else comes close.
- mamá Coco singing Remember Me - The end of Black Panther 2 whith the silent flashbacks of Chadwick Boseman - the ending of Pan's Labyrinth
"Take her to the moon for me. "
Forrest talking to Jenny at her grave in Forrest Gump
Forest seeing his son for the first time and asking if he’s like him always gets me
When Buddy Dies in Fried Green Tomatoes The epilogue in Heavenly Creatures that the condition of their release is that they never see each other again
Incendies bus scene
Amazing movie
Bridge to Terabitha (2007) Up (2009)
Dumbo: being cradled in his mother's trunk. This is the answer.
The "When She Loved Me" scene with Jessie, from Toy Story 2.
Incredible Journey when Shadow doesn't come over the hill at the end. "He was too old ..." Also when they think Sassy dies when she goes over the waterfall.
I Am Legend - Scene with the dog Big daddy - when they take the kid away Harry and the Hendersons - when the Hendersons have to send Harry back into the woods and the fathers hits and yell at him
But I wipe my own ass! That’s not it, buddy
John Q - Denzel talking to his son
Another very surprisingly tender moment is at the end when Eddie Griffin's character calls out to John and let's him know he's his hero.
The Champ: "Champ,wake up!"
The scene from The Patriot where Mel Gibson is riding away from his family and his daughter finally calls him “papa” always gets me
The opening of Fly Away Home always had me sobbing as a kid.
Sophie's Choice where Sophie makes a choice.
Bridge to Terabithia when Jess runs through forrest and then breaks down crying in his father's arms. Damn, I am crying only thinking about it.
“I’m a leaf in the wind.”
Green Mile...had read the book knowing what John Coffey what was the ending but at at the theater at the beginning, wasn't the only person crying at the beginning of the start of the movie
How many times does this post have to be made??? There’s one at least every week. OP, if you’re legit looking for these please just do a basic search on this sub.
Way-haaay! There it is: *“What are some emotional movies?”* It’s been at least a couple of days since this question was asked.
This get asked everyday….maybe search for the daily threads on it?
I like the acene in Grumpy Old Men 2 when Jack Lemmon's old dad, Burgess Merideth, passes away on a park bench, while Lemmon is spilling some stuff to him. An example of a comedy with a tragic moment, done with a light, bittersweet, very human, real touch. It helps if you watch both movies and fall for Merideth's character.
Incinerator, Toy Story 3
A Time to Kill Jake Brigance describing to the courtroom what happened to little Tonya Hailey. The Good Dinosaur There's quite a few throughout the movie. StepMom Jackie Harrison spending her last Christmas with her kids. Pay it Forward What happened to Trevor McKinney
Three Billboards when she sees a deer
Jack's graduation speech in Jack
The Holdovers hat box scene. The heavy sigh. Heartbreaking.
Blowm johnny depps voicemail to his dad
Bambi's mother taking a bullet..
I know the film is a little overly sentimental, but as soon as the band plays "Nearer My God to Thee". I can't help but tear up a little. But then I do the same when the Grinch's heart grows (1966), or when Scroodge goes to his nephew's party (1951) or when Old Yeller ***Spoiler***.
This is extremely dumb, but in the first fantastic 4 when Micheal Chiklis was the thing, his wife sees him all thing'd out and is horrified and sets her wedding ring on the ground and he walks over to pick it up and he can't cause his hands are gigantic and Reed picks it up for him and puts it in his hand. That stuck with me for some reason bwhahaha.
In Fellowship of the Ring when Pippin is crying after Gandalf falls into shadow broke my heart, and there were still 2movies to go!
When Wall E dies.
The end of The Mist.
'It'll pass'.
Manchester by the sea
"I could have got more out". Ending scene from Schindler's List.
(paraphrasing:) In Bruges "I want to kill myself. Have you been missing something?" Successful Alcoholics "I'm not yelling at you, Drake! I'm just....I'm just ~sad~. I don't want to do this anymore. It's so weird. All of this shit is so weird." Patriot: last scene "Pretty good..." Sharp Objects: letting her mom feed her the poison "medicine" Doubt: fifteen minute performance that won an Oscar Children of Men: "Pull my finger" Memento: hiding the pens Moon: learning the truth A Scanner Darkly: farm scene reveal Short Term 12: breaking up, refusing to talk, walking away, riding her bicycle.
Odd Thomas, at the end when it is revealed that >!Stormy died in the mall shooting.!<
ARTAAAAXX!!!
Dear Zachary. When you find out.
The Secret Garden (1993). When the toddler cries for her mom as she disappears in the garden, in the main character's dream.
He was going to be an acrobat!