"Everything He Says In That Scene Smashes My Heart Into Pieces" – 19 Times Film Writers Were Clearly Out To Make Us Cry

    "I can never watch it without my heart violently wrenching itself from my chest before dropping to the pit of my churning stomach."

    Benjamin Dzialdowski
    by Benjamin Dzialdowski

    BuzzFeed Staff

    It seems like certain movies are literally trying to get us to cry, and, with certain lines, they regularly succeed. Well, people were recently discussing their saddest movie lines, and there were so many responses, we thought we'd share some more.

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    So, here are 19 more movie lines that had us sobbing:

    1. The Railway Children

    Close-up of a female character from an older film, outdoors, wearing a green beret
    MGM-EMI

    "'Daddy, my daddy' when Bobbie's father returns in the The Railway Children. Even the music when the film starts gets me going but that reconciliation scene is by far and away the most emotional thing I've ever watched."

    —philipjohnmarshall

    2. Good Will Hunting

    Two men embracing in a comforting hug, one's head resting on the other's shoulder
    Miramax

    "It needs to be on this list! When they’re hugging and Robin Williams repeats 'it’s not your fault, Will, it’s not your fault.'"

    —dhanjanik

    3. Hook

    A group of actors portraying a family smiling and looking out from a porch in a scene from a film
    TriStar Pictures

    "Hook saying 'To live. To live would be an awfully big adventure.'"

    —goldengirlsfan

    4. Million Dollar Baby

    Frankie Dunn and Maggie Fitzgerald characters in a boxing ring corner, wearing sports attire, with a concerned expression
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    "When Clint Eastwood explains to Hilary Swank's character what her nickname means in Million Dollar Baby."

    —smellyflower88

    5. Guardians of the Galaxy

    Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy, wearing a space suit and holding a gun
    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

    "The one that always gets me choked up is Rocket's line from GotG Vol 1, 'I didn't ask to get made! I didn't ask to be ripped apart and put back together over and over and turned into some little monster!' And because the line always gets me choked up, needless to say, I was an absolute wreck through 90% of Vol 3."

    —sforsgren1

    6. A Quiet Place

    Anguished man with beard and messy hair screaming in distress
    Paramount Pictures

    "When John Krasinski signs 'I love you. I have always loved you,' then screams to save his kids... Okay now I made myself sob."

    —babbzilla

    7. Dumbo

    Dumbo the elephant sitting dejectedly with a hat on, holding a candy cane
    RKO Pictures

    "When 'Baby Mine' starts playing! I'm crying typing it!!"

    —acidichero72

    8. Big Hero Six

    Hiro and Baymax from "Big Hero 6" are looking at each other, with Hiro in his superhero suit
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    "At the end, when Hiro says to Baymax, 'yes, I'm satisfied with my care', before he lets him go. That scene reduces me to tears every time."

    —xy8lu

    9. Moana

    Moana expresses concern in a still from the animated film
    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

    "In Moana, when her grandmother says, 'there's nowhere you could go that I won't be with you' – it wrecks me every time. That's how grandmas are."

    —jessicacicale

    10. Brokeback Mountain

    A distressed man looking downward with a tear on his cheek
    Focus Features

    "When Heath Ledger says “Jack, I swear.” The full waterworks, every time."

    —bricsp

    11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    Aragorn in armor with a crown, looking forward with a solemn expression
    New Line Cinema

    "I would put 'you bow to no one.' on this list."

    —flyerboy6

    12. Legends of the Fall

    Chalkboard with the question "Am I happy?" written on it, held by a person in gloves
    Sony Pictures Releasing

    "In Legends of the Fall, when Brad Pitt returns home after his dad had a stroke, and his dad writes 'am happy' on his chalkboard because his son came home. I hated the movie but that scene had me choking back tears."

    —kmskoby

    13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    An intense scene from a movie showing a character in period attire being attacked by another in dirty, tattered robes
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    "The second Amos Diggory starts screaming, 'THAT'S MY BOY! THAT'S MY SON!' I ugly cry. All choked up thinking about it."

    —queenbead

    14. Bohemian Rhapsody

    Man resembling Freddie Mercury gestures upwards, portraying a scene likely from a biopic
    20th Century Studios

    "When Freddie tells his bandmates he has AIDS and all three of them start crying. Everything he says in that scene smashes my heart into pieces. But it’s beautifully done."

    —harriets_rhapsody

    15. Steel Magnolias

    A woman looking distressed in a cemetery from a movie scene
    TriStar Pictures

    "M'Lynn's monologue. Sally Field *killed* that scene and I can never watch it without my heart violently wrenching itself from my chest before dropping to the pit of my churning stomach."

    —ravenbard

    16. The Sixth Sense

    Grace Adler from the TV show "Will & Grace" wearing a chunky, textured orange turtleneck, seated in a car, looking surprised
    Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

    "In The Sixth Sense, the car scene between Cole and his mother. 'The answer is, 'Every day' what did you ask her?'. 'Do…do I make her proud?'. Immediate tears."

    —nmedina428

    17. Mulan

    Fa Zhou embracing Mulan, showing relief and love, from Disney's Mulan
    Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

    "At the end of Mulan, when she presents her father the sword and the emperor’s seal, and he puts them aside, telling her 'the greatest gift is having you as a daughter' makes me ugly cry every time."

    —juliepawlikowski

    18. Avenger's Endgame

    Two characters, a man in a suit and a child, sit on the floor leaning against a wall, looking weary
    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

    “Happy Hogan, 'I’ll buy you all the cheeseburgers you want.' Teared right the heck up."

    —clonebabywithgun

    19. Forrest Gump

    Man in a light suit and woman facing away in a 1960s-style room, from a film scene
    Paramount Pictures

    "In Forrest Gump, when he meets his son and asks Jenny, 'Is he smart or is he.....?' He was so scared to even finish the sentence."

    —dellarock

    What's the saddest movie line you've heard? Let us know in the comments below!