"I Actually Had To Pause It Because I Couldn't Even Hear The Movie Over My Own Sobbing" – 32 Devastating Films To Get The Tears Flowing

"I was full-on ugly crying in the theatre the first time I saw it, and left with big wet patches on my shirt."

Sometimes we get in those moods when we want to get stuck into an absolute tear-jerker.

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Well, people have been revealing the movies that never fail to bring on the waterworks. So, in no particular order, here are 32 of the saddest movies out there:

1. The Green Mile

Universal Pictures

"I cry every time I watch it."

—suzettedunlap2804

Relive some of the sadness here:

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2. What Dreams May Come

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

"It's the movie that sucker punches me every time I see it! It's such a beautiful movie, but so incredibly tragic at the same time. I literally cried so hard I couldn't breathe the first time I saw it. I actually had to pause it because I couldn't even hear the movie over my own sobbing. One of Robin Williams' best performances of his career."

—faulknerdeanna

Take a look at the trailer here:

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3. Bridge to Terabitha

Summit Entertainment

"This film broke my heart."

—dalmalki1

Here's the trailer:

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4. The Passion of the Christ

Icon Productions

"I cried through a lot of it and for hours afterwards. It's an experience, not a movie. One that should only be watched if you feel you should. Watch it out of curiosity and you only see the negative."

—rebekahj6

Watch the trailer here:

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5. Where the Crawdads Sing

Sony Pictures Releasing

"The end was freaking sad."

—m_ropiak

Have a look at the trailer:

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6. Somersby

Warner Bros.

"It's the saddest movie I've watched. My teenage son sobbed at the end. Very poignant."

—kaykayesmith

Here's the trailer:

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7. Message in a Bottle

Warner Bros. Pictures

"It made me cry so much, I had a headache. I wept and screamed over how unfair it was."

—honeyspice4ever

"That last scene after the storm and Theresa goes back to his house and reads that letter. I was totally in puddles."

—teresenelson

Here's the trailer:

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8. Schindler's List

Universal Pictures

"Oskar Schindler was lamenting over how he could have saved more Jews, Issak Stern and the other workers hugging him, assuring him he did his best. Then the final scene... The real-life survivors placing stones on Schindler's grave, including his widow. I couldn't stop crying."

—honeyspice4ever

Have a look at the trailer here:

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9. The Cure

Universal Pictures

"It breaks me every time I watch it. I was full-on ugly crying in the theatre the first time I saw it, and left with big wet patches on my shirt. Nobody seems to remember it, but it's an excellent film. Just need a full box of Kleenex to get through it."

—michelles42ac595b5

Here's the trailer:

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10. The Fault in Our Stars

20th Century Fox

"Once upon a time my husband and I went to Mexico and one evening we decided to go to the movies to watch it. I’d already read the book (in a single day) and I woke my husband up sobbing so hard at the end. I thought I was prepared. I was not. I completely lost my shit. I was a fucking wreck."

—francesjoys

Take a look at the trailer here:

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11. Terms of Endearment

Paramount Pictures

"One of my high school English teachers thought it would be a good idea to show us this movie in class. It’s a good thing it was my last class of the day because I was losing it."

—francesjoys

"I will never watch it again."

—eldirito

Watch the trailer here:

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12. The Kite Runner

DreamWorks Pictures

"I had read the book and watched the movie in theatres. As soon as the beginning credits started, I remembered what happened and started crying. Sobbed throughout the movie. Tearing up now thinking about it."

—atlas123

Watch the trailer here:

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13. The Joy Luck Club

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

"It had me crying from the voiceover introduction, till well after the movie was over. Mother-daughter relationships are complicated."

—mrskreed

Take a look here:

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14. Return To Me

United International Pictures

"I was sobbing within the first 15 minutes. Just thinking about makes me tear up. It's a terrific movie."

—missrayne

Here's a look:

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15. Steel Magnolias

TriStar Pictures

"When they're all at Shelby's funeral and Mynn loses it is such a powerful moment and always makes me cry."

—ssmith7

Have a look here:

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16. The Pursuit of Happyness

Sony Pictures Releasing

"Honestly, when he cries, I cry right along with him."

–casualgem30

Have a look here:

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17. City of Angels

Warner Bros.

"Maybe nobody else remembers. Just about anything sad makes me cry, but that movie tops them all."

—wantoblieve

Watch the trailer here:

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18. Judy

20th Century Fox

"I had read Judy Garland's biography so I knew it was going to be a sad movie, but the end killed me. When she was too pilled up to remember the words to a song and the audience helped her by singing along, I was sobbing my face off."

—dellarock

Here's the trailer:

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19. Still Life

Redwave Films / Embargo Films

"I started full-on wheezing and sobbing crying and didn't stop until after the credits. I still can't talk about it without starting to tear up."

—inthewintermoonlight

Have a look here:

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20. Interstellar

Warner Bros. Pictures

"When he watches his kids' messages."

—mariep452f709e5

Watch that sad scene here:

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21. The Champ

United Artists

"Bawled my eyes out on my first date."

—kiddo9950

Watch the trailer:

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22. Irreplaceable You

Netflix

"It's absolutely tragic. The intro even tells you how it ends, but it still gets you. My sister and I don't often cry at movies but this one made us both uncontrollably sob for at least 10 minutes after it was over."

—delaneypeterson9601

Have a look at the trailer:

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23. Marley & Me

20th Century Fox

"It RIPPED my heart out! We couldn’t even finish the movie! We were all bawling when we found out he was sick. My mom, my dad, my brother, all of us. It was HORRIBLE!!"

—lalalace1640

Have a look at the trailer here:

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24. All the Bright Places

Netflix

"It DESTROYED me, I still wince when I see the title."

—ldogalicious

Here's the trailer:

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25. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"It’s such a great movie but so, so sad."

—jakyboo1

Have a look at the trailer here:

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26. The Art of Racing in the Rain

20th Century Fox

"I don't think I've ever cried so hard during the movie. Sobbed for half an hour after it finished."

—s4c5713a63

Have a look at the trailer:

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27. Remember Me

Summit Entertainment

"I'm not a crier but that movie destroyed my soul."

—taylormae927

Take a look at the trailer:

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28. Seeking a Friend For the End of the World

Focus Features

"This movie fucking gutted me. It still haunts me years after watching it."

—j45b2f6094

Watch the trailer here:

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29. Grave of the Fireflies

Toho

"Studio Ghibli drew me in with their beautiful movies, only to rip out my heart when I watched this one."

–bendzialdowski

Have a look at the trailer:

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30. The Patriot

Columbia Pictures

"If you’re unfamiliar with it, it’s set during the American Revolution so there’s some heavy content like in all war movies. But there are at LEAST three moments in the movie that make me cry every time, without fail."

—2dabdeb

Here the trailer:

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31. Finding Neverland

Miramax Films

"It is consistently the worst I cry at any movie though. Child Freddie Highmore breaking down and crying at the end just wrecks me."

—anonymous093

Watch the trailer here:

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32. The Good Dinosaur

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"WTF was the start of this film? I know Disney always do something like that, but loooord was that a gut punch."

–casualgem30

Here's the trailer:

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