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    25 Documentaries That Will Make You Cry Uncontrollably

    A good documentary will expand your mind and make you feel a variety of emotions — and very often, that means a lot of tears. WARNING: While the most graphic images have been blurred out, some of the following images are very upsetting.

    1. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

    2. Brother's Keeper (1992)

    3. Silverlake Life: The View From Here (1993)

    4. Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (1995)

    5. Children Underground (2001)

    6. My Flesh and Blood (2003)

    7. Darwin's Nightmare (2004)

    8. Earthlings (2005)

    9. The Bridge (2006)

    10. Deliver Us From Evil (2006)

    11. The Suicide Tourist (2007)

    12. Bulgaria's Abandoned Children (2007)

    13. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

    14. Young@Heart (2008)

    15. Boy Interrupted (2009)

    16. The Cove (2009)

    17. Restrepo (2010)

    18. How to Die in Oregon (2011)

    19. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane (2011)

    20. We Were Here (2011)

    21. Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (2011)

    22. The Invisible War (2012)

    23. Call Me Kuchu (2012)

    24. The Act of Killing (2012)

    25. Blackfish (2013)