These are some of my favorite movies as a film student! If you want to cry watch these movies!
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What Could Have Been
Tragic Love
Just plain old sad
Sad animation
What Could Have Been
The ending you want is not what you’ll get
This one is a melancholy masterpiece
500 Days of Summer (2009)
Watched this right after a breakup… huge mistake! This movie is incredible! Whether you’re a cinephile or just the regular movie goer, you have to see this movie at least once
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
An ending I will never forgive.
La La Land (2016)
La la land ass ending
Past Lives
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Tragic Love
These are some of the most tragic endings to love
Couldn’t forget about this tragedy
Titanic (1997)
This one is a classic tearjerker
Watch The Notebook
This movie is so heartwarming and so heartbreaking! I was bawling my eyes out by the end of it.
We Live in Time (2024)
Just plain old sad
If you don’t cry at these… I don’t think you have a heart
Based on a true story of Oskar Schindler. This one is a one time watch kind of movie. The little girl in the red coat
Schindler's List (1993)
This will absolutely ruin your day. Watch Toy Story after
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The fact that this is a true story makes it even sadder
The Iron Claw (2023)
This is an incredible film! It’s worth the cry every time. You’ll fall in love with the characters and then have your heart ripped from your chest. Good luck.
The Green Mile (1999)
Have tickets to see a comedy after this because this is just plain sad! Based on a Stephen King novel, this will break your heart.
The Long Walk (2025)
Sad animation
Animated movies that are guaranteed to make you cry
So beautiful but omg it’s devastating
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Never thought I’d get this attached to a robot but here we are
The Iron Giant (1999)
Another little robot that will make you cry. A sad reality
