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Movies That Will Make You Cry
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Here is a Shared List of Movies
that will make you sniffle,
bring a tear to your eye,
or even bawl like a baby.

If you would like to suggest
something to be added to this list,
please visit this Forum Thread :
Forum>Latest Movies>Movies That Made You Cry
I will endeavor to consider
your candidate for inclusion.

Thank You!

Note. These Movies are BYOT.
(bring your own tissues)


Creator: RoboPhone
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Movie: Instant Family ( 2018 )
A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
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Movie: I Am Sam ( 2002 )
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
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Movie: The Five People You Meet in Heaven ( 2005 )
An elderly amusement park maintenance man, Eddie, is trapped in purgatory and the only way out is to confront five people from his past. Unfortunately, dark secrets from his service in the Philippines begin to haunt him.
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Movie: Paulie ( 1998 )
A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
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Movie: What Dreams May Come ( 1998 )
Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
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Movie: Meet Joe Black ( 1998 )
Death, who takes the form of a young man (Brad Pitt), asks a media mogul (Sir Anthony Hopkins) to act as a guide to teach him about life on Earth, and in the process, he falls in love with his guide's daughter (Claire Forlani).
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Movie: The Green Mile ( 1999 )
The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.
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Movie: City of Angels ( 1998 )
Inspired by the modern classic, Wings of Desire, City involves an angel (Cage) who is spotted by a doctor in an operating room. Franz plays Cage's buddy who somehow knows a lot about angels.
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Movie: Stan & Ollie ( 2019 )
The true story of Hollywood's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, Stan and Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair's triumphant farewell tour. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda) - a formidable double act in their own right - the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public.
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Movie: Rosewood ( 1997 )
A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.
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Movie: American History X ( 1998 )
Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
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Movie: Marley & Me ( 2008 )
A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.
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Movie: The Blind Side ( 2009 )
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
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Movie: The Shawshank Redemption ( 1994 )
Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
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Movie: Spirited Away ( 2001 )
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
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Movie: Armageddon ( 1998 )
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet.
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TV Show: I Know My First Name is Steven ( 1989 )
This is the true story of a little boy lost - and found. And of the horrors that happened in between. Seven-year-old Steven Stayner was taken on his way home from school by a degenerate who convinced the boy his parents had abandoned him. Subjected to years of lies and sexual abuse, Steven was numbed into submission. Then, when Steven was 14, his abductor brought home five-year-old Timmy - and Steven found the courage to escape with the child, whose tragic future he could foresee only too well. Could he find his real family? And, if he did, could they ever be a family again? I Know My First Name is Steven will break your heart, then heal it.
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Movie: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father ( 2008 )
A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
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Movie: For the Love of Nancy ( 1994 )
The parents of an anorexic woman fight to save her life.
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Movie: Seven Pounds ( 2008 )
A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
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Movie: Brian's Song ( 1971 )
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
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Movie: Titanic ( 1997 )
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
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Movie: Powder ( 1995 )
An off the charts genius who is home schooled and shunned after his last relative dies shows the unconscious residents of his town about connection awareness and the generosity of the spirit.
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Movie: Phenomenon ( 1996 )
John Travolta plays George Malley, who owns the local auto repair shop in a small California town. After celebrating his birthday with friends at the local bar/hang-out, George heads for home. He pauses to watch a strange light in the sky, then collapses for a few seconds in the middle of the deserted street. In the days and weeks that follow, George finds his IQ and consciousness expanding dramatically, and develops telekinetic abilities. Despite his attempts to explain what has happened to him, with just a very few exceptions, most of the local townspeople treat the "new" George as a freak. His state of isolation becomes even more pronounced when his new-found abilities allow him to correctly predict an earthquake, and outside authorities become interested in what's happened to him.
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Movie: Philadelphia ( 1994 )
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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Movie: Beaches ( 1989 )
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
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Movie: Somewhere in Time ( 1980 )
A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
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Movie: Schindler's List ( 1993 )
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
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Movie: A Beautiful Mind ( 2002 )
After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
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Movie: Good Will Hunting ( 1998 )
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
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Movie: Dead Poets Society ( 1989 )
English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings.
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Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ( 1975 )
A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
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Movie: Charly ( 1968 )
An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
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Movie: Steel Magnolias ( 1989 )
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
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Movie: Ghost ( 1990 )
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
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Movie: The Champ ( 1979 )
A former boxer discovers that his biggest battle of all is going to be with his ex-wife, Annie, who returns after abandoning their young son seven years prior.
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Movie: The Elephant in the Room ( 2020 )
A comical nurse practitioner who treats his patients in an unconventional way, is challenged by a tough and stubborn patient, but is determined to show him the bright side, even when the end is so close.
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Movie: A Street Cat Named Bob ( 2016 )
Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
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Movie: A Christmas Gift from Bob ( 2020 )
A struggling street musician finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat at Christmas.
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Movie: Clouds ( 2020 )
Seventeen-year-old Zach Sobiech is a fun-loving high school senior with raw musical talent. But a few weeks into his senior year, just after asking out his long-time crush, Zach's world gets turned upside down when he finds out his cancer has spread, leaving him with a life expectancy of just six months. With the limited time he has left, he and his best friend and writing partner, Sammy, decide to follow their dreams and finally make an album. Little do they know, they'll soon become a viral music phenomenon. But with time running out, Zach is confronted with the reality that no matter how he spends his time, he is going to hurt the people he loves the most, including Amy, the love of his life. As Zach's health condition begins to worsen, he is left to make difficult decisions about how to spend his time and more importantly with whom. Ultimately, he discovers the best way to say goodbye is with music, and his hit song CLOUDS is born. With an unfiltered, heartbreaking, and beautiful look at the duality of life set to uplifting music, Zach's inspiring story is a testament to what can happen when you start to live as if each day might be your last.
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Movie: A Dog's Purpose ( 2017 )
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
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Movie: A Dog's Journey ( 2019 )
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.