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Choose The Saddest Movie Of All Time Out Of These 32 Heart-Wrenching Movies
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Choose The Saddest Movie Of All Time Out Of These 32 Heart-Wrenching Movies

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Whether you prefer genres such as romance, history, drama, or the most evil genre of them all where something bad happens to a dog, we all love watching a sad movie every once in a while. Although, sometimes the movie just doesn’t turn out to be what you expected and you end up sobbing by the end (or even the middle, happens too!). Today we’re looking at 32 movies that have caused if not rivers of tears, at least some watering of the eyes. It’s time to choose the best movie to watch when you want to ugly-cry and see if your fellow Bored Panda readers agree. 🥲

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Selin Atalay

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Hi, I’m a writer here at Bored Panda. When I’m not writing, you can find me reading books, binge-watching TV shows, making pottery and jewelry, or cooking. I love good food and good company. I also love my dog and cat who bring me so much joy every day.

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Selin Atalay

Selin Atalay

Author, BoredPanda staff

Hi, I’m a writer here at Bored Panda. When I’m not writing, you can find me reading books, binge-watching TV shows, making pottery and jewelry, or cooking. I love good food and good company. I also love my dog and cat who bring me so much joy every day.

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LakotaWolf (she/her)
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3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Into The Wild" isn't sad. It's about hubris, pride, obliviousness, and being completely unprepared.

Widdershins66
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one heartbreaking film I'll seriously never be able to re-watch is Sophie's choice. 💔😭😭😭

K- THULU
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of these I've either never seen or haven't had an effect on me apart from Grave of the fireflies.... that's a punch in the chest.......

Paul C.
Community Member
3 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad died a few months before Field of Dreams came out, so each time I watch it, I get the waterworks earlier and earlier in the film. I'm 70 for goodness sake.

Korok
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cannot believe Beaches wasn’t there, or The Land Before Time, I’m crying just thinking about it 😭

TheGreaterDebater
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Schindler's list was the worst, especially knowing that it was a true story.

Laura Mortensen
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't watch Grave of the Fireflies again. It is hard to choose between this one and Schindler's List, but I had to go with the one which had me in tears. Grave Of the Fireflies is so personal watching individual children starve to death...

Hans Georg
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grave of the fireflies truly is a very sad movie, but while it is a possible story, it still is just fiction. On the other hand Schindler's List is a sad movie just because it is a true story full of pain and sorrow.

Matt Du
Community Member
2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Edward G Robinson was dying of cancer when he filmed Soylent Green. His death scene in the movie was his last, Charlton Heston's crying was real. He past away 84 days later. The other side of the coin to Schindler's List

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Julie S
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of half of these. I got Million Dollar Baby I cried like an idiot at the end of that.

CP
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sophie's Choice was my #1. Is that one well known? This quiz was just asking what your favorite torture method is.

Nikole
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Deer Hunter, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest… I went with Sophie’s Choice though, given the options.

Matt Du
Community Member
2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of the older movies are missing, probably too far back to remember or didn't make it to streaming. I'll add to your list Who will love my children, Beaches and for a tear jerker the end to the The Champ(and I am not a fan of boxing). I love both of your choices but find One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest really difficult to call a sad film because I just felt so emotionally drained, I know it was fiction but I lost a lot of my faith in humanity by the end of it. I still feel sickened, anger and hate for her, little wonder Louise Fletcher won an Oscar for the role

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Lisa
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where the Red Fern Grows still can make me sob, but Grave of the Fireflies is heartbreaking. I can't even watch it more than once.

Brian Droste
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of these I haven't seen and there were a few I never heard of. So it was hard for me to choose. So I was sometime I was randomly choosing one.

primeline31
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It all depends on your age. Movies that are great but played to death lose impact over time. Also, how old you are and how old the protagonists are in the film affects how deeply you can empathize with the characters. Sometimes a younger person doesn't comprehend how tragic a character's situation is but an older person with more life experiences might have a greater depth of feeling for the character's plight.

Learner Panda
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Couldn't answer because I have never even heard of some of them, let alone seen them.

Mason Kronol
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m looking at something to watch on TV and The Green Mile is on. No thank you that is too sad. So is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. How they even put Up and Titanic next to them is crazy.

WubiDubi
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas obv...wait vs Grave Of the Fireflies. Damn. GotF beats everything.

Michael None
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone who didn't pick Schindler's list please put up your hand so we could identify you.

Nikole
Community Member
1 day ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I picked Sophie’s Choice… So the same kind of subject matter I guess.

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deletemyaccount
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't seen most of these so I selected the one I've seen over the one I haven't but if I haven't seen either I picked the one on the left.

ConstantlyJon
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Up and I don't care. First few minutes are just an awful gut punch. I cannot listen to that music with crying. And for me, I go with the theory that it's all in Carl's head as he's processing his grief. By far makes the most sense out of the movie, but also makes it incredibly depressing. Carl didn't have his adventure, he's just dreaming about it while sitting in a nursing home.

Rocket Surgeon
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is hilarious to me. Of the ... 20 or whatever movies in here I've seen like 5 of them, and 3 of those I didn't find particularly sad. Turned out at the end it was a toss up between Bambi and Million Dollar Baby. :D

StumblingThroughLife
Community Member
3 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fail for me. Most of them I haven't even watched. Black Beauty (with Sean Bean) should have been on there.

munya mubaiwa
Community Member
3 days ago

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LakotaWolf (she/her)
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Into The Wild" isn't sad. It's about hubris, pride, obliviousness, and being completely unprepared.

Widdershins66
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one heartbreaking film I'll seriously never be able to re-watch is Sophie's choice. 💔😭😭😭

K- THULU
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of these I've either never seen or haven't had an effect on me apart from Grave of the fireflies.... that's a punch in the chest.......

Paul C.
Community Member
3 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad died a few months before Field of Dreams came out, so each time I watch it, I get the waterworks earlier and earlier in the film. I'm 70 for goodness sake.

Korok
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cannot believe Beaches wasn’t there, or The Land Before Time, I’m crying just thinking about it 😭

TheGreaterDebater
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Schindler's list was the worst, especially knowing that it was a true story.

Laura Mortensen
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't watch Grave of the Fireflies again. It is hard to choose between this one and Schindler's List, but I had to go with the one which had me in tears. Grave Of the Fireflies is so personal watching individual children starve to death...

Hans Georg
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grave of the fireflies truly is a very sad movie, but while it is a possible story, it still is just fiction. On the other hand Schindler's List is a sad movie just because it is a true story full of pain and sorrow.

Matt Du
Community Member
2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Edward G Robinson was dying of cancer when he filmed Soylent Green. His death scene in the movie was his last, Charlton Heston's crying was real. He past away 84 days later. The other side of the coin to Schindler's List

Load More Replies...
Julie S
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of half of these. I got Million Dollar Baby I cried like an idiot at the end of that.

CP
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sophie's Choice was my #1. Is that one well known? This quiz was just asking what your favorite torture method is.

Nikole
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Deer Hunter, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest… I went with Sophie’s Choice though, given the options.

Matt Du
Community Member
2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of the older movies are missing, probably too far back to remember or didn't make it to streaming. I'll add to your list Who will love my children, Beaches and for a tear jerker the end to the The Champ(and I am not a fan of boxing). I love both of your choices but find One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest really difficult to call a sad film because I just felt so emotionally drained, I know it was fiction but I lost a lot of my faith in humanity by the end of it. I still feel sickened, anger and hate for her, little wonder Louise Fletcher won an Oscar for the role

Load More Replies...
Lisa
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where the Red Fern Grows still can make me sob, but Grave of the Fireflies is heartbreaking. I can't even watch it more than once.

Brian Droste
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of these I haven't seen and there were a few I never heard of. So it was hard for me to choose. So I was sometime I was randomly choosing one.

primeline31
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It all depends on your age. Movies that are great but played to death lose impact over time. Also, how old you are and how old the protagonists are in the film affects how deeply you can empathize with the characters. Sometimes a younger person doesn't comprehend how tragic a character's situation is but an older person with more life experiences might have a greater depth of feeling for the character's plight.

Learner Panda
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Couldn't answer because I have never even heard of some of them, let alone seen them.

Mason Kronol
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m looking at something to watch on TV and The Green Mile is on. No thank you that is too sad. So is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. How they even put Up and Titanic next to them is crazy.

WubiDubi
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas obv...wait vs Grave Of the Fireflies. Damn. GotF beats everything.

Michael None
Community Member
2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone who didn't pick Schindler's list please put up your hand so we could identify you.

Nikole
Community Member
1 day ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I picked Sophie’s Choice… So the same kind of subject matter I guess.

Load More Replies...
deletemyaccount
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't seen most of these so I selected the one I've seen over the one I haven't but if I haven't seen either I picked the one on the left.

ConstantlyJon
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Up and I don't care. First few minutes are just an awful gut punch. I cannot listen to that music with crying. And for me, I go with the theory that it's all in Carl's head as he's processing his grief. By far makes the most sense out of the movie, but also makes it incredibly depressing. Carl didn't have his adventure, he's just dreaming about it while sitting in a nursing home.

Rocket Surgeon
Community Member
3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is hilarious to me. Of the ... 20 or whatever movies in here I've seen like 5 of them, and 3 of those I didn't find particularly sad. Turned out at the end it was a toss up between Bambi and Million Dollar Baby. :D

StumblingThroughLife
Community Member
3 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fail for me. Most of them I haven't even watched. Black Beauty (with Sean Bean) should have been on there.

munya mubaiwa
Community Member
3 days ago

This comment has been deleted.

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