I don’t know about you, but I am a huge “sobber” at the movies. So much so that, because I feel so embarrassed by my (spontaneous) behaviour, if I get an inkling that a particular movie is going to be teary, I altogether skip watching the movie in a public place.
Check out this other self-confessed “cryer” and her story: Confession Corner: Crying at the Movies
Okay, so we have established the fact that I am an accomplished weeper. Give me anything; a happy ending, a sad ending, a good book, God’s beautiful world, a hug from dad, or even a rainy day; all these could make tears well up in the corner of my eyes. The funny thing is I know some people who weep at the movies, but are rather stoic once they emerge out of the theatre and into their daily lives. Wonder why that happens?
While doing a bit of reading for this post, I came across this column about why people cry at the movies. The author mentions three reasons why people who are seemingly emotionless suddenly become crybabies (literally).
- Human Drama Unfolds Before our Eyes
- Emotional Magic of the Movie Musical Score
- Cinematography Enhances Experience
Read the rest of the post, here: Cinema Therapy – How Movies Stir Up Emotions
But, I am not interested in the hows and whys of crying at the movies. I am here to tell you about 5 classic films that will surely make you reach for your tissue box. Take a look.
I don’t have to talk about the plot or history of the film. The film in its entirety, the loving marriage, the unfaithfulness, the illegitimate son, the step-mother, all are perfect ingredients for a massive tear-jerker, and I was not spared. Watch the movie and know why.
This film is what inspired me to write this post in the first place. As it ran yesterday on Star Movies, I could not help but shedding a tear or two (even after an embarrassing crying session at the theatre where I watched it for the first time). There is just something about having a pet that makes a movie all the more teary; the next couple of suggestions will tell you more.
This is Walt Disney’s classic offering of an unlikely friendship between adversaries. A baby fox and hound grow up together not knowing that they are supposed to be enemies. Does friendship overcome all? Watch, cry a little and find out.
I remember watching this film when it was released worldwide. The touching story of a boy and a killer whale and especially its release back into the wild is just beautiful, one of my all-time favourites. Don’t miss the scene where Willy the killer whale jumps high over the boy into the open ocean, and finds its family again.
I coaxed some of my friends (in different cities) to watch it before I did, because I was scared. And all of them warned me to ‘take a tissue box’. As you can well imagine, I didn’t want to embarrass myself in the theatre again (So DVD it was!). Aamir Khan’s superb production and Darsheel Safary’s heart-warming tale of dyslexia, brought about a film that is all about the “sniff-factor”. I am warning you, tissues ARE required.
What are some of your favourite tearjerker movies? Don’t forget to leave your suggestions in the comments box.
Catch my earlier posts:
For me it was Pursuit of Happiness , Sadma (Hindi) , Virasat (Hindi) , Koshish (Hindi starring Jayaji and Sanjeevji) .
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Hai dis is srenath from coimbatore,As all dudes listed abt some best movie which wld make eyes wet, yeah i strongly agree…but you have forgotten to list one of the best (i.e) Kamal Hasan’s ANBAE SIVAM.
awwww your blog is really very facinating i mean i like the way u wrote abot yor real experiences. well where it comes to me m also a big time cry baby where it come to movies. yeah a hard core truth which i haven’t disclosed as yet especially whenever i watch sentimental movies with lots drama love and real life stories behind it.but ya these movies i do watch only when my heart says to me otherwise m not into all these things which makes ya cry….WEll here is the list of mah top fav hope ya guyz like it….
1 Step mother
2 p.s. i love you
3 a walk to remember
4 french kiss {last scene especially}
5 titanic
6 and the last one Do beega jameen….{hindi}
4
Surprising, no one mentioned ‘Father & Daughter’.
Oscar winning animation.
8 minutes long.
No dialog/narration.
Unforgettable.
@Buff – This was incredible! Thank you for this.
I cried and cried and cried for this movie-A WALK TO REMEMBER-from scene one till last!splendid,never seen a love story like this one!love it with all my heart
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Veer Zaara…..
my top 5 pick..tzp,daisy,sadma,a walk to remember, cast away..
TAARE ZAMEEN PAR….DAISY…CAST AWAY…..A WALK TO REMEMBER….AND SADMA…
Well ur list is gud but i think one of these movies could have made the final cut
Tere naam, Anand, Kabhi khushi kabhi gham,the notebook, Kal ho na ho.
I didn’t got tears exactly but some serious sensational goosebumps…..My 5 :
1.A walk to remember
2.3 idiots
3.Taare zameen par
4.Into the Wild
5.Free willy 1 and 2.
Watch “Black” for that matter…..
still dry…..
What about “Kash”
Pursuit of Happiness,Swades(srk),K3G,KHNH,tzp….
om jai jagdish is also a movie that automatically drags the tears out of your eyes ….just check out the closing of movie …anyone would feel like tears all over….
OM JAI JAGDISH
THE LAST SCENE OF BHAGAT SINGH (MANOJ KUMAR) MADE ME CRY FOR MORE THAN A WEEK
I can give u kamal hasan’s 6 movies which can make u cry
mahanadi
sadma
sagara sangamam
swathi muthyam
guna
anbe sivam
i can give u much more ….but if u watch these films..then u will say that there is no other actor in india who can emote himself like kamal hasan
titanic
tere naam
masoom
I read your feeling, it was nice and also heart touching. Keep it on, hoping to have more posts.
I am able to control my emotions during the movie, however, one of the movie which made me emotional ‘Tare Zamee Par’.
my top 5 are:
1:KHAMOSHI (RAJESH KHANNA , WAHEEDA RAHMAN )
2:SADMA
3:HATHI MERE SAATHI
4:DOSTI (OLD)
5:TERE NAAM
‘7 pounds’ simply watch it.
Hi, This is R Alavandar. My favourite tearjerkers are:
One flew over the cookoo’s nest
Papillion
Green Mile
Thulabharam(Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam)
Chemmeen(Malayalam)
Unnamed star (He imennaya swezda)(French black and white, translated to Russian)(In which a cine actress briefly enters the life of a village school teacher, because of an unscheduled stop of an express train, stays with him, loves him, takes him till marriage but suddenly vanishes back to city just before the church ceremony. The next day he goes back to teaching as if nothing happened)
Many Sivaji Ganesan’s movies in Tamil (list will be endless)
Some of the Gopi’s Movies in Malayalam including Chidambaram, Yavanika…
One Norwegian art movie in which a professional actress, despite personal tragedies has to play cheerful roles on screen (Black and white)
Velli Vizha(Gemini Ganesan), Neer Kumizhi(Nagesh), Naan Avanillai(Gemini Ganesan-Tragic end for a cheat), All by Balachandar (Tamil)
Nenjil Or Aalayam, Kalyana Parisu, and few more of Sridhar(Tamil)
I do not know how many people would have seen all these movies are recollect them.
KALLORI (Tamil movie)………….The best movie that makes everybody cry.
a walk 2 remember (watchin dis 1 I cried lyk a baby)
forrest gump (OMG! da ending!! Tom Hanks has showed his talent)
passion of the christ (i got depressed 2 c da savagery of human beings)
Sadma (kamal hasan’s picturesque finishin touch)
I would never click on such a article. Even if 100 people get together and spend 100 hours each, they cannot come up with a selection of 5 movies out of more than 5000 movies. The only reason I did click on it was because I knew that the comments would be a treasure trove of information on such a topic. In fact, comments are the real deal nowadays. And especially where the site does not force you to log in because when the tracking is of a lower order, one can be more candid.
Best tearjerker so far V.Shantaram’s “Do Aankhen Barah Haath” released way back in 1957
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You should add ” Black ” to the list. It is very touching and sad. I have probably watched it like 30 times and each time it manages to make me cry and i usually don’t. Rani Mukherjee is such a good actress.
Please watch Black if u ever have the chance to
there r many tear jerking movies in kannada especially old movies. the late director puttanna kanagal, the late actor dr rajkumar the late actor k.s.ashwath, the late actor vishnuvardhan, the late actress kalpana, are the one who makes you in tears with their talents in sandalwood.
jenuguudu
bellimoda
sharapanjara
bangaradamanushya
nagarahavu
halujenu
tabbaliyu neenade magane
many more to list….. why people weep while watching tear jerking movies?. as per my analysis one who is more emotional, and assumes himself in the role, feels the situation is happening in his life, breaksout with tears. so hats off to the story writer, actor, director, and even producer.
if any body has any other reasons,analysis, regd. weeping while watching movies can kindly express.
u skipped ANAND and KOSHISH
I AM SAM… Any day! others are just nothing before it….
BLACK HAWK DOWN
PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
K19 THE WIDOWMAKER
i got tear only in following 2 movies –
Sadma
Naam
these obviously are good tearjerkers……
But there are some of my fav which i feel leaves all these far behind,
Windstuck(Korean), Daisy(Korean), Classic(Korean).
But Marley and me, its really something special. But skipping a movie like kal ho na ho and in pursuit of Happpiness…..
Its kinda sad, at least i believe it to be…..
and if you havnt watched the Korean titles you better do….
“Life Is Beautiful”
Dear netizens, How can you forget LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI.
Also I am shocked when some of us mentioned Kal ho na ho and Kuch kuch hota hai. These films have nothing to do with emotions.
u said it sumit!!!!i hve 1 more to add to ur list….jack ketchum’s the girl next door.
schindler’s list
pianist
this 2 movies wld dfntly make u cry………
I am kinda of hard headed and do not process the movies by my heart just use my brain and tell to myself, ” its just a movie”…However, as time flows by you tend to become soft(I hate that feeling) and one movie that made my tears roll over my cheeks was
INTO THE WILD
when I saw it for the first time and after that I tried it the second time after a long time period of one year or so, and cried even more..
though i have cried in many many Many movies …. but the last movie for which i actually cried bucket full of tears was “My Brother Nikhil”. i was crying even when the end credits were rolling.
watch “A Moment to Remember” one and only finest movie i am sure everybody will cry on seeing their love and caring………its a korean movie.i discovered the true meaning of love from that movie(hindi director steal the story of black from this movie only)
My Favorites
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# Midnight Cowboy (I can’t able to sleep that night, Sad Rico(Hoffman)….)
# Children of Heaven
# Requiem for a dream
# Into the wild
# The Wrestler
# Schindler’s List
# Anjali (Tamil movie)
also add to list one of my favourite movie of : “khudhagawah” that show u meaning of friendship
Here is ma list,
Kireedom,
Dasaratham,
Aakaashadhooth,
Thoovaanathumpikal,
Anbe Sivam,
Taare Zameen Par,
Swades,
The Green Mile,
The Bridges of Madison County,
A Perfect World,
The Pursuit of Happyness,
Rain Man,
Eight Below…………..!
Honestly this post “Touched” my Heart. This is the best post i’ve ever read and made my cry..
Kabi Haan Kabi Naa, My Name is khan, Sagar, Appu Raja these are the movies which made me cry.
One good movie that made my tears roll down my cheeks is
“INTO THE WILD”
Don’t forget 3 Idiots…..
BTW you have missed DEVDAS.
Watch “HEARTY PAWS” (Korean Film) IS THE BEST MOVIE WHICH MAKES EVERY ONE TO SHED TEARS. I couldnt stop my tears more than a week.