Saddest moments (Spoilers)
I'm almost ashamed to admit that there have been some movies and TV episodes that have tugged on my heartstrings. Some I have cried and there are some I have choked up. I never thought it was possible but it is possible that some scenes can make grown men shed a tear. Just a warning that this list contains spoilers.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsChristian BaleJohn MalkovichMiranda RichardsonA young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.The ending when Jamie (Christian Bale) reunites with his parents just broke me. I still think it's a terrific movie.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsDoug AllenNicholas AaronEion BaileyAs the Allies move into Germany and the war comes closer to an end, disillusionment and anger set in for Easy Company - until they stumble onto a concentration camp abandoned by the German military.The scene when Easy Company stumbles across an abandoned concentration camp. A very sad scene in which I have fought back tears.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellWhen 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.Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) passes away and all the mourners gather at Beckett's home to watch Beckett as a child. I cried at the very end when I saw this for the first time.
- DirectorBob AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightSibling rivalry between Bart and Lisa ensues when they become the star players of their respective ice hockey teams.The scene towards the end where Bart and Lisa have flashbacks to the both of them as babies. I am almost ashamed to admit that this particular moment made me cry when I saw that episode for the first time. I don't know if I could watch this scene now some 20 years later.
- DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattZoe SaldanaDave BautistaThe Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.Yondu's funeral. I will never be able to hear Cat Stevens' song Father and Son the same way ever again.
- DirectorTimothy Van PattenStarsJames Badge DaleJoseph MazzelloJon SedaThe 1st Marine Division fight a determined Japanese force on Okinawa who prefer death to surrender and are indifferent to the lives of Okinawan civilians.Seeing Sledge and Snafu stumble across the hut that killed everyone else but a crying baby remains unscathed.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.It's hard to believe but Saving Private Ryan is a movie that can make grown men shed a tear. The scene following D-Day when letters are being sent out notifying families that their loved ones have been killed and the scene when Private Ryan's mother is notified that three of her sons have died in combat.
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungRocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.This is more of a happy moment rather than sad, but Rocky's final speech after he beats Apollo Creed. And how can anyone forget Rocky's message to his wife Adrian watching the match from home, "Yo Adrian! I did it!" A scene that is capable of making many grown men shed a tear.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.When Jenny dies and Forrest talks to her grave.
- DirectorDon BluthStarsPat HingleGabriel DamonHelen ShaverAn orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.Littlefoot's mother dies.