What movies have made you bawl?

[The Grumpy Celt]

Yah bunch ah softies. Yah bunch ah sissies. Yah bunch of soft sissies...

(Grumpy leaves, as just the tought of Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Yearling, E.T., Dead Poets Society, Iron Giant, Wrath of Khan, Return of the Jedi, Return of the King and Benji — among others — makes him mopey and doe-eyeed.)

 

[Dagger75]

Matrix 2 and 3 cause I actually paid money to see them. I still cry over the loss.

I cried at the end of Old Yeller.

 

[Zoatebix]

I'm sure there've been plenty. but from recent memory I can only think of Grave of the Fireflies.
-George

 

[Testament]

Not many movies that I can think of, although Dead Poets Society definetely moves me. Brilliant film. And then there's Grave of the Fireflies, I don't know ANYONE who hasn't cried when they saw that film.

I think the problem is that so many of these films just strike me as crudely sentimental, openly tugging at the hearstrings. I prefer it when they get you attached to the characters, and have you actually identify with their plight. Although, yes, ET got me.

The End of Evangelion had me in tears, largely since the series gets you so familiar and invested with the characters (I was going to say attached, but I hated nearly 2/3 of 'em), then the film comes and destroys them one by frickin' one. The anime series Haibane Renmei also had me crying about halfway through. Damn you ABe, making me care about Rakka and Kuu so much!

And Dagger75, Reloaded wasn't that bad! I liked it. Now Revolutions on the other hand...I still say that it was the makers going "Crap, Mel Gibson's making a movie about Jesus, we gotta beat him to it!"

 

[howandwhy99]

I cried at quite a few of the ones mentioned already. "Savannah Smiles" is another one that gets me every time.

 

[Krieg]

Blackhawk Down - primarily because I knew/know quite a few of those guys.

Saving Private Ryan - In the cemetary at the end.

Bambi - Watched it with my niece last week..."Your mother can't be with you any longer"....*sniffle* (Trivia time: did you know that the voice of Bambi went on to become a Drill Instructor?)

Watership Down - Efrafra comes for Hazel.

Brian's Song -

I love Brian Piccolo. And I'd like all of you to love him too. And tonight, you hit your knees, and please ask God to love him.

Schindler's List - How can one watch this and not cry?

Bang the Drum Slowly - (See Brian's Song)'

Red Dawn - "I never saw the brothers again..."

 

[Psychic Warrior]

E.T.
Field of Dreams
Old Yeller

Anyone that doesn't cry at any of these movies doesn't have a soul!!!

Kane

Thank god you put Old Yeller up there (otherwise I would have not soul Dum-dum-DA DUM!!).

have cried (and still cry at)

Iron Giant
Spirited Away (when 'Sen' tells Haku his real name)
Old Yeller
Last episode of Babylon 5 (when it is 20 years later and Sheriden is about to die Delen sitting on that bench with her hand to the sunset - wow.)

 

[mojo1701]

Schindler's List - How can one watch this and not cry?

Jerry Seinfeld, apparently.

 

[Jamdin]

Old Yeller is the only movie that can make me cry as a kid and as an adult. Forest Gump made my eyes water a little bit.

 

[Krieg]

Jerry Seinfeld, apparently.

I was referring specifically to members of the human race. I don't think anyone from that show qualifies...well maybe Newman.