Top Ten Saddest Movies

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The top ten biggest tearjerker movies of all time. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

Vote for Titanic Titanic 1) Titanic

“very sad”

whatsitsname

“I cried like a child when I saw this for the first time.. Too good!”

redgedawson

“I totally cried at the end when jack died”

ToPh

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Vote for The Notebook 2) The Notebook

“SPOILER: It’s so sad when the two die.”

Cbatower

“Man,this story made me cry.I hate watching these sad movies,it was good,but it reveals my sissyness.”

supreme

“I love this movie!”

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Vote for A Walk to Remember 3) A Walk to Remember

“really sad. the notebook wasn’t sad at all.”

Lottie

“very sad...”

kaidentotal10

“Definitely my favorite movie! I cry every single time!”

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Vote for The Green Mile 4) The Green Mile

“just sad...”

Razor79

“John Coffey! :(”

khib

“the saddest movie i have ever seen in my life...it was one of the only movies that made me cry
”

kaidentotal10

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Vote for The Bridge To Terabithia 5) The Bridge To Terabithia

“awwww”

alexx3

“I cried my eyes out!”

Vote for Savior Savior 6) Savior

“Very sad! And What? The Notebook wasn’t sad”

Alexandr

“very sad and beautiful movie”

Vote for The Pursuit of Happyness 7) The Pursuit of Happyness

“It had a happy ending but the story was just so heart wrenchingly beutiful I give it 2 thumbs up. BRAVO!”

PlayboyX429

“Great movie, Will Smith was out of character in this movie but he still played it very well.”

Undertaker15-0

“iLOVE THIS iTS ATRUE TEAR JERKER”

Vote for Schindler's List 8) Schindler's List

“There’s no particularly sad scene like heartbreaking ending; its just a depressing movie”

aman28

“it is very sad especially because it is soooo factual”

kaidentotal10

“This movies really sad:[
..especially when you see the little girl in the red coat being carried away.”

Vote for Grave of the Fireflies 9) Grave of the Fireflies

“the most powerfull moving beutifull melancholic and touching film ever it fells like a privilage to watch this masterpiece witch somehow manges to fit more emotion in 88 minutes than Schindler’s list does in nearly three hours this film is perfect in every way”

alucard

“DON’T TELL ME IT DIDN’T REACH THE TOP TEN. Whoever saw this movie would understand. So sad I don’t want to see it ever again. But still, to watch once in your life.”

ohright

“One of the greatest anti-war movies ever, and also one of the best animated films. Only movie to almost move me to tears”

nomercyz182

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Vote for Beaches Beaches 10) Beaches

“made me bawl my eyes out.”

clownana

“This is in my top 5 favorite sad movies list!”

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Vote for Bordertown 11) Bordertown

Vote for Rosewood 12) Rosewood

“I had shut this movie out of my mind. It was too... too much to take”

Vote for Old Yeller 13) Old Yeller

“In my Family this is a classic.
Old Yeller & Where the red fern grows.”

“old yeller is one of my dads fav. movies!!but not mine it makes me cry!!! but the oldest boy is cute”

Vote for One True Thing 14) One True Thing

“Meryl Streep gives one of her best performances as a mother stricken with cancer and her dealing with her family in her final days. This is based on a true story. Just heartbreaking.”

Vote for Marley and Me 15) Marley and Me

Vote for Million Dollar Baby 16) Million Dollar Baby

Vote for Click 17) Click

“Many people cried when they watched the second half of this movie, I was sad.. almost cried.. I’m a guy, beautifully written, and weirdly.. hey its an Adam Sandler movie! :P”

Vote for I am Sam 18) I am Sam

Vote for Edward Scissorhands 19) Edward Scissorhands

Vote for Braveheart 20) Braveheart

“What! It deserves higher! Perhaps the best movie of all time!”

philosnav

Vote for Crash 21) Crash

“This movie is one of it that makes you realize that the world is facing of DISCRIMINATION! good one..”

mesh13

“This movie is one that you’ll never forget, it’s one that makes you appreciate LIFE.”

Vote for I Am Legend 22) I Am Legend

“omg I almost cried in the theater when the dog died... I always have to skip that part when I watch it at home”

Okami

“very sad when he has to kill his own dog.”

Vote for Dancer In the Dark 23) Dancer In the Dark

Vote for Ladder 49 24) Ladder 49

Vote for My Girl 25) My Girl

“macauley malcan dies in it... it was really sad.”

jwileson

Vote for William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet 26) William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet

“very sad movie two main characters die Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes”

Vote for Reign Over Me 27) Reign Over Me

“one of my favorite movies. adam sandler was absolutely brilliant in this movie.”

fearundercontrol

“adam sandler’s performence was incredible”

“I cried, plain and simple”

Vote for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 28) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

“I used one full box of tissues during this movie.”

Vote for Boyz ’N the Hood 29) Boyz ’N the Hood

“its sad when that black kid got shot”

ogwestside

Vote for A Bronx Tale 30) A Bronx Tale

“Probably not the saddest but just imagine losing 5 of your best friends, all in one night”

Dania0671

Vote for The Patriot 31) The Patriot

“When his son dies... so sad.”

ChelseaSmile

Vote for John Q 32) John Q

“What makes it so sad, is that some people might have to do something like this to get help for thier kids.”

RdrTech

Vote for If Only 33) If Only

“such a sad romantic love story i love it as much as the notebook and the titanic”

Vote for The Phantom of the Opera 34) The Phantom of the Opera

Vote for The Plague Dogs 35) The Plague Dogs

“I’ve got to go hug my dog now...”

aman28

“"For those who have seen I know you will agree with me. And for those who haven’t seen it... unless you want to be completely depressed out of your mind for about a month, don’t watch.”

Vote for Forrest Gump 36) Forrest Gump

“I think it’s ment to be a comedy but omg it is so sad. I cry every time!”

Vote for Life Is Beautiful 37) Life Is Beautiful

Vote for The Bridges of Madison County 38) The Bridges of Madison County

“Totally beautiful, incredibly sad!”

Vote for Steel Magnolias 39) Steel Magnolias

“When Sally Field is yelling in the cemetery makes me bawl every single time.”

Ravergirl

Vote for Rocky 40) Rocky

Vote for Bambi 41) Bambi

“Did anyone forget that sad scene cause I sure didn’t.”

Vote for The Elephant Man 42) The Elephant Man

Vote for The Last Samurai 43) The Last Samurai

Vote for The Fountain 44) The Fountain

Vote for Wait 'Til You're Older 45) Wait 'Til You're Older

Vote for Sweet November 46) Sweet November

Vote for Where the Red Fern Grows 47) Where the Red Fern Grows

“Unconditional love”

Vote for Untamed Heart 48) Untamed Heart

Vote for The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep 49) The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

“I cried (and I’m a guy)”

cantex77

Vote for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 50) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Vote for Finding Neverland 51) Finding Neverland

Vote for Terminator 2: Judgment Day 52) Terminator 2: Judgment Day

“I know I cried when I saw that the first time too. I was about 9”

Razor79

“The ending scene when arnie puts his thumb up to john connor as he is melting in lava is a tear jerker”

Vote for Pearl Harbor 53) Pearl Harbor

“Ben Afleck and Josh Hartnett are amazing.”

Vote for My Dog Skip 54) My Dog Skip

Vote for Requiem for a Dream 55) Requiem for a Dream

“The whole movie is so depressing, gosh what does drugs do with people.”

Vote for Changeling 56) Changeling

Vote for A Place for Annie 57) A Place for Annie

Vote for Love Story 58) Love Story

Vote for The Perfect Storm 59) The Perfect Storm

Vote for Radio 60) Radio

“super sad.
but so good.
”

Vote for Selena 61) Selena

“One of the only movies that made me cry :(”

idolangelx13

Vote for Rent 62) Rent

“I cried during the funeral scene, and the scene where Mimi almost dies.”

Vote for A Little Princess 63) A Little Princess

Vote for Pay It Forward 64) Pay It Forward

“A young boy trying to change the world for the better and understand what life means.”

Vote for King Kong (2005) 65) King Kong (2005)

“The big monkey always sets me off. Boohoo.”

Vote for Atonement 66) Atonement

Vote for Vanilla Sky 67) Vanilla Sky

“If you’ve ever experienced love with someone you barely knew, you’d love this movie too.”

Vote for Cinderella Man 68) Cinderella Man

Vote for Anne of Green Gables 69) Anne of Green Gables

Vote for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 70) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Vote for The Mission 71) The Mission

Vote for The Joy Luck Club 72) The Joy Luck Club

“There wasn’t a dry eye in the theater!”

Vote for Simon Birch 73) Simon Birch

“come on! This little guy is only 3 foot tall! yet so brave!
this is a story that really touches the heart!!! its worth watching”

Vote for The Other Side of the Mountain 74) The Other Side of the Mountain

“This is in my top 5 favorite sad movies list!”

Vote for Somewhere In Time 75) Somewhere In Time

“This is in my top 5 favorite sad movies list!”

Vote for The Red Violin 76) The Red Violin

“While more on the contemporary side (the 1970’s made the best of the saddest), I was thoroughly pulled into this movie. Very emotional!”

Vote for Ghost 77) Ghost

Vote for The Shawshank Redemption 78) The Shawshank Redemption

Vote for A.I. - Artificial Intelligence 79) A.I. - Artificial Intelligence

Vote for Dead Poets Society 80) Dead Poets Society

“just breathtaken”

Vote for Donnie Darko 81) Donnie Darko

“Donnie Dying Mad World - Gary Jules = Sadness :’(”

Vote for Moon Child 82) Moon Child

“The saddest movie ever..
It’s about five friends. One of them is a vampire. In the end all of them are gonna die.
Main Cast:
Gackt as Sho
HYDE as Kei
”

Vote for The Mist 83) The Mist

“The most depressing ending. Horrible.”