[Film] The most heartbreaking films of all time

[Uncle Spielberg]

What is the most heartbreaking film you have ever seen ? There are many but this stands on it's own. Bloody destroyed me and everyone that has ever seen it, He went back to the station every day for 9 years for his master to come home, he never did due to his passing

 

[Arthur]

Given the bed wetting on here about it I can only assume the answer is Stand or Fall?

 

[essbee1]

War horse is quite moving and sad, until the end.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Schindler's List - only film that I've come out of the cinema after watching and been utterly depressed about the state of human kind.

 

[Weststander]

A Japanese take on Greyfriars Bobby.

 

[Weststander]

Watership Down for me.

 

[carlzeiss]

Watership Down had me blubbering like a hungry seal first time I watched at the cinema

 

[Crawley Dingo]

The Mist, the film not the TV series.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

First thought is Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

 

[Han Solo]

Well I've grown up with Swedish film meaning if you see a kid or a dog you know it'll be dead within five minutes. It is a little bit desensitising; the only thing in a movie that can move me now is portrayals of relief or happyness. Can't think of any great example unfortunately.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

War horse is quite moving and sad, until the end.

Prefer the one set in Newcastle, 'Wor Horse,' about a local horse that gets punched in the mouth.

(Disclaimer: I did use this gag the last two times we've had this thread on here.)

 

[spence]

Watership down

Watership Down for me.

Agree. Also Highlander got to me

 

[Zeberdi]

Well I've grown up with Swedish film meaning if you see a kid or a dog you know it'll be dead within five minutes. It is a little bit desensitising; the only thing in a movie that can move me now is portrayals of relief or happyness. Can't think of any great example unfortunately.

Must admit I refused to watch War Horse and films that feature dogs (or other pets) unless I know in advance they make it to the final credits.

Ring of Bright Water
Watership Down
Black Beauty
Marley and Me
Eight Below
Kes

I am the archetypal Lassie sop, the very type for whom the series were made - who needs the happy ever after

Even the Red Balloon had me blink back tears and that had no animals in it at all.

 

[jcdenton08]

Love Story, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Schindler’s List, The Green Mile and weird one, but 2/3rds of Toy Story 3 are harrowing.

The first ten minutes of Up.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

The Champ with Jon Voight and Ricky Schroeder.

 

[Brighthelmstone]

Watership Down & The Green Mile

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I thought Love Story was a decent film and The Champ great acting from the boy at the end

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

A Monster Calls has to be up there

 

[Quebec Seagull]

City Lights (Chaplin) -- I tear up at the end every time. There. Can. Be. NO. Resolution.

Sophie's Choice -- I've only watched it once -- as a young, carefree and single 20-something -- and I refuse to watch it ever again -- as a parent of 4 children.

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[Sussax]

All quiet on the Western Front.

I’ve only seen the 2022 remake, but truly moving.