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Offline BelAir

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Favorite sad movie
« on: April 05, 2008, 10:00:49 am »
(aside from Brokeback Mountain)

I was in the mood for a good cry the other day and rented Out of Africa...  what are some other favorite tear jerkers?

Another one for me is Terms of Endearment.
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2008, 01:38:08 pm »
hi BelAir
good question

'where the day takes you' is a good one.  it's older, but it's about a bunch of homeless kids.
'american history x'....that's a shocker, and gross, but very sad too.
'missisippi burning'....again, shocking and sad
'a time to kill'
'amistad'.....very very sad.
'the good girl' ....that makes me sad
'girl interrupted'

i'm sure i'll think of more.
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2008, 04:09:35 pm »
BBM
Out of Africa
Romeo & Juliet (Franco Zefferelli version)
Moulin Rouge! (the Kidman/McGregor version)
Gladiator
Silkwood
The English Patient
Glory
Revenge of the Sith (SW III)
Oscar and Lucinda

I'll think of more, I'm sure.


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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2008, 10:40:40 am »
My Life as a Dog
All About My Mother
The Lives of Others
Pan's Labyrinth

Hmmmm...  I see a pattern emerging.  I guess I don't like the way Americans do tragedy so much.  I always find American tragedies over-the-top and manipulative.
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2008, 10:50:29 am »
You may think this is daft, but only two movies have ever made me cry. One was when I was a kid and I saw "The Incredible Journey" about 2 dogs and a cat. This was based on a true story. (The modern day version is Homeward Bound which isn,t anywhere near as good) and Watership Down.
BBM didn,t make me cry atall.
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2008, 01:25:11 pm »
The Incredible Journey is one of my all time favorites!!!!  The very old version, that is narrated.

Not the one with the voice overs from Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, and Don Amici (that version is good enough, but it doesn't have the same nostalgia for me as the older one).

Another one I cried buckets over recently was The Notebook.

Thanks everyone for the contributions - I'm going to put together a list!

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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2008, 01:28:53 pm »
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2008, 11:36:08 am »
Barb - I think you are onto something about American tragic movies tending toward the manipulative.  I always cry during STEPMOM and it p*sses me off.  ::).  Also CITY OF ANGELS, STEEL MAGNOLIAS...
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2008, 07:53:32 pm »
Shirley Valentine....it is listed as a comedy but I cry...
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Re: Favorite sad movie
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2008, 04:08:57 am »





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