Films to cry to

[climbelon]

I have a few hours to myself tomorrow and need a good cry. Any film recommendations?

Life is Beautiful

The Last Bus - Timothy Spall

It's on BBC iPlayer

Billy Elliot
all of us strangers
aftersun

Another vote for Lion. I'm pretty hard hearted when it comes to films and crying but my God, I sobbed for lots of it.

Agree with Jojo Rabbit!
I couldn't stop after that scene lol. Even the ending which was more uplifting started me off again.

Already been said a few times but definitely Lion.

Thank you all!

Black Adder Over the Top - had me howling.

Was also pretty upset at Downton Abbey one Christmas when a certain character dies (won't ruin it for people who may not have watched!)

The history boys and dead poets society always makes me cry

Shadowlands

Haven't read the full thread but Nowhere Special with James Norton playing the terminally ill single father of a pre-schooler, set in Northern Ireland. He plays a working class window cleaner, complete with tattoos.

A walk to remember

coco

Beaches, The Notebook, Bridges of Terebathia (something like that!!)

Another vote for The Imitation Of Life.

The Pianist.

Another vote for One Life. Or even just the YouTube video of the real Mr Winston and the audience.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale Richard Gere, cried my eyes out.
Beaches also

Seconding Coco; had to excuse myself from the room so I didn’t break down in front of 5-year-old DD (who didn’t understand what all the fuss was about). And also seconding Truly Mary Deeply and All Of Us Strangers.

Last Christmas. Emilia Clark. Properly sobbed 😭

You’ve had some great suggestions OP - we’re here to listen if you want to tell us anything.

my suggestion is Goodnight Mr Tom - it’s on ITVX

I need this thread. I just watched an episode of The Rookie and cried 🙄

Beaches..especially near the end when the horse gallops along the beach towards the sunset.

I second Aftersun. I was a wreck watching it. And Coco, sobbed nearly all the way through.

Atonement - lost count of the number of times I have watched it and it still makes me weep.

Beautifully filmed and acted - exquisitely romantic and sad in equal measure.

A Man and A Woman! I can hear the theme right now 😢

Small Things Like These. I defy anyone not to cry.