Heart-Wrenching Films That Tug at Your Emotions and Leave You in Tears
- Life is beautiful(1997) IMDB : 8.6
Guido Orefice, a Jewish-Italian waiter, marries Dora and has a son, Giosue. However, their happiness is disrupted when they are separated and sent to a concentration camp. Guido tries to comfort Giosue.
2. Schindler’s list (1993) IMDB : 9.0
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
3. Forrest gump (1994) IMDB : 8.8
Forrest Gump, a privileged man with a supportive mother, leads a life of success, including college football, Vietnam combat, and shrimp boat captaincy. However, his childhood love, Jenny, is difficult to save.
4. Titanic (1997) IMDB : 7.9
Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as members of different social classes who fall in love during the ship’s maiden voyage.
5. Marriage story (2019) IMDB : 7.9
A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a gruelling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.
6. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) IMDB : 8.3
two individuals who undergo a memory erasure procedure to forget each other after the dissolution of their romantic relationship.
7. The Notebook (2004) IMDB : 7.8
The Notebook is a contemporary love story set in the pre- and post-World War II era. Noah and Allie spend a wonderful summer together, but her family and the socio-economic realities of the time prevent them from being together.
8. Hachi : A dog’s tale (2009) IMDB : 8.1
Young Ronnie reveals to his classmates that his personal hero is a dog named Hachi. Ribbed by his fellow pupils, Ronnie goes on to tell the remarkable story of his grandfather’s friendship with the dog.
9. The Boy in the stripped pijamas(2008) IMDB : 7.7
Bruno, an 8-year-old from Berlin, moves to a concentration camp with his father. He meets Jewish boy Shmuel, who forms a forbidden friendship despite the camp’s barbed-wire fence.
10. The Help (2011) IMDB : 8.1
In 1960s Mississippi, Southern society girl Skeeter interviews Black women who care for prominent white families. Initially, only Aibileen (Viola Davis) speaks, but as they collaborate, more women reveal their stories.
11. The Green Mile (1999) IMDB : 8.6
Paul Edgecomb encounters John Coffey, a massive black man convicted of killing two young sisters. Despite his size and strength, Coffey’s naive nature and fear of the dark raise questions about his guilt.
12. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) IMDB : 8.0
Chris Gardner, a single father, and his son face eviction and hardships. Despite finding a job as an intern at a brokerage firm, they live in shelters, but Chris refuses to give up.
13. Dead Poets Society (1989) IMDB : 8.1
John Keating, an English teacher, navigates an all-boys preparatory school with high standards, using unconventional methods to help students like Neil Perry and Todd Anderson break free from parental pressures.
14. Good Will Hunting (1997) IMDB : 8.3
Will Hunting, a genius with a low IQ, works as a janitor at MIT. Professor Gerald Lambeau discovers his talent and helps him reach his potential. He agrees to leniency in exchange for therapy.
15. Into the Wild (2007) Imdb 8.1
Christopher McCandless, a top student and athlete, abandons his career to give his savings to charity and embarks on a journey to the Alaskan wilderness.