Do you get emotional when watching films? If so what film makes you emotional?

Holly_Scope

I watched the Barbie movie last night, and I had quite a few tears throughout. Some happy, and some sad. It was the same when I watched John Davidson's movie, "I Swear" not long ago.

I wondered, does anybody else get emotional when watching films? And if so, is there any in particular?

Strawberry1

Yes I do

Theres so many

Uncle buck made me cry at the end

Cry all the time on the ending

And Legend with Tom Hardy

Catherine21

Yes i do kids animals i cry alot and i always suss film out within first 20 minutes of watching oh watership down and bambi and Dumbo as a kid roaring

Holly_Scope

I love Uncle Buck @Strawberry1. Those films are definitely tear jerkers @Catherine21. Green Mile get's me too.

WelshBlue

I broke my heart at the end of The Green Mile … cried when they carry the bobsleigh in Cool Runnings and even cried when I thought Diego was dead in Ice Age … too many more to mention

This from a man who never cries at family funerals

onmylonesome

The Art Of Racing In The Rain

Turner & Hooch

Santosha12

Oooh

Escape from Sobibor cry around six times at least through that. Several hundred escaped the German occupied nazi extermination camp after a mass revolt, true story, around 50 survived the war. Heartbreaking.

Sound of Music.

Babe

Babe - Pig in the City

Chitty chitty bang bang

Titanic (think it was '97, husband said can you stop crying as we came out of cinema ha ha noooh 😪😪

Green Mile

Castaway when Wilson falls off the raft 😪😪

Don't watch any that are very sad with animals. I think even Jungle Book is sad from memory.

Strawberry1

I cried at a movie called Men of Honour

vikingqueen

Marley and me…gets me every time.

Bluebell21

The English Patient.

The Shawshank Redemption

Philomena

All make me cry.

onmylonesome

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And me😥

SheffieldMan1976

So many emotional films…. That bit in the original Dumbo where he meets his Mum in the Cage, to the "Baby of Mine" song, still makes me cry like a small child every time… And I still can't watch ET without sobbing my heart out, it's that bit where he "dies" on the Operating table, there's not a dry eye in the House.

In fact most of the old school animated Disney films where the main character's Parent dies or something, so sad.

Holly_Scope

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Same. Lion King when Simba's Dad dies makes me cry.

Rosie_Scope

Another vote for Marley and Me 😭

And The Land Before Time has always got me, every since I first watched it as a child. Even just hearing the music can set me off!

OverlyAnxious

Out of interest, why do people choose to watch emotional films? Isn't life emotional enough already?

Personally I hate it, I never rewatch a film that made me emotional!

Mary_Scope

I'm definetly getting more emotional with films as I'm getting older. I cry every single time I watch Wicked part 1🤣🤣

But i do tend to avoid films that are known to be overly sad or emotional films too @OverlyAnxious, I much prefer light hearted or comedic films! What about you?

OverlyAnxious

Yes, I prefer light-hearted comedy myself now. Used to like action films but can't tolerate the stress & shock scenes in those any more.

Rural_lad

Go for an oldie like "The Song of Bernadette" I guarantee that unless you have a heart of pure granite you'll be blubbing like a baby at the end.
Just reading the plot on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Bernadette_%28film%29 gets me going.

Catherine21

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Oh yes ET i was sobbing

Catherine21

Ive ordered this film for my dad many times over the years

Santosha12

The Last Letter from your Lover 😪. Very good film.