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I want to watch a movie that will make me cry.

(Because I need those endorphins to help me with depression. I feel better after a good session of crying. Sorry if this is weird...)

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[-] CyanideShotInjection@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Last movie that made me cry was The Whale. I saw it in a theatre and rarely I had to refrain myself from crying in public this bad. Once I got home though I just bawled my eyes out.

[-] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

First movie that popped into my head was What Dreams May Come. Robin Williams goes through heaven and hell to try and save his wife's soul. Great flick with some amazing visuals (especially for the time).

[-] ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Looks like you've got a long list already, but the last movie that made me lump in my throat cry was Awakenings with Robin Williams and Robert deNiro

[-] InsomniacKS@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Came here to say the same thing.

Also, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was better than it had a right to be.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Its not really a movie with a lot of depth but "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" wrecked me.

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

What's going to hit will be a bit dependent on where your soft spots are.

Kids: Grave of the Fireflies or Bridge to Teribithea or My Girl or The Cure

Romantic love: The Fountain

Existential trauma: Psycho-Pass (series) or A.I.

Dogs: Marley & Me or Hachi

Loss: Up

Also:

River

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

If you have time for a game try Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

[-] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Not a movie but 18 episodes, Arcane is full of massive, massive feels.

Hits multiple times in different ways. If you want the full gamut of emotional.

[-] kossa@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Requiem for a Dream

[-] button_masher@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Your list is getting quite long but here's another less week known movie:

Nine Days (by Edson Oda)

[-] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Apollo 11 was quite nicely made.

It's basically a documentary made using remastered original footage along with beautiful soundscape.

[-] havocpants@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Who Will love My Children? 1983

Mask 1985

I defy anyone to get to the end of either movie without being a total mess.

[-] DecentM@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

No matter how many times I watch Flow, it never fails to make me cry by the end.

[-] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was going to say this one, I was crying all throughout the screening 'cause the themes I picked up fom the beginning of the movie moved me deeply and resonated on a personal level. It's also visually astonishing, that alone would have made me cry. A fantastic experience.

[-] vala@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

When the Wind Blows

In this hand-drawn animated tale, elderly married couple Hilda (Peggy Ashcroft) and Jim Bloggs (John Mills) have their quiet, simple lives in the English countryside interrupted when they learn of an impending nuclear attack. Not completely understanding the gravity of their situation, Hilda and Jim react archaically and insufficiently after the attack -- and the film takes a dark turn as the radiation begins taking its toll on the unsuspecting couple.

[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Women Talking

[-] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I cried with The Mitchells Vs. The Machines.

Think I teared up at another film recently, but can't recall what it was. Sorry. That's one I watched I know got me weeping, though. I'll cry over anything intergenerational these days.

[-] myrmidex@belgae.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Biutiful by Inarritu

[-] Socket462@feddit.it 1 points 3 weeks ago

Not a movie but a tv show: "one day" on Netflix, it may seem shallow in the beginning, but then it will tear you apart.

[-] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

Tree of Life

Arrival

[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

Oh man, how has 'The Fall' not been mentioned?!

It's one of the most visually stunning movies I've ever seen, and the story will tear your heart out.

[-] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

For stoic men (and maybe women, who knows?) Captain Phillips... but not till the end. It sneaks up on you.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

I cry my eyes out every damned time. Don't know of anything in the world that will do that to me, no matter how many times I watch it.

[-] havocpants@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Tom Hanks is amazing in it.

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