The Biggest Tearjerkers Ever Made

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This is a CrowdRanked list of the saddest movies of all time. Did it make you reach for the kleenex box? Did your throat close up and you glanced around to make sure no one noticed your eyes getting red? Rank your biggest tearjerkers here by making your own list of them. Add what's missing or just rank what's already here.

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Life Is Beautiful

1997

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The Lion King

1994

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Schindler's List

1993

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Titanic

1997

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My Dog Skip

2000

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Saving Private Ryan

1998

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Old Yeller

1957

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Terms of Endearment

1983

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Bambi

1942

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Steel Magnolias

1989

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My Girl

1991

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982

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The Way We Were

1973

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A Walk to Remember

2002

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I Am Legend

2007

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Moulin Rouge!

2001

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The Messenger

2009

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

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The Green Mile

1999

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Beaches

1988

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008

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The Notebook

2004

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Philadelphia

1993

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Toy Story 3

2010

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The Champ

1979

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The Passion of the Christ

2004

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Forrest Gump

1994

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Rudy

1993

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It's a Wonderful Life

1946

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I Am Sam

2001

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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

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Remember the Titans

2000

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Dr. Doolittle

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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993

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Pan's Labyrinth

2006

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Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

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West Side Story

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Spirited Away

2001

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The Fox and the Hound

1981

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The Outsiders

1983

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Big Fish

2003

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Untamed Heart

1993

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City of Angels

1998

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Sweet November

2001

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Million Dollar Baby

2004

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An Affair to Remember

1957

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Brokeback Mountain

2005

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Rebel Without a Cause

1955

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Laveta Fannings
The Biggest Tearjerkers Ever Made at 5/30/2012 8:36 AM

Excellent Tearjerker Movies that Make Men Cry!
Tia
The Biggest Tearjerkers Ever Made at 12/26/2010 12:08 AM

What Dreams May Come, Jacob The Liar and Paulie should have been on this list too. And personally, I think The Passion of Christ was a lot more traumatizing than it was tearjerking. Great list other that that :)