The Biggest Tearjerker Movies of All Time

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Updated February 14, 2020 38.0k votes 3.7k voters 89.0k views196 items

This is a CrowdRanked list of the saddest movies of all time: tearjerkers. Does just reading the names of these sad movies make you want to reach for the Kleenex box? Did you just glance around to make sure no one noticed your eyes getting red? Don't worry: these are some of the biggest tearjerker movies of all time. Everyone thinks that these are sad films. Rank the biggest tearjerkers by voting on the top jearjerker movies or making your own list of the films that really bum you out.

What are the biggest tearjerker movies ever made? There are plenty of good ones, and memorable ones on this list, so if you can't weepy eyed over some of these movies, well, there are probably other ones that will do it for you. Or you are dead inside. These emotional movies will strike at the heart of your emotions, causing your heart to wrench and tears to flow from your eyes. Vote on the saddest tearjerkers ever and re-live the moments you spend watching these really sad films.

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Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally Field
Released: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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The Green Mile
Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise
Released: 1999
Directed by: Frank Darabont
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Saving Private Ryan
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon
Released: 1998
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Philadelphia
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington
Released: 1993
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
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Toy Story 3
Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg
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Schindler's List
Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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My Girl
Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin
Released: 1991
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The Lion King
Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons
Released: 1994
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Beaches
Bette Midler, Mayim Bialik
Released: 1988
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Marley & Me
Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon
Released: 2008
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The Fox and the Hound
Kurt Russell, Mickey Rooney
Released: 1981
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Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Released: 2004
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The Notebook
Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Released: 2004
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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where the red fern grows
James Whitmore, Beverly Garland
Released: 1974
Directed by: Norman Tokar
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Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig
Released: 2002
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Big Hero 6
Jamie Chung, Maya Rudolph
Released: 2014
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Old Yeller
Chuck Connors, Fess Parker
Released: 1957
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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The Passion of the Christ
Monica Bellucci, Jim Caviezel
Released: 2004
Directed by: Mel Gibson
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Shane West, Mandy Moore
Released: 2002
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Steel Magnolias
Sally Field, Dolly Parton
Released: 1989
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Richard Gere, Jason Alexander
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Sterling Holloway, Cliff Edwards
Released: 1941
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James Stewart, Donna Reed
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