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'Blue Valentine' - This film, starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, combines the past and present with the question that plagues us all: is love enough?
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1 / 39 Fotos
'Toy Story 3' - While talking toys are entertaining for the whole family, when Andy grows up in the third film, adults will weep.
© NL Beeld
2 / 39 Fotos
'A Star Is Born' - Every time you watch it you know how it will end, but every time it hurts just the same.
© NL Beeld
3 / 39 Fotos
'About Time' - The mix of time travel and a love for the ages will make you laugh, cry, cheer, and collapse into the couch.
© NL Beeld
4 / 39 Fotos
'The Pursuit of Happyness' - Based on the true story of a homeless man who tries to provide for his young son, real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith tug every last one of your heart strings.
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5 / 39 Fotos
'A Walk to Remember' - Mandy Moore and Shane West play teens from different sides of the tracks, which only gets more complicated when they fall in love and one of them must die.
© NL Beeld
6 / 39 Fotos
'Boyhood' - Watching a boy grow up over the span of 12 years makes it hard not to feel completely invested.
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7 / 39 Fotos
'Still Alice' - Julianne Moore will break your heart in this raw story about the all-too-common Alzheimer's disease.
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8 / 39 Fotos
'Titanic' - The real-life story is tragic enough without the added romance between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's characters.
© NL Beeld
9 / 39 Fotos
'Brokeback Mountain' - Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger star as cowboys who fall in love, and the emotional impact of the story is only heightened by the world's loss of Ledger.
© NL Beeld
10 / 39 Fotos
'Mr. Holland's Opus' - This 1995 gem will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been impacted by a fantastic teacher.
© NL Beeld
11 / 39 Fotos
'If Beale Street Could Talk' - Barry Jenkin's story of a pregnant woman struggling to prove her fiancé innocent in early-1970s Harlem is rife with tear-inducing injustice, naivety, and tenderness.
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12 / 39 Fotos
'The Notebook' - While Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling get all the credit, it's really Gena Rowlands and James Garner who get those tears flowing.
© NL Beeld
13 / 39 Fotos
'The Theory of Everything' - This intimate portrayal of Stephen Hawking's heartbreaking love story will have you blubbering by the end.
© NL Beeld
14 / 39 Fotos
'The Joy Luck Club' - This 1993 drama about Chinese-American daughters and their mothers, based on Amy Tan's novel, will have you missing your mom like crazy.
© NL Beeld
15 / 39 Fotos
'Moonlight' - A coming-of-age story about a boy who grows up struggling with a crack-addicted mother and his own sexuality, watching the Oscar-winning film requires tissues.
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16 / 39 Fotos
'Stepmom' - Co-parenting with an ex is a roller coaster of emotions, and the twist in this 1998 tearjerker will certainly break your heart.
© NL Beeld
17 / 39 Fotos
'Milk' - Harvey Milk's journey from activist to California's first openly gay elected official is already enough to make you tear up without the powerful portrayal of his end.
© NL Beeld
18 / 39 Fotos
'The Fault in Our Stars' - There is never a dry eye after watching these two teens' tentative love blossom in the midst of a battle against cancer.
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'Amour' - This Palme d'Or-winning film follows a devoted elderly couple as their relationship faces its greatest challenges.
© NL Beeld
20 / 39 Fotos
'Sophie's Choice'
- If anyone can make you cry, it's Meryl Streep as a concentration camp survivor.
© NL Beeld
21 / 39 Fotos
'Beaches' - Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler tell a heart-wrenching story of two childhood best friends who maintain their friendship throughout adulthood.
© NL Beeld
22 / 39 Fotos
'Selena' - The tragically short life and career of Selena Quintanilla remains an open wound for the world, and Jennifer Lopez brings her spirit to life this 1997 biopic.
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23 / 39 Fotos
'Lion' - Based on a true story (those are always sure to bring on the waterworks), a young Indian boy finds his way back to his long lost family.
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24 / 39 Fotos
'Marley & Me' - Only a dog has more power to make you cry than both Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson in this film about a mischievous pup who grows up before your eyes.
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25 / 39 Fotos
'Steel Magnolias' - This 1989 classic about a group of southern women at a beauty salon never loses its magic.
© NL Beeld
26 / 39 Fotos
'The Color Purple' - Based on Alice Walker's award-winning novel, this film features stunning performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover.
© NL Beeld
27 / 39 Fotos
'Roma' - This groundbreaking film follows the life of a maid for a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s, who finds support and heartbreak in unexpected places.
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28 / 39 Fotos
'Call Me by Your Name' - Timothée Chalamet silently crying in front of a fireplace for three minutes straight is all you need to know.
© NL Beeld
29 / 39 Fotos
'Room' - Brie Larson's Oscar-winning performance as a victim of kidnapping, raising a child under the watch of her captor is truly heart-wrenching.
© NL Beeld
30 / 39 Fotos
'The Lovely Bones' - If you're more into a creepy cry, this film about a murdered girl who watches her family try to find justice for her brutal death is the one for you.
© NL Beeld
31 / 39 Fotos
'Seven Pounds' - A selfless decision to save seven people by paying the ultimate price, Will Smith will have you sobbing through the credits.
© NL Beeld
32 / 39 Fotos
'Mudbound' - This expertly crafted tale of two families working the same plot of land in the Mississippi Delta tackles huge themes of war and racism, but feels personal all the same.
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33 / 39 Fotos
'Up' - This is by far Pixar's most cry-inducing film.
© NL Beeld
34 / 39 Fotos
'P.S I Love You'
- A woman's late husband guides her on her journey to grieve his death, using letters that all end in "P.S I Love You." Are you crying already?
© NL Beeld
35 / 39 Fotos
'Terms of Endearment' - A tear-jerking mother-daughter classic, Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger have an incredible dynamic, though, of course, tragedy awaits.
© NL Beeld
36 / 39 Fotos
'Like Crazy' - If you've ever experienced the immense love and pain from being in a long-distance relationship, this film will bring all those feelings back.
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37 / 39 Fotos
'Beautiful Boy'
- There's no real relief from how sad this movie is. Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet are a fantastic father-son duo. You might need something uplifting after these, so check out the craziest, funniest movie characters of all time.
© NL Beeld
38 / 39 Fotos
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0 / 39 Fotos
'Blue Valentine' - This film, starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, combines the past and present with the question that plagues us all: is love enough?
© NL Beeld
1 / 39 Fotos
'Toy Story 3' - While talking toys are entertaining for the whole family, when Andy grows up in the third film, adults will weep.
© NL Beeld
2 / 39 Fotos
'A Star Is Born' - Every time you watch it you know how it will end, but every time it hurts just the same.
© NL Beeld
3 / 39 Fotos
'About Time' - The mix of time travel and a love for the ages will make you laugh, cry, cheer, and collapse into the couch.
© NL Beeld
4 / 39 Fotos
'The Pursuit of Happyness' - Based on the true story of a homeless man who tries to provide for his young son, real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith tug every last one of your heart strings.
© NL Beeld
5 / 39 Fotos
'A Walk to Remember' - Mandy Moore and Shane West play teens from different sides of the tracks, which only gets more complicated when they fall in love and one of them must die.
© NL Beeld
6 / 39 Fotos
'Boyhood' - Watching a boy grow up over the span of 12 years makes it hard not to feel completely invested.
© Getty Images
7 / 39 Fotos
'Still Alice' - Julianne Moore will break your heart in this raw story about the all-too-common Alzheimer's disease.
© NL Beeld
8 / 39 Fotos
'Titanic' - The real-life story is tragic enough without the added romance between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's characters.
© NL Beeld
9 / 39 Fotos
'Brokeback Mountain' - Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger star as cowboys who fall in love, and the emotional impact of the story is only heightened by the world's loss of Ledger.
© NL Beeld
10 / 39 Fotos
'Mr. Holland's Opus' - This 1995 gem will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been impacted by a fantastic teacher.
© NL Beeld
11 / 39 Fotos
'If Beale Street Could Talk' - Barry Jenkin's story of a pregnant woman struggling to prove her fiancé innocent in early-1970s Harlem is rife with tear-inducing injustice, naivety, and tenderness.
© Getty Images
12 / 39 Fotos
'The Notebook' - While Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling get all the credit, it's really Gena Rowlands and James Garner who get those tears flowing.
© NL Beeld
13 / 39 Fotos
'The Theory of Everything' - This intimate portrayal of Stephen Hawking's heartbreaking love story will have you blubbering by the end.
© NL Beeld
14 / 39 Fotos
'The Joy Luck Club' - This 1993 drama about Chinese-American daughters and their mothers, based on Amy Tan's novel, will have you missing your mom like crazy.
© NL Beeld
15 / 39 Fotos
'Moonlight' - A coming-of-age story about a boy who grows up struggling with a crack-addicted mother and his own sexuality, watching the Oscar-winning film requires tissues.
© Getty Images
16 / 39 Fotos
'Stepmom' - Co-parenting with an ex is a roller coaster of emotions, and the twist in this 1998 tearjerker will certainly break your heart.
© NL Beeld
17 / 39 Fotos
'Milk' - Harvey Milk's journey from activist to California's first openly gay elected official is already enough to make you tear up without the powerful portrayal of his end.
© NL Beeld
18 / 39 Fotos
'The Fault in Our Stars' - There is never a dry eye after watching these two teens' tentative love blossom in the midst of a battle against cancer.
© Getty Images
19 / 39 Fotos
'Amour' - This Palme d'Or-winning film follows a devoted elderly couple as their relationship faces its greatest challenges.
© NL Beeld
20 / 39 Fotos
'Sophie's Choice'
- If anyone can make you cry, it's Meryl Streep as a concentration camp survivor.
© NL Beeld
21 / 39 Fotos
'Beaches' - Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler tell a heart-wrenching story of two childhood best friends who maintain their friendship throughout adulthood.
© NL Beeld
22 / 39 Fotos
'Selena' - The tragically short life and career of Selena Quintanilla remains an open wound for the world, and Jennifer Lopez brings her spirit to life this 1997 biopic.
© NL Beeld
23 / 39 Fotos
'Lion' - Based on a true story (those are always sure to bring on the waterworks), a young Indian boy finds his way back to his long lost family.
© Getty Images
24 / 39 Fotos
'Marley & Me' - Only a dog has more power to make you cry than both Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson in this film about a mischievous pup who grows up before your eyes.
© NL Beeld
25 / 39 Fotos
'Steel Magnolias' - This 1989 classic about a group of southern women at a beauty salon never loses its magic.
© NL Beeld
26 / 39 Fotos
'The Color Purple' - Based on Alice Walker's award-winning novel, this film features stunning performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover.
© NL Beeld
27 / 39 Fotos
'Roma' - This groundbreaking film follows the life of a maid for a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s, who finds support and heartbreak in unexpected places.
© Getty Images
28 / 39 Fotos
'Call Me by Your Name' - Timothée Chalamet silently crying in front of a fireplace for three minutes straight is all you need to know.
© NL Beeld
29 / 39 Fotos
'Room' - Brie Larson's Oscar-winning performance as a victim of kidnapping, raising a child under the watch of her captor is truly heart-wrenching.
© NL Beeld
30 / 39 Fotos
'The Lovely Bones' - If you're more into a creepy cry, this film about a murdered girl who watches her family try to find justice for her brutal death is the one for you.
© NL Beeld
31 / 39 Fotos
'Seven Pounds' - A selfless decision to save seven people by paying the ultimate price, Will Smith will have you sobbing through the credits.
© NL Beeld
32 / 39 Fotos
'Mudbound' - This expertly crafted tale of two families working the same plot of land in the Mississippi Delta tackles huge themes of war and racism, but feels personal all the same.
© Getty Images
33 / 39 Fotos
'Up' - This is by far Pixar's most cry-inducing film.
© NL Beeld
34 / 39 Fotos
'P.S I Love You'
- A woman's late husband guides her on her journey to grieve his death, using letters that all end in "P.S I Love You." Are you crying already?
© NL Beeld
35 / 39 Fotos
'Terms of Endearment' - A tear-jerking mother-daughter classic, Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger have an incredible dynamic, though, of course, tragedy awaits.
© NL Beeld
36 / 39 Fotos
'Like Crazy' - If you've ever experienced the immense love and pain from being in a long-distance relationship, this film will bring all those feelings back.
© Getty Images
37 / 39 Fotos
'Beautiful Boy'
- There's no real relief from how sad this movie is. Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet are a fantastic father-son duo. You might need something uplifting after these, so check out the craziest, funniest movie characters of all time.
© NL Beeld
38 / 39 Fotos
Movies that will make you cry every time
Grab some tissues and a pint of ice cream
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Sometimes you just need a good cry. Whether it’s a cathartic release for something you’ve been holding on to, or simply a moment to yourself, crying can be so beneficial for your body, and weirdly enjoyable.
But if you're going to do it, you might as well do it right. Cry to a masterpiece designed to lure those salty tears out with heart-wrenching lines and a melancholic soundtrack.
So grab a box of tissues and a pint of ice cream, and check out this gallery to see the best sad movies that are guaranteed to have you sniffling.
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