I was wondering which movies kind of get you emotionally everytime you watch it. For me, it's two, United 93, just the end of it is so moving. And the other one is Deepwater Horizon, when he starts calling out the names and no one answers gets me teared up everytime.

This subject grows with age for me and my list is longer than it used to be

But one that came to mind is Field of Dreams ... namely at the end with his father and playing catch.

"Away from Her" - a Canadian film addressing Alzheimer's

"Down the Shore" - with James Gandolfini (one of his last)

Hmmmm.......this is a tough one.

Schindler's List

City of Angels

The Shawshank Redemption

The Lion King

Field of Dreams

Deep Thro...oh, the different kind of emotional.

Saving Private Ryan (when he asks his wife to tell him something)
Infinity War (when Pete says he doesn't want to go)
My Life (when, shoot...most of it)

Jeez, I wonder what that says about me.

Brian’s Song

Shawshank Redemption would definitely be on my list as well

Behind the Green Door


just kidding:

Saving Private Ryan
The Natural

The Notebook

The end of American Sniper

"Up"

Jacob's Ladder

The Sixth Sense

Rudy

Forrest Gump

Most of all, a Canadian movie called "Terry", a true story about Terry Fox, who lost his leg to cancer as a teenager, but ran halfway across Canada in 1980 before the cancer returned. It killed him June, 1981. He was 22 years old.

I remember that "Terry" movie. Yeah man, that was sad as can be.

Pay It Forward.

The Champ.

Rocky



I am a crybaby and not afraid to admit it.

One scene in "On Golden Pond" where Henry Fonda gets lost coming home. That was hard to swallow back the tears.
That movie covers the topic of aging that rarely is discussed.

Private Ryan. Never have I seen a movie where war was shown like that. From the time the convoy gate opened to hit the beach till they knocked out the bunker was so intense. I found myself with white knuckles gripping the chair.

I grew up post WWII. All the John Wayne war movies and many more covering WWII were so non realistic. Private Ryan made me glad I never had to go through that.

I have tried to watch Schindler's List way to intense could not handle it.

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is the most harrowing documentary I've ever watched. It breaks your heart apart, and it takes a few days to pick up all the pieces.

"Awakenings" with DE Niro and Robin Williams is a heavy one as well.

I always liked Williams in his serious roles.

I forgot to mention Rocky II.

When he got up off the mat at the end, and the ref declared him champ, they cut to Adrian at home.

I still tear up, sometimes I will YouTube that final scene just to re-watch it. Still get goosebumps.

Awakenings was very good. Thanks for mentioning it. That movie troubled me for a long, long time. It made me want to save people.

The end of Major League is cool, and not just saying that because you guys are tribe fans.

I find that scene when Hayes scored the winning run to be emotional because of all the events that led up to it.

'The Indians win it! The Indians win it! Oh my god, the Indians win it!"

That’s a great movie/final scene for sure lamp .. love that moment

I also love Rocky when he’s running the streets at dawn and runs up the steps in triumph

Terms of Endearment. Maybe my favorite movie. A tear jerk, drama, and comedy rolled in to one.

J/c

Not really emotional like sad/crying, but I just watched my favorite movie with my parents: The Shining ... such a meaningful movie and one that’s dear to me

I am unable to watch any dog movie. Impossible, happy or sad I am emotionally exhausted and have consumed every box of tissue in sight.

I don’t know why.... I have always been that way... When I was a child, I cried when the lassie tv show was over.

My wife just shakes her head.

So, "A Dog's Purpose" would probably not be on your list of top movies to watch then?

That opening sequence in UP just rocks you to the core.

I also get shook with dog movies. Marley and Me is a great movie...but I can't watch it. Old Yeller is another(and the staple if we are honest...lol) And who can forget Dumbo (Baby Mine)lol

Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan...for different reasons. One breaks your heart, the other is just so intense. But one that must be seen is Roberto Benigni's, Life is Beautiful

Gettysburg...at many points but specifically when Chamberlain orders the bayonets to order the charge on Little Round Top...and after the hell they went through, they are moved to safety for the next day which happens to be right where Pickett's Charge is going to. And when Pickett exasperatedly tells Lee "I have no division..."

Taking Chance is an incredibly powerful movie for me. It's about a Marine (Kevin Bacon) escorting the body of a fellow marine (whom he did not know) from processing to his final resting place. It is one of those movies I force myself to watch every Memorial Day in order to not forget. I say force because the emotions are strong and difficult for me.

Inspirationally I love Rudy. I remember seeing it for the first time in the theater. And when he gets that sack, I marveled at everyone jumping to their feet screaming and cheering when I realized I was right there with them...Or the rush of emotions when he was finally accepted into Notre Dame.

Chariots of Fire. Both when Eric Liddel is preaching at church instead of competing as well as the final race he ran. Harold Abrahams 100 meter.

Running Brave with Robbie Benson as Billy Mills when he kicks in to win the gold...

or Prefontaine...the chants of Pre, Pre, Pre as his hearse circles the track

I can probably go on...LOL...but I don't want to seem like an emotional wreck...LMAO!!!

Marley and Me

weirdly enough Armageddon. When Bruce Willis decides he is going to take Aflac's place to blow up the asteroid - it just gets me thinking "one day, im not going to have my dad around". Gets me even more so than Marley and Me.

You know...For me...It is Ueker saying those words that ultimately gets me....Sort of like...But no where near as powerful as "Do you believe in miracles??? YES!!!" (Also a good movie, but I get worked up more over the real broadcast...LOL(which I saw originally as well)

Here is another....LOL....How can any Browns fan not get pumped over Draft Day??? LMAO!!!

For me it definitely has to be Brian's Song as it was a true story and is hard to watch without crying.

As far as dog movies go I am just like Ytown as I always get emotional watching them.

The one the gets me the most is Old Yeller

Beetle juice

Marley and Me is a tough one to get through for me too

The Rocky franchise really watered down the significance of the first movie. I was just watching it again last night and I choked up in the final scene. All he wanted to do was go the distance and then celebrate with his girlfriend, everything else didn't matter. He wasn't even bothered to hear who won. Gets me every time.

I have a hard time with dog movies too. I remember being upset watching that one scene in "I Am Legend" with Will Smith. There I am, watching a post-apocalyptic movie where millions have died from some contagion, but I'm okay with that because hey, its just a movie. But then they kill the dog in that same movie and its like I got hit in the head with a brick ... crazy. I suppose its from watching Old Yeller when I was little. I don't actually remember watching it, being only 5 or 6 years old at the time, but years later my mother told me I was inconsolable when they had to shoot Old Yeller.

My wife had it on in the background, I went into the office and left the door open. I cried, I closed the door, and put on music.

Great point .. I did the same thing about a month ago .. hadn’t watched the original Rocky in quite some time ... and i kept thinking “Damn, what a movie”

I dont really like emotional dog movies either.

It's painful when a dog dies and I dont want to see it glamorized in movie form. I don't need that hurt dredged up.

Other pet movies like Secret Life Of Pets are ok to me.

Old Yeller...I cried when I saw that. I might have been 7-8 years old when it was released in maybe 1956.? It was around there. I didn't want to, but was still at that fragile age. Crying after that didn't happen until I was maybe 40 or so when my Father died..

I am glad I found that fragile state again.

So I decided to watch Old Yeller last night again as I had not seen it since I was probably 7 or 8.

My 16 year old daughter comes downstairs and says "dad are you crying" I said no kiddo I just have something in my eye!

What a great classic movie but it is very difficult to watch without being emotional as my golden lab was sitting next to me and she is 14 and I am already starting to dread the day when I have to make the decision.

I don't think any movie hit me as hard as Big Fish hit me. Great movie, and a great ending. Just one of those ones where the ending is amazing, but you will get hit right in the feels.

That's a great flick. A lot of excellent performances.

-The awe and sense of wonder always gets me on another emotional level. It really makes you contemplate humanity.


-On one hand, I get angry at McCandless every time I watch this, but I'm inspired through what he did try and do. I just wish he was smarter once reaching Alaska.





-Robot love story. Specifically the "flying/dancing" scene.


-Anne Hathaway's performance of "I dreamed a dream".

I've only watched it once,, I'll never be able to watch it again.. can't take it.. Marley and Me.

Right. It's a movie where you can see both sides. One side, it's great he took his own path but damn, that was the dumbest path one could take. He should have prepared his family. They could have at least given him advice to do this journey the right way (take a phone, get the right backwoods training, take a freaking map*, have a buddy check on you, commit to checking in with your family once every few months, etc.).


*When he tried to leave his campsite because he was running out of food, he went back the only way he knew, which had the river flooded. Had he had a map, he could have seen a bridge not too far from him camp to the north. He should never put himself in that situation.

The Wizard of Oz.

I know I am a little slow responding to this thread but I forgot about it until yesterday. I could list many "non-fiction films" that intend to appeal to your emotions so I wasn't going to bother, but working in the kitchen for a while I opened Neflix and found Miracle.

This one truly makes me emotional, probably because it was based on a team when we still had the Olympic spirit and before the professional dream teams. Born on the early 60s I remember the rivalry with the USSR in all things not just politics and being upset at 11 years old when we lost the gold medal in basketball.

Beating the USSR, who some of the team had been together for over 10 years was unbelievable. I saw a documentary from the USSR perspective and these guys trained constantly and their premier goalie said he did not see his family much.

I could still kick myself because I am pretty sure I did not watch the delayed broadcast that Friday night (started at 5 pm , televised at 8). It was my first year of college and had met my future wife only three months prior and I am sure we were together that night away from a television. I am sure had I watched it I would have been nuts because back then I would almost get an upset stomach before big Browns games.

The mood in the country was really bad, very little pride in the USA. We really needed shot in the arm and that game provided it. Herb Brooks, at least as was revealed in the movie was a master motivator. I loved how he held the team on the ice until they realized they played for the USA, not their colleges.

I actually just watched this again ... I love the scene where she sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow ... what a voice

I watched a documentary regarding the making of this movie and believe it or not the studio wanted to cut this song because the run time was too long. Fortunately they were talked into allowing it.

I hadn’t realized that. I knew they originally thought she was too old for the part, but I’m glad it worked out as it did. Unfortunately, the movie messed her up (and Hollywood in general)