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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.

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.