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68 sad movies that will have you crying in the best way possible

You'll be reaching for the tissues.

By Ali Pantony, Jabeen Waheed and Charley Ross

6 September 2025

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Sad movies are something we all need every once in a while. I mean, who doesn't love a good tear-jerker? Whether you're looking for an epic tragedy that will leave you bawling, a life-affirming heroic tale, or a cry-off-your-mascara romance, a good weep can be the solution to all your problems. So get those tissues, get under the duvet and let those feels do their thing because we've trawled our favourite streaming services to bring you the best sad movies to cry your heart out to.

One film that's 100% guaranteed to make you cry is Past Lives, without a doubt. Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, this movie takes star-crossed lovers and tearjerker status to a whole new level. The Impossible, starring Naomi Watts, is based on one family's journey navigating the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Don't miss out on sci-fi sad film Never Let Me Go, where Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley play clones whose lives remain intertwined forever, for better or worse.

Other weep-worthy movies on Netflix include triple Oscar-winner (and absolute sob-fest) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Seven Pounds (double sob-fest), and Marriage Story with Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver (so much of a sob fest you'll need a new pack of Kleenex).

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Let's not forget the absolute classic, Dear John (from Nicholas Sparks, the same author behind The Lucky One), with Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. If you are looking for a repeated cry, then, of course, there are some of the classics, including Titanic.

Looking for a non-sad movie that won't put as much of a dent in your Kleenex supply? Check out GLAMOUR's guide to feel-good films, the best rom coms and best chick flicks of all time... But in the meantime, here is our list of the best 68 sad movies. Warning: do not attempt without a large tub of ice cream and tissues within easy reach.

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The Hate U Give
Who: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, KJ Apa, Sabrina Carpenter
What: After witnessing the shooting of her best friend by the police, Starr Carter (Stenberg) must navigate a racist world of police brutality and pressures from various communities to stand up for what she believes to be right.
Weepy Rating: 8/10
Where can I watch it? Disney+
The Iron Claw
Who: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Lily James, Harris Dickinson
What: Efron, White and Dickinson play the Von Erich brothers, who were a family of history-making professional wrestlers with a tragic story.
Weepy Rating: Some points (no spoilers) definitely hit 10/10.
Where can I watch it? Netflix
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One Day, 2011
Who: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Jodie Whittaker
What: The first adaptation of David Nicholls' novel – before last year's Netflix TV series adaptation starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall – sees a young man and woman meet on their graduation night and build a friendship. But could it be something more? We return to the story of Emma and Dexter on the same date each year – the day they met – as their friendship and lives navigate highs and lows.
Weepy Rating: 9.5/10
Where can I watch it? Apple TV+ and Sky Store
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A Star Is Born, 2018
Who: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
What: The ultimate story of star-crossed lovers. Superstar musician Jackson meets Ally, and they fall in love. He encourages her to follow her dreams, while grappling with his own demons and addictions.
Weepy Rating: 10/10
Where can I watch it? NOW TV and Sky

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Beautiful Boy, 2018
Who: Timothée Chalamet, Steve Carrell
What: Based on a true story, Beautiful Boy recounts the tale of father and son David and Nic Sheff (played by Carrell and Chalamet respectively), their relationship and how they're both impacted and tested when Nic becomes addicted to crystal meth.
Weepy Rating: 8/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Atonement, 2007
Who: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan
What: When young Briony (Ronan) discovers her sister Cecilia (Knightley) in an embrace with her lover Robbie (McAvoy), she accuses him of raping Cecilia. This changes the trajectory of all three of their lives, in the most heartbreaking of ways.
Weepy Rating: 10/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Good Grief, 2023
Who: Dan Levy, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel
What: Written and directed by the Schitt's Creek star himself, this Netflix movie explores the complicated grief felt by protagonist Marc (Levy) when he loses his husband very suddenly, but with this loss he discovers more about his late love than he expected.
Weepy Rating: 7/10
Where can I watch it? Netflix
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Aftersun, 2022
Who: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio
What: A young woman looks back at a holiday she spent with her dad when she was a little girl – it causes her to question what she did and didn't know about him, as well as the true, enduring strength of a father-daughter bond.
Weepy Rating: 9/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

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The Farewell, 2019
Who: Awkwafina, Shuzhen Zhao, X Mayo
What: After discovering the matriarch of the family doesn't have long to live, the rest of the family members decide not to tell her and schedule a wedding as an excuse to gather before she dies.
Weepy Rating: 7/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Never Let Me Go, 2010
Who: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Ella Purnell, Sally Hawkins
What: Adapted from the 2005 science fiction novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro, Garfield, Mulligan and Knightley play three close friends who grow up in a closed-off environment, only to discover that they are clones. What this means for their lives, relationships and love for one another is harrowing.
Weepy Rating: 9/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Little Women, 2019
Who: Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Timothée Chalamet, James Norton, Meryl Streep
What: Based on the coming-of-age 1800s novel by Louisa May Alcott, Greta Gerwig's take on the classic explores the story of the March sisters as they navigate their dreams and their attempts at love and happiness.
Weepy Rating: There is so much that can get your tear ducts going – untimely deaths, broken hearts, frustrated feminine rage. We'd give it a solid 7/10.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video and Netflix
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Past Lives, 2023
Who: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro
What: After being separated for many adult years, two deeply connected childhood friends reconnect many years later and ponder what they mean to each other. Greta Lee plays Nora, who emigrated to the USA from South Korea when she was young, leaving Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) behind. When he comes to New York to visit, we see the duo confront their destiny.
Weepy Rating: 10/10 ugly crying, without a doubt.
Where can I watch it? Amazon Prime

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Into The Wild, 2007
Who: Emile Hirsch, Kristen Stewart
What: Based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name, Into The Wild sees university graduate Christopher McCandless, the son of wealthy parents, ditch his future career, give his savings to charity and rid himself of his possessions in favour of a remote, simple life in the Alaskan wilderness.
Weepy Rating: This film shows us how being alone can be our saving grace and also our greatest enemy. 8/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Penguin Bloom, 2020
Who: Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln
What: When Samantha Bloom breaks her back and is left paralysed from the chest down in an accident, she finds solace and new meaning in life from an injured magpie that her children big home.
Weepy Rating: 7/10
Where can I watch it? Netflix
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Till, 2022
Who: Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jalyn Hall
What: Danielle Deadwyler is extraordinary as Mamie Till-Mobley, the real-life activist who relentlessly pursued justice for the brutal 1955 lynching of her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Weepy Rating: 10/10. Absolutely shocking and heartbreaking.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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The Impossible, 2012
Who: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland,
What: The Impossible is centred on the real-life story of one family getting caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the aftermath in which they were all separated and attempting to find their way back to each.
Weepy Rating: The reunion scenes made us ugly cry. 10/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

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Remember Me, 2010
Who: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin
What: This sweet coming-of-age romantic drama film centres around two lovers (RPatz, Emilie de Ravin) who struggle with difficult backgrounds, but battle to make a relationship work nevertheless, a true triumph of love conquers all. Be prepared for a shock ending which amplifies the tragedy by, oh, 100%.
Weepy Rating: 7/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Pieces of a Woman, 2020
Who: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LeBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Ellen Burstyn, Iliza Shlesinger
What: The Crown's Vanessa Kirby is sensational in this drama film about the devastating fallout after a home birth that ends in tragedy and an ensuing court case. Hungarian husband-wife team, director Kornél Mundruczó and writer Kata Wéber navigate the challenging themes with sensitivity and depth.
Weepy Rating: 9/10
Where can I watch it? Netflix
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Dallas Buyers Club, 2013
Who: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner
What: Both Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto picked up Oscars for their roles in this drama film (Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively). But Dallas Buyers Club isn't simply an award-winning film, it's also an important nod of social history, chronicling the tragic struggle of HIV/AIDS patients at a time when the disease was widely misunderstood and, equally, stigmatised.
Weepy Rating: 8/10
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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West Side Story, 2021
Who: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose
What: Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of Stephen Sondheim's musical definitely packed a punch when it came to the tear-jerking factor. Based on Arthur Laurents' original screenplay (which in turn is inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet), West Side Story chronicles the doomed romance between two lovers from different ethic backgrounds, in a New York City where tensions run rife. The heart-breaking final sequence is bound to strike a chord with viewers.
Weepy Rating: 7/10
Where can I watch it? Disney+

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Nomadland, 2020
Who: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn
What: Frances McDormand is nothing short of sensational in this drama/western film, directed by Chloe Zhao, about a woman who loses everything, and takes off across the United States as a van-dwelling nomad. It scooped up both Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress (for McDormand) at the 2020 Oscars, and was praised for its poetic nature and realism... meaning it will not so much make you bawl as feel a deep, existential poignance. Oh, and Ludovico Einaudi did the soundtrack, just to underscore that effect.
Weepy Rating: 7/10
Where can I watch it? Disney+
When They See Us, 2019
Who: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Jharrel Jerome, Marquis Rodriguez
What: Based on events of the 1989 Central Park jogger case, exploring the lives and families of the five male suspects who were falsely accused, prosecuted and then vindicated on charges related to the rape and assault of a woman in Central Park, New York City.
Weepy Rating: High! Not for the faint hearted, so tears of sadness will be shed, but the tears in the ending will have you feeling hopeful!
Where can I watch it? Netflix
Precious, 2009
Who: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz
What: A teen that can neither read or write, pregnant by her own father for the second time, suffering from constant abuse at the hands of her vicious and resentful mother. Precious,16 instinctively finds a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school and begin a journey from oppression to self-determination.
Weepy Rating: Keep the tissues nearby… you will get through within the first 10 minutes.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
For Coloured Girls, 2010
Who: Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg
What: A book adaptation directed by Tyler Perry that depicts the interconnected lives of ten women, exploring their lives and devastating struggles as women of colour.
Weepy Rating: The stories will be so familiar to so many women, tears might not only be shed for the women in the movie but for the women around you everyday.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

If Anything Happens I Love You, 2020
What: You may have seen this animation dominating the 'Top 10' list on Netflix or heard your friends talking about it. People on social media can't stop talking (and crying) about it. The 12 minute animation film, which has no dialogue and was produced by Laura Dern, follows two grieving parents as they mourn the loss of their daughter in the aftermath of a tragic school shooting.
Weepy Rating: Off the scale. One of the most heartbreaking films we've ever watched – without a single word of dialogue and only 12 minutes long.
Where can I watch it? Netflix
Rocks, 2019
Who: Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, D'angelou Osei Kissiedu
What: A teenage girl struggles to take care of herself and her younger brother after being abandoned by their single mother, forcing them to fend for themselves on London's streets.
Weepy Rating: You will cry heartbroken tears, life-affirming tears, angry tears, life-affirming tears. You will cry all of the tears.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Schindler's List, 1993
Who: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley
What: Oskar Schindler, an industrialist and member of the Nazi party in German-occupied Poland during World War II, gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish employees after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Weepy Rating: Come on. It's Schindler's List. No rating required.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Loving, 2017
Who: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton
What: This Oscar-nominated film tells the heart-wrenching story of Richard and Mildred Loving, who were arrested for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia.
Weepy Rating: A definite sob-fest as you watch the power of love conquer the deeply-entrenched racism of the south in the '60s.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

Seven Pounds, 2008
Who: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson
What: Ben Thomas (Smith) is an IRS agent haunted by a past fateful mistake as he embarks on an extraordinary mission to change the lives of seven strangers.
Weepy Rating: 10/10. We dare you not to shed at least one tear during this beautiful film.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008
Who: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
What: In this triple-Oscar-winning film, young Daisy (Blanchett) meets Benjamin Button (Pitt) who suffers from a rare ageing enigma which means he ages backwards. They keep in touch as she gets older, and he younger.
Weepy Rating: A solid 7, very powerful and moving. Deffo requires Kleenex.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
The Deep End of the Ocean, 1999
Who: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg
What: Adapted from the best-selling novel by Jacquelyn Mitchard, The Deep End of the Ocean is about a family dealing with the heartbreak of having their youngest son kidnapped – then shockingly found nine years later, living in the same town.
Weepy Rating: More of an emotionally intense tear-jerker than a sob-your-heart-out snot fest, but still one to pull on the old heart strings nonetheless.
Where can I watch it: Netflix
The Lucky One, 2012
Who: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner
What: Logan (Efron) is a marine serving in Iraq when he finds a photo of a woman with the words 'keep safe' written on the back – when his unit is attacked and Logan survives, he travels to Louisiana hoping to find the woman he believes was his good luck charm; the woman that saved his life.
Weepy Rating: Well, it's written by Nicholas Sparks (the author of The Notebook and Dear John) so, you know, tears are pretty much guaranteed.
Where can I watch it: Prime Video

The Green Mile, 1999
Who: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan
What: One of the most spectacular adaptions of a Stephen King novel, Green Mile follows Paul Edgecomb (Hanks), the head guard of a prison where John Coffey – a black man accused of murdering two young girls – is an inmate. Despite his physical strength, Paul soon realises that John is naive, soft and kind – and may possess a supernatural gift – and begins to question whether he's really capable of murder.
Weepy Rating: If you don't come out of this with a lump in your throat and seriously puffy eyes, you have no heart.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Revolutionary Road, 2009
Who: Leonardo Dicaprio, Kate Winslet
What: Reuniting Leo and Kate 12 years after Titanic, Revolutionary Road follows husband wife Frank and April Wheeler in the 1950s as they buy a house in Connecticut and are confronted with the conventionality of suburbia, the loss of their free spirits, and the unravelling of their marriage while trying to raise two children.
Weepy Rating: This is some beautifully acted, but seriously bleak stuff. You have been warned.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Marriage Story, 2019
Who: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern
What: Marriage Story chronicles the lives of a once-happy couple going through a divorce. With a young child to protect, Charlie and Nicole face the difficult challenge of keeping their family unit intact while battling through agonising divorce proceedings. Laura Dern won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal as a family lawyer.
Weepy Rating: If you're human, you'll be in floods.
Where can I watch it? Netflix
The Fault In Our Stars, 2014
Who: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgot, Nat Wolff and Laura Dern
What: This teen drama romance follows two cancer affected teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and they embark on a journey together to find an author who inspires them in Amsterdam.
Weepy Rating: If you don’t cry you are not human.
Where can I watch it? Disney+

The Pianist, 2002
Who: Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox and Maureen Lipman
What: Focusing on a renowned Jewish polish pianist played by Adrien Brody – a role he won his Oscar for – this is a heartbreaking look at one family’s struggles during the second world war.
Weepy Rating: It’s a 3-hour tour de force of emotions.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Titanic, 1997
Who: Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet
What: Do you really need to be told the storyline? Well, it features a boat, Kate Winslet posing naked for a sketch, Leonardo Dicaprio in his PRIME and a lot of waterworks in both senses of the word.
Weepy Rating: We have lost count of how many times we have cried at this movie.
Where can I watch it? Disney+
Moulin Rouge, 2001
Who: Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
What: A penniless writer finds a new muse in the form of a dazzling show girl and the soundtrack is as cracking as the acting.
Weepy Rating: You will be singing aloud and crying at the same time. So, it’s a passionate cry with air grabs.
Where can I watch it? Disney+
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018
Who: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
What: Barry Jenkin’s story of a pregnant woman struggling to prove her fiancee innocent of a crime in early-1970s Harlem won the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (by Regina King).
Weepy Rating: The tears will be streaming long after the credits roll.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

Harriet, 2019
Who: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn
What: This powerful film, in cinemas now, follows the heroic abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, through her escape from slavery and the consequent Underground Railroad that would liberate hundreds of slaves.
Weepy Rating: 8. Unsurprisingly, there won't be a dry eye in the house.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Adrift, 2018
Who: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin
What: The real-life story of Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp, who attempt to sail the Atlantic Ocean. When Richard is left in critical condition after a hurricane, Tami must navigate her way to shore alone.
Weepy Rating: If you can get through the whole film without crying your eyes out, you’re not human.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Dumbo, 2019
Who: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
What: A young elephant is ridiculed at the circus and made to perform dangerous stunts until he discovers he can fly.
Weepy Rating: 8/10. It’ll break your heart.
Where can I watch it? Disney+
Five Feet Apart, 2019
Who: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani
What: A pair of teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love.
Weepy Rating: Think The Fault In Our Stars 2.0
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

The Theory Of Everything, 2014
Who: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior
What: This story explores the relationship between famous physicist Stephen Hawking and wife Jane Wilde.
Weepy Rating: This poignant, intimate portrayal of Stephen Hawking’s life is a heart-breaking love story that’ll leave you in uncontrollable tears.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
The Aftermath, 2019
Who: Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke
What: Set in post-war Germany in 1946, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg but tensions arise with the previous resident.
Weepy Rating: Kleenex tissues at the ready is all we’re saying.
Where can I watch it? Disney+
Up, 2009
Who: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger
What: Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, travels to Paradise Falls in his house, inadvertently picking up company along the way.
Weepy Rating: Settle in for a serious sob fest.
Where can I watch it? Disney+
The Wife, 2017
Who: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons
What: After three decades together, a devoted wife questions her life choices after accompanying her husband to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Weepy Rating: Close’s powerful portrayal of a wife suffering in the shadow of her husband’s status is heartbreaking. You’ll be rooting for her from beginning to end.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

Romeo and Juliet, 1996
Who: Claire Danes, Leonardo Dicaprio
What: Baz Luhrman's modern take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Weepy Rating: This classic love story tugs at the heart strings every time
Where can I watch it? Disney+
The Last Song, 2010
Who: Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth
What: A rebellious New Yorker is forced to spend the summer with her father in a Southern beach town where they re-connect through a mutual love of music
Weepy Rating: It was written by Nicholas Sparks - the king of tearjerkers. Enough said.
Where can I watch it? Disney+
Call Me By Your Name, 2017
Who: Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet
What: Set in the high heat of an early 1980s Italian summer, Elio has quite the awakening when Oliver, a handsome as hell American student, interns for his father. As their rooms back onto each other, a series of intense love scenes ensue in a real coming of age tale.
Weepy Rating: Just make sure you watch until the end of the credits for one gut-wrenching cry.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Moonlight, 2016
Who: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae
What: A coming-of-age story about Little/Chiron/Black (as he’s known at three different stages of his life, and played by different actors), a young man who is struggling with a crack addicted mother (Harris) and his sexuality, in a rough Miami suburb.
Weepy rating: The moment when he confronts his in-recovery mother as an adult is a sucker-punch to your tear ducts.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

Me Before You, 2016
Who: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin
What: Will (Claflin) was paralysed in a motorbike accident two years ago, and is now determined to travel to an assisted suicide facility in Switzerland. When Lou (Clarke) becomes his carer, she’s equally determined to prove to him that life is worth living.
Weepy rating: With the spectre of death looming from the off, have a Kleenex wadded in your palm as you press play.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
About Time, 2013
Who: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy
What: At 21, Tim (Gleeson) is told by his father (Nighy) that the men in their family can travel through time. Only backwards and only in their own lifetime, but still, pretty handy when it comes to perfecting a first date with a woman he’s crazy about.
Weepy rating: As always, Richard Curtis deftly navigates light and dark. About Time’s funeral scene is on a par with Four Weddings’ heartbreaking “Stop all the clocks” moment.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
The Light Between Oceans, 2016
Who: Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, Rachel Weisz
What: Lighthouse keeper (Fassbender) and his wife Isabel (Vikander) live on an isolated island, where one day a boat containing a dead man and a baby appears offshore. Isabel persuades her husband to take the baby in and bring her up as their own, until a trip to shore reveals who her true mother is.
Weepy rating: Vikander does delicate emotion so well, you’ll be crying before the ‘officially sad’ bits even start.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Marley And Me, 2008
Who: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson
What: A married couple adopts a very naughty – and Instagrammingly adorable – Labrador, and he becomes an integral part of their growing family.
Weepy rating: If you’re a dog person: floods. If you’re not: floods.
Where can I watch it? Disney+

The Notebook, 2004
Who: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
What: An old man reads from a battered notebook to a lady in a nursing home. He tells her the story of a young couples’ love, how it was thwarted by World War II and how they were reunited seven years later.
Weepy rating: An unapologetic love story that suckerpunches you with the weeps at the end.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
P.S. I Love You, 2007
Who: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler
What: Holly is devastated when her husband Gerry dies from a brain tumour, but on her 30th birthday a message from him arrives, the first of ten he arranged to have delivered after his death. They all end ‘P.S I Love You’.
Weepy rating: Despite Gerard Butler’s truly terrible Irish accent, you can’t help but fall for a story about true love stopped in its tracks too soon.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Still Alice, 2014
Who: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart
What: A university professor (Moore) is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and as the disease progresses it impacts everyone around her.
Weepy rating: Moore’s performance won her well-deserved Oscar in this raw story about a cruel, all-too-common illness. She’ll leave you in pieces.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
The Time Traveler's Wife, 2009
Who: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams (again!)
What: A rogue gene causes a librarian (Bana) to uncontrollably travel through time, meaning his wife (McAdams) spends most of their relationship waiting for him to return and worrying what might happen to him.
Weepy rating: Love. Fate. Separation. It works as a metaphor for relationships, and as a tragic fantasy tale.
Where can I watch it? Apple TV+

Brokeback Mountain, 2005
Who: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
What: Jack (Gyllenhaal) and Ennis (Ledger) are two cowboys who fall in love in 1960s rural Wyoming, but are forced to hide it from the outside world.
Weepy rating: Utterly devastating. Its emotional punch will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
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Lion, 2016
Who: Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar
What: The film centres around Saroo (Sunny Pawar), a five-year-old who gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of miles away from home. After surviving challenges he gets adopted by an Australian couple (cue Nicole Kidman as the adoptive mum). Fast forward 25 years later, he (now played by Dev Patel) sets out to find his lost family.
Weepy rating: The fact that it's based on true life events will have you reaching for tissues within the first thirty minutes.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, 2008
Who: Vera Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon and Rupert Friend
What: During World War Two, 8-year-old Bruno and his family leave Berlin and take up residence near a concentration camp. Whilst his father is embroiled with the innerworkings of the Nazi party, lonely Bruno wanders the surrounding countryside and befriends the boy in the striped pyjamas through the barbed wire fence of the concentration camp.
Weepy Rating: This is a harrowing account of the Holocaust that will break your heart in two and then some.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Ordinary Love, 2019
Who: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Amit Shah
What: The lives of a middle-aged couple whose lives are rocked when the wife is diagnosed with cancer.
Weepy Rating: If you cried your way through My Sister’s Keeper, you can expect much of the same.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video

Queen & Slim, 2019
Who: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine
What: When Queen and Slim are driving home from a date, they get pulled over by a police officer and the situation escalates. What follows is an incredibly poignant story of endurance, justice, love, pain, race and the power of black unity.
Weepy Rating: You will cry sad tears, you will cry angry tears, you will cry defiant tears. You will cry all of the tears.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
Irreplaceable You, 2018
Who: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huisman
What: After tragically being diagnosed with cancer, Abbie sets herself a mission to find her fiancé and best friend since childhood, Sam, a new partner. To say it is heartbreaking is an understatement.
Weepy Rating: You are going to be thrilled you stockpiled the loo roll, this will require all the tissue for all the tears.
Where can I watch it? Netflix
Room, 2015
Who: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen
What: After years of being held captive in an isolated shed by a kidnapper, Joy and her little son, Jack, manage to escape the confinement and gain their freedom. It will tug at every heart-string!
Where can I watch it? Prime Video
My Sister's Keeper, 2009
Who: Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin
What: Anna, a young girl, seeks a lawyer's help to earn medical emancipation from her parents when they force her to donate organs, blood and tissue to her leukaemia-stricken elder sister and help her live.
Where can I watch it? Prime Video