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45 Sad Movies That'll Make You Sob Like a Sucker (Teen Vogue)

Why are we so drawn to sad movies? To get to the root of that question, let's consider the magnum opus of tearjerker movies: Titanic.
On paper, there's not much about Jack and Rose's story that should render this movie cathartic: more than 1,500 people die, and our leads-in-love famously wind up on opposite ends — in the up-down sense — of the ocean. So why exactly do people like me turn to Titanic with regularity in order to feel better? To answer that, some point to a study from Ohio State University that used another gold medalist among movies to cry to, Atonement, as a vehicle for understanding why these movies make us happier. What researchers found is that sad movies, like Titanic and Atonement, make us think about the relationships we hold near and dear in our own lives. As Silvia Knoblock-Westerwick, lead author of the study and a professor of Mediated Communication at the Technical University of Berlin, put it: "Tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal love, and this
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
2
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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My Girl (1991)
My Girl (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
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The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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The Farewell (2019)
The Farewell (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Up (2009)
Up (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
The Neverending Story (1984)
The Neverending Story (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
10
Harriet the Spy (1996)
Harriet the Spy (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
11
Other People (2016)
Other People (2016)
12
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
13
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
A Walk to Remember (2002)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   27%
15
Coco (2017)
Coco (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Stepmom (1998)
Stepmom (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
17
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
18
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
19
The Land Before Time (1988)
The Land Before Time (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
20
Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
21
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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One True Thing (1998)
One True Thing (1998)
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A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
24
Selena (1997)
Selena (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
25
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Soul (2020)
Soul (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
29
Beaches (1988)
Beaches (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
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Rent (2005)
Rent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
31
Marvin's Room (1996)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
32
The Notebook (2004)
The Notebook (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
33
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
34
The Hate U Give (2018)
The Hate U Give (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
35
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
36
The Big Sick (2017)
The Big Sick (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
37
Irreplaceable You (2018)
Irreplaceable You (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   32%
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Amour (2012)
Amour (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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P.S. I Love You (2007)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   24%
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