Rom-coms and funny movies have their place, but sometimes you're just in the mood for a good cry. Whether you've been dealing with heartbreak, illness, or you're just feeling all the feelings, a tearjerker movie is sometimes exactly what you need to get it all out and feel better. Luckily for you, we've rounded up 60 sad movies for such an occasion.
So wait, why do I sometimes *want* to feel sad by watching a sad movie? Science might have the answer. A 2016 study published in Royal Society Open Science suggests that watching an "emotionally arousing" (hmm) movie leads to an increased sense of group bonding and increased pain threshold. Another study from 2012 suggests that watching sad movies actually makes us happy in the end, because they make us examine our close relationships, which boosts serotonin.
Anyway, that's enough psychology for now. These movies cover everything from sinking ships and irreparable relationships to dads who play piano and are secretly dying.
