Alfred Hitchcock once stated that in filmmaking, "Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions." In this sense, to evoke emotions has always been a goal for filmmakers. The question is how this can be achieved.
"The following list contains some of the most emotive films of all time. The subjects of these films deals with topics such as the consequences of war, poverty, mental health, death of a loved one, aging, love affairs and deadly misunderstandings."
