The film that makes me cry
The film that makes me cry: Brokeback Mountain
The reality of the two lovers forced to deny their true feelings leaves me in tears every time
Tola Onanuga
02, Apr, 2015 @12:49 PM
The film that makes me cry: Fantastic Mr Fox
Wes Anderson’s sophisticated hero hides a dark secret beneath his starched collar – he’s neither fully man nor beast. But then, all of us share this tragic quality
Kit Buchan
31, Mar, 2015 @7:00 AM
The film that makes me cry: Steel Magnolias
This salon-centred tale is an unexpectedly complex study in the power of female friendship and the perspective-enhancing powers of a new hairdo
Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill
30, Mar, 2015 @7:00 AM
The film that makes me cry: Dreams of a Life
This documentary about a mysterious woman who had been dead in her bedsit for three years before she was found is heartbreaking – and a salutary reminder to keep our loved ones close
Peter Walker
27, Mar, 2015 @11:58 AM
The film that makes me cry: Field of Dreams
When you’ve lost your father, Field of Dreams strikes home with an unexpected force – as the tourists who flock to the farm where it was filmed prove
Michael Hann
26, Mar, 2015 @8:00 AM
The film that makes me cry: My Best Friend’s Wedding
Julia Roberts’ character is in love with her best friend. But she doesn’t find her happily ever after in this heartbreaking tale of regret and loss
Leah Green
25, Mar, 2015 @8:00 AM
The film that makes me cry: The Road
What happens in The Road is every father’s worst nightmare faced down with love, courage and inextinguishable hope
Rowan Righelato
24, Mar, 2015 @9:44 AM
The film that makes me cry – Forrest Gump
I remain dry-eyed at funerals. But now I’ve grown up and understand loss, grief and the film’s subtext of abuse, I’m overwhelmed by the wickedness of reality
Ian Ford
23, Mar, 2015 @10:56 AM
The film that makes me cry: Killing Them Softly
James Gandolfini’s character – a sad, boozy, wary hitman – disappears partway through this 2012 crime drama. But the actor’s presence lingers
Martin Pengelly
20, Mar, 2015 @11:31 AM
The film that makes me cry: How to Train Your Dragon
The inseparable bond between bullied Hiccup and Toothless the dragon, as they seek the less-macho path, brings back my own inseparable friend
Tom Ross
19, Mar, 2015 @3:29 PM
The film that makes me cry: La Strada
Fellini’s Oscar-winning weepie is moving not only for the cruel fate of its lead characters at the hand of a brutish man, but for how we can see ourselves in them
Michael Tait
18, Mar, 2015 @1:20 PM
The film that makes me cry: Up
None can stand before Pixar’s pinnacle of animated tear-jerking, which starts with a deathbed scene and ends with you in a blubbering mess
Tess Riley
17, Mar, 2015 @8:30 AM
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