35 SAD MOVIES TO CRY (RECOMMENDED) - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

Today I come up with a list of sad to cry movies of various genres: romantic, drama, adventure, fantasy, animated, and even reality-based. Among them are Up, Always by your side, Seven souls, Under the same star, In search of happiness, Life is beautiful, Noa's diary and many more.

Many of them are great feature films that have marked an era in the world of cinema. Have you seen them already? Have you cried with any of them? With which? Let me know in the comments and leave the movies that you think should be on this list.

Recommended sad movies that will make you cry

Life is Beautiful

History of a Jewish family during World War II. Although it has sad moments, it also leaves a very positive message.

Looking for happiness

Another feature film based on a true story. On this occasion, Will Smith plays a man who has to deal with the separation of his wife, the care of his son, and unemployment.

Titanic

The historical fact of the sinking of the Titanic served as a pretext for James Cameron to create a love story between Jack, a young and humble boy, and Rose, a woman belonging to the aristocracy of the 20th century. The latter must fight against her mother, who forces her to marry a man of the same status.

It won eleven Oscars, being one of the most awarded films in history alongside Ben Hur and The Lord of the Rings.

12 years of slavery

Solomon Northup is a black musician based in New York. The problem comes after being drugged, kidnapped and sold as a slave to a Louisiana plantation.

The African American will wait for the ideal moment to try to escape in the face of the despair of the rest of his compatriots held there.

The impossible

Story based on real events that narrates the events of the famous tsunami in Thailand in 2004. Specifically, the focus is on a family that is separated due to the brutal wave and decide to look for each other without knowing if they have survived or not.

Pearl harbor

In my opinion, one of the most moving love stories with Titanic. Pearl Harbor speaks, in addition to the famous battle carried out in the United States, of a three-way love story.

Always at your side Hachiko

Richar Gere plays Parker Wilson, a college professor who decides to take in a stray dog ​​he finds at the station. The two strike up a great friendship that will make them inseparable.

Under the same star

Hazel suffers from a tumor that has been miraculously shrunk. Declined and unable to continue living, she meets Gus, a boy with the same illness as her. Both will start a romance that will change their lives in a decisive way.

Seven souls

A movie with a precious life lesson. In it, Ben Thomas is a man who dedicates his time to contact people in need to help them with secret reasons.

Road

Camino is a young and happy girl who is detected a cancer that will end her life little by little. Distressing and hopeful at times, her scenes touch the heart, especially for the interpretation of a girl who seeks to achieve happiness and peace.

Matter of time

Tim Lake begins a romance with Mary thanks to a curious power: he is able to travel through time. Her father, with whom she will have a close relationship, will be a key piece in explaining how to use them.

Big fish

A fantasy story centered on the relationship of a son and his father. Both the review of his life and the end is truly emotional, and will reveal the ins and outs of an endearing story told by Tim Burton.

Postscript i love you

A couple living in the happiness of their youth and their marriage sees their future cut short when the man is diagnosed with a terminal illness. The story is one of the most beautiful on the entire list without a doubt.

Hotel Rwanda

Set in the mid-1990s, Hotel Rwanda chronicles the War between the Hutu and the Tutsi. Murders, riots and insecurity are constant on the streets of Rwanda.

Brokeback Mountain

One of the most acclaimed films of the last decade. The plot is about a pair of cowboys who fall in love and then separate.

million dollar Baby

Clint Eastwood coaches a well-known boxing gym. He begins to maintain a close relationship with a young boxer who will lead them to experience a series of events that will change their lives forever.

Noa's diary

Famous movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Noa's diary is a classic of love movies.

The sixth Sense

Cole Sear is a boy of just eight years old who comes into contact with a psychologist who will help him to treat his problems.

Crash

In Crash, the lives of a group of people are found in the famous city of stars after having discovered the corpse of a brutally murdered man. The cocktail of personalities will bring out a great variety of tensions, both racial, religious or social.

My life without me

Ann lives in a caravan in her mother's garden outside of Vancouver. Her life, disastrous and unsatisfactory to say the least, takes a 180 degree turn.

The pianist

Wladyslaw Szpilman is considered the best pianist in his country, and one of the best in the world. But fate condemns him when World War II is declared.

A possible dream

Based on real events, A Possible Dream tells the story of overcoming a boy who dreamed of succeeding in sport.

Michael Oher, a homeless black youth, is taken in by a white family. In his new life, this gives him all the support so that Michael can become a professional football player.

Her

Is love between a machine and a human possible? In the not too distant future, technology has advanced so far as to create artificial intelligence capable of supplying romances between two human beings.

The relationship of the protagonist, played by Joaquin Phoenix, with an operating system will thrill you just as if it were flesh and blood.

toy Story 3

A long-awaited movie for many years. Both the youngest and the oldest were moved by its first two parts, but the third was a return to the past and the memories of its viewers.

Woody and company return to the adventure with a film that will most likely make you wake up the occasional tear.

Up

Who has not ever seen the image of the house flying thanks to the bouquet of air balloons?

Up tells the adventures of an old widower who meets a boy who will turn his world upside down. The main scene where the happy life of the protagonist and his partner is represented is at least exciting.

The Lion King

The story of friendship between two boys, one of them a girl who is just beginning adolescence.

Sophie's decision

Sophie is a WWII survivor who has found hope in Nathan, an American Jew. Professor Holland

An unsuccessful composer finds what he was looking for as a school teacher.

The oil of life

A couple will not give up until they find a treatment for their son's strange disease.

Gladiator

History of a general of Ancient Rome. After turning his life around, he will have to begin his life as a gladiator.

Life imprisonment

Two prisoners create a bond of friendship and support each other to find hope in the difficult situation.

Dear John

John and Savannah meet by chance and fall in love, but his life as a soldier and hers as a student will not allow them to be together as long as they want.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Bruno, a young son of a Nazi commander, befriends a Jewish boy imprisoned in Auschwitz.

Coconut

The dream of Miguel, a Mexican boy, is to be a musician, but his family forbids it for reasons he does not understand. However, he will not give up and pursue his dream.

Before you

A girl will start a new job and her obligation will be to take care of a young man who, in addition to being paralyzed, no longer has the will to live.

Reverse

Riley is a teenager with changing emotions. In this film we will learn how the 5 emotions interact in her head and how they all have a utility.

A monster comes to see me

Connor has the help of a monster to face his fears and a situation that is difficult for him to accept.

Always alice

Alice begins to not remember some words, goes to the doctor and is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This will lead her to a fight against her fears that will affect her way of thinking, her feelings, and the people around her.

A walk to Remember

Landon and Jamie are two young teenagers, who fall in love despite the seemingly impossible relationship.

Never leave me

Three friends have spent their childhood in Hailsham. In their adulthood they realize the tragic reality of their life, that you go beyond what they ever imagined.

From my heaven

A young woman suddenly disappears and finds herself in a place that appears to be neither heaven nor earth. She must control her desire for revenge and resentment towards her murderer so that her family can heal and she rest in peace.

Other recommended lists

Recommended movies of all genres.

Movies based on real events.

Movies to reflect on life.

Movies to watch as a family.

Educational films.

Psychological movies.

Philosophical movies.

Stock movies.

Romantic movies.

Movies of personal improvement.

Adventure movies.

Music movies.