Classes are over, so you know what that means? It’s time to pull out some good movies that are guaranteed to drain your tear ducts and give you all the feels. Here are 15 flicks that will do just that!
1. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The classic tearjerker starring Will and Jaden Smith is guaranteed to mess up your mascara. Follow the journey of Chris Gardner and his son as they take on the cruel realities of the world of homelessness and perseverance.
2. Unconditional (2012)
Ah, don’t we all love the beautiful meaning of friendship and forgiveness? Starring Michael Ealy and Lynn Collins, this emotional film is about a woman whose childhood friend helps her regain her faith after her husband is murdered during a mugging. Prepare for your heartstrings to be pulled!
3. Hours (2013)
If the presence of Paul Walker by itself doesn’t make you burst into tears, then the waterworks will be in full effect as you watch him risk his life to save his newborn daughter after Hurricane Katrina causes the power to go out at their New Orleans hospital.
4. The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
This has to be the most emotional movie we’ve ever seen! Based on the novel by John Green, we became obsessed with Hazel and Augustus as they fall in love with each other after meeting at a cancer support group.
5. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Have a box of tissues near you before you watch this intense movie based on two little boys who form a friendship during the Holocaust.
6. Steel Magnolias (1989)
Filled with humor and heartbreak, Steel Magnolias tells the story of a close group of friends navigating their way through life, including some tough relationships and losing people who are close to them.
7. Up (2009)
Aren’t Disney movies supposed to be happy? The heartbreaking opening scene of Up caught us completely off guard!
8. My Girl (1991)
During the transition in her teenage years, a young girl is distraught about her life until she meets an unlikely friend. Of course, no sad movie is complete without at least one tragedy…
9. The Notebook (2004)
Definitely one of our favorite chick flicks! Who doesn’t love a sweet love story? Admit it, Allie and Noah were the perfect couple!
10. Listen To Your Heart (2010)
A singer/songwriter falls in love with a girl who happens to be deaf… cue the collective aww’s! Similar to The Fault in Ours Stars, this movie includes a major plot twist that keeps the tears flowing!
11. Stepmom (1998)
If there was ever a movie that created the most ugly-crying faces ever, it has to be this one! Not only does it make us appreciate our mothers, but it also gives us a reason to cuddle up with a bowl of ice cream after we’re done crying.
12. P.S. I Love You (2007)
What’s more devastating than the story of a young widow that discovers her late husband has left her ten messages intended to help her cope with his loss?
13. A Walk to Remember (2002)
Nicholas Sparks never disappoints us. Landon Carter (played by Shane West) and Jamie Sullivan (played by Mandy Moore) form their relationship as a part of Landon’s community service. The sad part? Jamie has a devastating secret…
14. The Lovely Bones (2009)
Based on the novel by the same name, The Lovely Bones takes us through a whirlwind of emotions through the eyes of a young girl who watches over her family in “limbo” after she has been murdered.
15. What Dreams May Come (1998)
Another movie starring one of the greatest actors of the century, Robin Williams. What happens to him in the movie makes his death even more sorrowful…