![]() Yes, yes, I know, Forrest Gump is a wildly overrated catchphrase factory that stole Pulp Fiction’s Oscars and whose political subtext is more troubling the more you think about it. In the spirit of those pictures, here’s a rundown of the 50 most cry-worthy flicks in movie history - not the saddest, mind you (though many of them are really fucking sad), but those most likely to move us to tears, be it through tragedy, triumph, or the sheer goodness of their protagonists. ![]() Or maybe it isn’t just me every year, when prestige movie season begins, we find ourselves sniffling and dabbing through moving, heartstring-tugging pictures, though this year seems to already have a surplus of big-time weepies. Or I’m newly sensitive to hyper-emotional filmmaking. It’s fall, and there’s something in my eye. We’ve selected it as one of the posts we’re republishing for our 10th anniversary celebrations in May 2017. Editor’s note: This post was originally published in November 2013.
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