The greatest tear-jerk movies of all time?

August 17, 2002 | self / vanity

[The Other Harry]

In a completely unrelated thread, I recently got into a brief discussion with someone about tear-jerk movies.

I'm an absolute sucker for animal movies myself. _Where the Red Fern Grows_, Homeward Bound_ etc. Someone recommended _The Dog from Flanders_, but I'm not sure I could stand to watch it.

Anyway, my daughter's 22nd b'day is coming up. She has an intereset in film, and I've been thinking about getting her a selection of tear-jerk movies. Last year I got her a Leatherman, so this would seem to offset. Send her a box of those along with some Kleenex.

Any suggestions?

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

I saw Saving Private Ryan with my mother (who had three sons in the military at the time). During the scene where Mrs. Ryan receives notification of her sons' deaths and she falls to the floor, my mother was bawling (of course I wasn't much better off). Sometimes you can watch a film too existentially.

[mseltzer]

It's a tie between Pink Flamingos and Eraserhead.

[lds23]

Bump for later video renting.