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20 Tearjerker Movies to Watch

Explore 20 released tearjerker movies to watch, selected for relevance and audience interest, with summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch.

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The Pianist

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

★ 8.42002Details

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20th Century Girl

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

★ 8.22022

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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight

A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of yesterday. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, can their love grow with every new beginning?

★ 8.42025