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.
Rank 1Movie
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.
Runner-up picks
2Movie
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.
3Movie
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?
More rankings
4MovieWe Live in Time
2024★ 7.2
5MovieHow to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
2024★ 8.1
6MovieBrief Encounter
1945★ 7.7
7MovieTidal Wave
2009★ 6.9
8MovieClose to the Horizon
2019★ 7.8
9MovieBeyond the Universe
2022★ 7.9
10MovieCool Kids Don't Cry
2012★ 7.9
11MovieBe With You
2018★ 8.2
12MoviePandora
2016★ 7.5
13MovieGimme Shelter
2013★ 6.6
14MovieUs and Them
2018★ 7.5
15MovieLittle Big Women
2020★ 7.2
16MovieMum's List
2016★ 6.8
17MovieSnoopy, Come Home
1972★ 7.1
18MovieIf Anything Happens I Love You
2020★ 7.7
19MovieMy Brilliant Life
2014★ 7.4
20MovieGo Brother!
2018★ 7.0
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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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