Sad/moving/thought provoking films

[The Lukas]

Not sure if I want to admit this , but I watched 'Bridge to Terabithia' the other day on TV in a 'what the hell' sort of moment. It looked like a stupid rip off another fantasy film like Narnia/Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings... and found it surprisingly good, yet deeply saddening. I've never found a film that moving before but it was meant to be a kids film? Maybe because it took me by surprise. What's going on with me? If you haven't watched it, watch the whole thing without knowing beforehand what happens. I thought it was superb.

What films have you found (unexpectedly) moving/sad/depressing/thought provoking?

One that makes me think is 'Good Will Hunting'.

[SirClarke]

Grave of the fireflies. Not sure I've seen any other films that I felt were as moving

[Northern Munkee]

+1 on Good Will Hunting

Off the top of my head.

Being a bloke Field of Dreams (can't help myself) chokes me up, in a manly way.

Deer Hunter.

[ScottishSamurai]

Full Metal Jacket.

[M400 NBL]

When a man loves a woman. You need tissues, loads of tissues. No it isn't p0rn (the version I watched). It's a real tear jerker.

[Penny-lope]

The first ten minutes of Up

And yes it is a cartoon, but still

[bob1179]

Penny-lope said:

The first ten minutes of Up

And yes it is a cartoon, but still

I watched this the other day, I'm not ashamed to say it made me a little teary...

[Diablo SVTT]

Crash

ETA Amores Perros too, for similar reasons obviously

Edited by Diablo SVTT on Thursday 31st December 05:51

[hidetheelephants]

Ones I've watched recently are:

Sad/Moving - 'Voyager' and 'Lost in translation'
Thought provoking - 'The Right Stuff' and 'Brazil'

[Stu R]

District 9, certainly gets one thinking about how humanity would deal with such a situation, and how we'd probably balls it up.

[davidjpowell]

sad and moving Pay it Forward.

Has the boy from sixth sense, who comes up with the idea that you should do 3 good things for other people who should then do three good things etc.

Not going to say what happens in the end, but everyone I know who has seen it has been in tears.

[SpunkyMonkey]

The boy in the striped pyjamas is the saddest thing I've seen for a long time, really awful at the end but a good film.

[SeeFive]

SpunkyMonkey said:

The boy in the striped pyjamas is the saddest thing I've seen for a long time, really awful at the end but a good film.

I'll see your Boy in Striped Pyjamas (agree - very emotive) and raise you a Pianist.

[PaulHogan]

ET

There wasn't a dry eye in the house when I first watched it in the cinema.

[BigAlinEmbra]

Not a film, but Band of Brothers for manly lump in the throat stuff. It's the old boys talking at the end of the episodes that gets me.

[toasty]

Hidden - French mystery thought provoking
The Bothersome Man - Finnish, again thought provoking rather than sad.
Rabbit Proof Fence - Aussie, sad moving and thought provoking.

[Goldmember1]

Man on Fire - Denzel Washington and Daccota Fanning .. Excellent film .. tears were streaming down my face when I watched it .. want to watch it again but cant bring myself to

[MonkeyHanger]

Ronald Reagan supposedly found "The Day After" to be very thought provoking..

[mat205125]

This is PH guys.

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[Martin_Hx]

BigAlinEmbra said:

Not a film, but Band of Brothers for manly lump in the throat stuff. It's the old boys talking at the end of the episodes that gets me.

Aye very good endings to each episode imo