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Movies That Make You Cry

Name: Movies That Make You Cry
Creator: TMDB / IMDB

Emotionally devastating dramas that will leave you reaching for tissues.

Movies That Make You Cry is a structured movies dataset with 56 entries. Its fields include Title, Year, Director. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.

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Source:TMDB / IMDB

Updated:3/8/2026

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Dataset details

Table scope: 40-row preview of 56
Fields: 8 columns
Source: TMDB / IMDB
Data updated: Mar 8, 2026

Included fields: Title, Year, Director, IMDB Rating, Genre, and 3 more.

Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 56 records.

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Year span: 1952 to 2024; Across 40 preview rows
IMDB Rating range: 7.2 to 8.4; Across 40 preview rows

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	IMDB Rating↕	Genre↕	Country↕	Runtime (min)↕	Overview↕
Life Is Beautiful	1997	Roberto Benigni	8.4	Comedy, Drama	Italy	116	A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whol...
The Pianist	2002	Roman Polanski	8.4	Drama, War	France	150	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 eve...
Ikiru	1952	Akira Kurosawa	8.3	Drama	Japan	143	Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas	2018	Shinichiro Ushijima	8.2	Animation, Drama, Romance	Japan	108	After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Requiem for a Dream	2000	Darren Aronofsky	8	Crime, Drama	United States of America	102	The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Million Dollar Baby	2004	Clint Eastwood	8	Drama	Switzerland	132	Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
The Elephant Man	1980	David Lynch	8	Drama, History	United States of America	124	A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deforme...
Inside Out	2015	Pete Docter	7.9	Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy	United States of America	95	When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.
The Notebook	2004	Nick Cassavetes	7.9	Romance, Drama	United States of America	123	An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different pa...
La Strada	1954	Federico Fellini	7.9	Drama	Italy	115	When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy ...
I'm Still Here	2024	Walter Salles	7.9	Drama, History	Brazil	138	A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
The Whale	2022	Darren Aronofsky	7.8	Drama	United States of America	117	A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
A Man	2022	Kei Ishikawa	7.8	Comedy, Drama	Japan	126	When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring	2003	Kim Ki-duk	7.8	Drama	South Korea	103	An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.
Edward Scissorhands	1990	Tim Burton	7.7	Fantasy, Drama, Romance	United States of America	105	A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Platoon	1986	Oliver Stone	7.7	Drama, War, Action	United Kingdom	120	As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Philadelphia	1993	Jonathan Demme	7.7	Drama	United States of America	126	Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Magnolia	1999	Paul Thomas Anderson	7.7	Drama	United States of America	189	On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Seven Pounds	2008	Gabriele Muccino	7.6	Drama	United States of America	123	An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
Billy Elliot	2000	Stephen Daldry	7.6	Drama, Comedy, Music	France	111	County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles ...
Sleepers	1996	Barry Levinson	7.6	Crime, Drama, Thriller	United States of America	147	Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
The Holdovers	2023	Alexander Payne	7.6	Comedy, Drama	United States of America	133	A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has jus...
Talk to Her	2002	Pedro Almodóvar	7.6	Drama, Romance	Spain	112	Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly	2007	Julian Schnabel	7.6	Drama, History	France	112	Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates h...
Harold and Maude	1971	Hal Ashby	7.6	Comedy, Drama, Romance	United States of America	92	A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.
Manchester by the Sea	2016	Kenneth Lonergan	7.5	Drama	United States of America	138	After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
The Iron Claw	2023	Sean Durkin	7.5	History, Drama	United Kingdom	132	The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the bigges...
Breaking the Waves	1996	Lars von Trier	7.5	Drama, Romance	Denmark	159	In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Malena	2000	Giuseppe Tornatore	7.4	Drama	Italy	108	During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
Midnight Express	1978	Alan Parker	7.4	Drama, Crime	United Kingdom	121	Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight ...
Jacob's Ladder	1990	Adrian Lyne	7.4	Drama, Mystery, Horror	United States of America	113	After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help...
The Big Blue	1988	Luc Besson	7.4	Romance, Adventure, Drama	France	168	Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and...
Drive My Car	2021	Ryusuke Hamaguchi	7.4	Drama	Japan	179	Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the ...
21 Grams	2003	Alejandro González Iñárritu	7.3	Drama, Crime, Thriller	United States of America	124	Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
The Big Sick	2017	Michael Showalter	7.3	Comedy, Drama, Romance	United States of America	120	Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
25th Hour	2002	Spike Lee	7.3	Crime, Drama	United States of America	135	On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
Stranger Than Fiction	2006	Marc Forster	7.3	Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy	United Kingdom	113	Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
Philomena	2013	Stephen Frears	7.3	Drama	United Kingdom	98	A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
A Single Man	2009	Tom Ford	7.3	Drama, Romance	United States of America	100	Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to l...
Collateral Beauty	2016	David Frankel	7.2	Drama, Romance	United States of America	97	Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

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The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.

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The complete dataset contains 56 entries. This page loads the first 40 rows as a fast preview, so on-page sorting and filtering apply to that preview. Downloads contain all 56 rows.

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