Movies That Make Men Cry

[pokerfan]

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/expert40/154833">Sporting News, Top-20 Movies That Make Men Cry

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Number 4 is the only movie that made MrG get "something" in his

eye. I claimed tears. He denied it. And I totally disagree with the "women probably cry at the talking to Jenny's grave" crap this writer spews. Way to not understand women, dorkface. I cried the most when Bubba died, when his mother died, and when he sends his son off to school. I have a bit of chip on my shoulder because this author, obviously, thinks that sports, and all things related to it, are for men only and has preconceived chauvinistic ideals about women.

[pokerfan]

5. Yeah, he shouldn't assume that his audience is only male

Probably predominantly male but not exclusively so.

I agree with his #1 though and I always lose it at the same point. Rudy brings on the waterworks but they're happy tears when he achieves his modest dream. Old Yeller? Yeah, of course.

The others not so much: Shindler's List and Saving Private Ryan just make me pissed at Nazis. Brian's song makes me pissed at cancer. Spartacus makes me pissed at the Roman Empire. Dead Poet’s Society makes me pissed at that boy's parents. Forrest Gump makes me pissed at the VietNam war and AIDs. Braveheart makes me pissed at the English and the writers. Frequency falls apart at its midway point and makes me pissed at the director for not slapping the writers.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. I was about to say, Field of Dreams better be on there....

"Hey Dad....want to have a catch?". Yep, that does it every time.

I think I have also cried at the end of Apollo 13, just out of gladness that they made it home okay. Even though I already knew that going into the movie.

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. There's another line in 'Field of Dreams' that gets me:

"Hey, rookie — you were good."

[CottonBear]

22. My boyfriend teared up during Field of Dreams

but not at all during Bull Durham!

We watched both and he really liked Field of Dreams! I love Bull Durham but it's more of a chick flick.

[Carnea]

3. Sorry no Sleepless in Seattle???

The Kid Chokes me up to but that is an acquired taste.

[DarkTirade]

35. Yeah, that one makes me cry...

:rofl:

[Brigid]

4. The Dirty Dozen?

There's a hilarious scene in "Sleepless in Seattle" where Tom Hanks and Victor Garber get to talking about "the Dirty Dozen" and have tears in their eyes talking about grenades flying and gunfire and so forth. Of course, I think they were tears of laughter.

[Zavulon]

6. Only one of those I saw was Shawshank.

I saw half of Forrest Gump before turning off my player. Fucking wretched.

Shawshank was great, but I don't remember any tearjerking moments. Nothing described in the article had that effect on me.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. The very end of Shawshank....(spoilers for anyone who cares)

Where you see Red walking over to meet up with Andy again on the beach, that's very emotional. It's hard to explain why, but it just feels so damn satisfying after knowing what both of the characters went through and yet their friendship sustained them through and through, and now they get to leave that nightmare in their life behind them.

[Zavulon]

10. Actually, the closest I got to that emotion was (SPOILER ALERT)

seeing the asshole warden go down. That made me happier than the beach meetup, actually.

[pokerfan]

9. You've never seen It's a Wonderful Life?

I've seen all but Big Fish and Passion and I don't even consider myself a big movie fan.

[Zavulon]

13. You would be astounded at what movies I haven't seen.

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life; Christmas movies get me down because my older sister died on December 25th.

As for the rest of the movies the whole world has seen except me, the list is so extensive that my friends call me a liar when I say I've never seen this movie or that one. It happens so often that it now gets on my nerves - why would I make this up? To be cool (rhetorical question not directed at you)?

[raouldukelives]

8. Only movie that ever really made me cry was

Birdy with Nicolas Cage. Saw it a long time ago and I recall it really got to me.

[mikeytherat]

11. Well, Braveheart and P.O.C. made me cry in their infinite awfulness.

mikey_the_rat

[Bake]

12. We Are Marshall.

I cried like a baby. But then, I cried over Steel Magnolias, too.

Bake

[Pale Blue Dot]

14. I've seen 16 of them. 8 made me cry.

I cry far more often at the movies than I do in real life.

[sniffa]

15. "The Lorena Bobbit Story" was tough to take

Oh, and that one about the dying, Chicago Bear's player. Never saw it, but I hear that's the big one.

edit: whoops. meant this to the OP, but here's good enough.

[Brigid]

19. That would be "Brian's Song."

It was about Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers.

And yes, if you're a guy, I guess "The Lorena Bobbitt Story" would be hard to take. :rofl:

[Forkboy]

16. Nothing there got me, but I dare any guy to watch Grave of the Fireflies and not tear up.

:(

[Norwood]

17. They're right on the money on

Schindler’s List
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart
Old Yeller

The rest I either haven't seen or it just didn't get to me that much I guess. They were all great movies but I still can't bring myself to watch Schindler's List, The Green Mile or Old Yeller again because I know I'll be crying hard.

[hellbound-liberal]

20. There is one GLARING omission in this list, IMO. Million Dollar Baby

when Maggie asked Frankie to euthanize her and he said he wouldn't and she kept biting her tongue to try to kill herself. When Frankie finally agreed, he told her that "Mo Cuishle" meant "my darling, my blood" and then he kissed her on the mouth, unhooked her ventilator gave her the shot of adrenaline to stop her heart. The movie ended with Morgan Freeman reading the letter that he had written to Frankie's daughter, telling her what kind of man her father was. :cry:

[steelemagnolia]

25. OMG - just watched this the other night....

balled like a baby.....I got chills during that scene. Excellent Choice. Terms of Endearment did the same thing to me when just before Emma died and she's staring at her mother and Aurora looks away when her daughter takes her last breath...then the nurse comes in and checks her vitals and turns off the machines. Aurora jumps up with Flap and begins crying....saying: "oh, my Baby! My poor little Darling...." and grabs Flap and says "There's nothing harder....there's nothing harder...." Wow! Same kind of emotion for me in both those scenes.

[pokerfan]

28. Yeah, I just saw that for the first time

I immediately had to google 'Mo Cuishle' when I saw that robe. It's Gaelic and a mispelling, probably intenionally so. 'Mo chuisle' literally means 'my pulse' and is a term of endearment. It's from a longer phrase meaning 'pulse of my heart.'
http://www.irish-sayings.com/cats/people/love

Excellent film. Eastwood just keeps getting better and better. My brother laughed at me when years ago I predicted that Eastwood would become a great director.

[khashka]

21. He missed Steel Magnolias

I can't watch it. Reminds me of my sisters death Last time I tried I went into the kitchen and my lover's boyfriend had to hold me while I sobbed.


Khash.

[kentauros]

23. My guess is they don't watch too many of the higher-quality anime

like:

Grave of the Fireflies
Only Yesterday
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaa


or foreign films

The Seven Samurai
Wings of Desire

[pokerfan]

29. Don't forget 'La vita è bella'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_Beautiful

That one just about did me in.

[kentauros]

31. That's true

but it's been so long since I've seen it, I only remember the ending.

When I watched Powaqqatsi again after decades since seeing it last, it really got to me in places, thanks to Philip Glass' score.

[CreekDog]

24. hate to admit this but i cry sooooo easily at movies

but a few of these movies

Frequency cry??? :wtf: :rofl:
E.T. oh yeah... :cry:
Rudy but of course! :cry:
Old Yeller, well yeah. I even cried when "Airbud" was on HBO. :rofl: (it's the dogs, they do it everytime)
The Pursuit of Happyness (oh wow :cry: whoa!!!)
Fly Away Home
I heard "Eight Below" is a real tear jerker too.

:applause:

[guitar man]

26. none of those make me cry

However, Easy Rider, at the end, gets me every time :cry:

[MrScorpio]

27. Spartacus, It's A Wonderful Life, Forrest Gump and Antwone Fisher

That's my list

[Danger Mouse]

30. Field of Dreams and The Fox and the Hound. Bridge to Teribithia made me bawl, too.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[The2ndWheel]

32. Dude, don't even mention The Fox and the Hound

[Danger Mouse]

34. 'Friends forever'...

every fucking time.

[DarkTirade]

33. Hello... where the hell is An American Tail on that list?

That's a movie that will make ANYONE cry.

[Danger Mouse]

36. Secret of NIMH gets to me more, especially the song 'flyin' dreams' at the end...

good lord that song gets to me.

[Mad_Dem_X]

37. How'd I know that "Field of Dreams" would be #1?

When he plays catch with his dad's ghost. Whatever. :eyes:

[hellbound-liberal]

38. I get a little choked up at the end of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest too

I can think of at least one of my students who could play the role of Randall P. McMurphy without too much of a stretch and they don't deserve what he got in the movie.