17 Saddest Movies That Are Certified Tearjerkers

As a vehicle for emotion, few other mediums are as powerful as the moving image. We turn to comedy movies to make us laugh, horror movies to make us scream, and yes, sad movies to make us cry. The movies on this list all fall into the latter category for different reasons, but definitely shouldn’t be movie night picks unless a person is ready to feel something. While one might not want to watch a sad movie every day, there’s nothing like the true catharsis of shedding a tear because of an on-screen tragedy, igniting every ounce of empathy in the body.