Books, films, songs etc that made you cry like a baby. *Amnesty*

[Stu Monty]

The bit in The Invention of Lying where Ricky Gervais grandma is dying and he lies that he knows for a fact she's going somewhere better after she dies.

 

 "When you die you’re going to go to your favorite place in the whole world. And you’re going to be with all of the people you’ve ever loved and who have ever loved you. And you’re going to be young again, and you’ll be able to run through the fields and dance and jump, and there will be no sadness, no pain, just love and laughing and happiness. There will be ponies made of gold, and everyone will live in giant mansions, and everything will smell like cookies. And it will last for an eternity, Grandma. An eternity."
 

 

Yep.

 

The Extras Special was a little bit in the same style too.

 

[Gym Beglin]

First time I saw wall-e.

But I think it was more due to the comedown off a number of narcotics the night before.

I find the end credits of WallE are incredibly moving, with the music and the restart of life on Earth.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Gervais has got it in him. I don't like him very much, nor much of his work, but Extras was very good and that particularly was very good. I wish he'd do more stuff like that.

[Gym Beglin]

Also, I've never summoned the strength to watch Life is Beautiful, as the synopsis alone makes me want to run outside and cry.

[General Dryness]

Yep.

 

The Extras Special was a little bit in the same style too.

 

 

Yeah, that whole scene especially when he chokes up is a definite lump in the throat moment.

[Creator Supreme]

Agree with the Extras special, the end of the Sixth Sense gets me as well!

 

Yes I am a big fucking tart!

[Spy Bee]

Early Doors when she goes to meet her 'real' dad.

[Creator Supreme]

Tango Whisky Alpha Tango :)

[littletedwest]

Gotta be honest though I try to avoid watching sad stuff. Life is sad enough without actively seeking out sad stuff.

[Spy Bee]

Gotta be honest though I try to avoid watching sad stuff. Life is sad enough without actively seeking out sad stuff.

Well we're not talking about watching babies die are we? Essentially we are talking about being moved by art.

[melons]

I picked up the boy in the striped pyjamas thinking it'd be an easy read as it was something my daughter had brought up. I blubbed for about 3 days as i got to the end of the book, every time i picked it up I had to put it back down again. 

 

Time travelers wife 

My sisters keeper

Lovely bones 

The kite runner. 

 

Unchained melody

As the Deer. 

Somewhere over the rainbow. 

 

I had to wipe a sly tear or three at interstellar the other night. 

The notebook.

Beaches 

My girl. I've not watched it since it was on in the cinema 24 years ago. 

 

There are loads of films, books and songs i cry at. I'm a proper wuss. 

[Bernard Diomede]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but in The amber spyglass when Lyra had to leave pan behind to visit the land of the dead! Hit me right where it hurts that one!

[icerg]

Saving Private Ryan - smoke clears, medic is down and screaming, realises he is not going to live much longer and says he could use some morphine, dies sobbing for his mum.

 

Leaves me with great wracking sobs every time, the whole scene is so beautifully acted.

 

Kate Bush - running up that hill

 

Hemingway - for whom the bell tolls

 

 

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[Carvalho Diablo]

The film Silent Running was another huge tear jerker, certainly when I first watched it.

 

Killer.

[KMD7]

The bit in The Invention of Lying where Ricky Gervais grandma is dying and he lies that he knows for a fact she's going somewhere better after she dies.

 

 "When you die you’re going to go to your favorite place in the whole world. And you’re going to be with all of the people you’ve ever loved and who have ever loved you. And you’re going to be young again, and you’ll be able to run through the fields and dance and jump, and there will be no sadness, no pain, just love and laughing and happiness. There will be ponies made of gold, and everyone will live in giant mansions, and everything will smell like cookies. And it will last for an eternity, Grandma. An eternity."
 

 

Yeah that's a great shout.   I think his tears in that scene were genuine as well.   

[KMD7]

The last scene in The Killing Fields when they meet at the airport always kills me.

[Hand Shandy]

The film Silent Running was another huge tear jerker, certainly when I first watched it.

 

Killer.

John Candy was brilliant in that film.

 

A bravura performance.

[Carvalho Diablo]

John Candy was brilliant in that film.

 

A bravura performance.

 

I see what you did there.

[Hand Shandy]

How did you pick up on that?

 

Sharp as a tack you...

[VladimirIlyich]

The bit in The Invention of Lying where Ricky Gervais grandma is dying and he lies that he knows for a fact she's going somewhere better after she dies.

 

"When you die you’re going to go to your favorite place in the whole world. And you’re going to be with all of the people you’ve ever loved and who have ever loved you. And you’re going to be young again, and you’ll be able to run through the fields and dance and jump, and there will be no sadness, no pain, just love and laughing and happiness. There will be ponies made of gold, and everyone will live in giant mansions, and everything will smell like cookies. And it will last for an eternity, Grandma. An eternity."


Reminds me of the episode in the Sopranos where Tony is greeted outside the house by Steve Buscemi.

Hes on the verge of passing away but hears his daughters voice which sounds like she is about 8 years old and it drags him back.

I shed a tear or two as a father over that sequence.

[Spy Bee]

The bit in The Invention of Lying where Ricky Gervais grandma is dying and he lies that he knows for a fact she's going somewhere better after she dies.

 

 "When you die you’re going to go to your favorite place in the whole world. And you’re going to be with all of the people you’ve ever loved and who have ever loved you. And you’re going to be young again, and you’ll be able to run through the fields and dance and jump, and there will be no sadness, no pain, just love and laughing and happiness. There will be ponies made of gold, and everyone will live in giant mansions, and everything will smell like cookies. And it will last for an eternity, Grandma. An eternity."
 

That just reaks of typical Gervais cynicism... but this ain't the thread for that conversation.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I balled my eyes out when I was younger when my sister taped over the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

[General Dryness]

That just reaks of typical Gervais cynicism... but this ain't the thread for that conversation.

Cripes, how edgy and cool are you?

 

Gervais isn't the issue, it's about the chords it struck with others.

[KMD7]

Cripes, how edgy and cool are you?

 

Gervais isn't the issue, it's about the chords it struck with others.

 

Exactly, the scene was beautifully acted.  Certainly struck a chord with me, as I have cared for an elderly relative who was very dear to me in their final days a few years ago.  

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

John Candy was brilliant in that film.

 

A bravura performance.

Daft bugger. Youve git that mixed up. That's not Silent Running.

 

 

It's Uncle Buck.