19 Devastating Movie Deaths That Will Always Make Us Emotional

"I quickly got sucked into watching what I thought was a lovely kid's film, then BAM! death comes out of nowhere and made me cry."

—marshalldude

"I did NOT see it coming."

—nadiaz4da7dd1c0

"I didn’t really get scared as a kid but this scene ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED ME! I screamed in the theatre when I saw it. I still can hardly watch that scene as an adult."

—graciem4b0187b39

"When I watched this, I thought it was going to have a wholesome ending about surviving the Holocaust through friendship. I later realised that I was very, very wrong."

—xxbunsenburnerxx

"This is still one of the worst scenes in any movie ever. The way Atreyu sobs for the horse to keep going was so sad, and I refuse to watch the movie today just because of that one scene."

—campbells4dbe23c87

"The swamp scene is both emotionally devastating and terrifying at the same time!"

—kayefayette

"The poster for the movie called it the feel-good movie of the decade – I thought it would be about a couple becoming a millionaire and having fun. I didn't expect to see murder, torture, and soo much heartbreak. It wasn't very feel-good."

–hanifahrahman

"I can't even think about that scene without bursting into tears, it's haunted me into adulthood."

—iambe87

"When Vada sees him at the funeral and she says he needs his glasses — gave me chills, and I already knew what was going to happen."

—xkgggx

"I had a lot of theories for that movie but Thanos winning was not one of them."

—emmanz

"When Jojo looks up and you see his mother's shoes, never has my gut dropped heavily. It was such a joyous movie until that moment when it became so hauntingly real. A true masterpiece."

—ashleyc81

"It terrified me for years and I still have flashbacks to that rabid rabbit to this day. Scarred for LIFE."

—beckyholehouse1

"That scene where they're tearing each other apart really changes a young kid's opinion of rabbits."

—e4f476fe45

"It just happens in the middle of such a happy scene, completely unexpectedly, and does nothing to further the plot. It’s so dark and tragic and I honestly don’t know if I love or hate that about this film."

—benwmfranklin

"I thought it was a wholesome movie about a family who adopts a puppy but nooo. It was so unexpected and I cried. A lot."

—girlenchanted

"I thought it was a heartwarming, family comedy and then suddenly the grandad died. It was depressing, to say the least."

—ashleighb4214e0de6

"From all the cute, light-hearted promos, I didn't expect the overarching theme of the movie – dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one."

–Jamie Lee, Facebook comment

"I felt so bad for her and it also made me understand why she would work with Bill. It’s a masterpiece!

—longdivison

"Literally the most unexpected, hopeless end to a movie."

–tomvto