"I Was Actually Pterodactyl Screeching In The Cinema" – 36 Movies That Devastated Us To Uncontrollable Levels

"I don't remember much about the movie, but I had to hide my face when it was over, as I rushed to the restroom to sob in a stall."

—itswhatiam

Where to watch: Netflix, Sky, NOW

"When Tom Hanks' character is in the hospital talking to Antonio Bandaras' character, my heart breaks and I start blubbing."

—bagpussaa

Where to watch: Sky, Now 

"It absolutely gutted me when he pulls out the shirt."

—itswhatiam

Where to watch: Amazon

"The Netflix adaptation that came out last year. The musical has always wrecked me. Just knowing that Jonathan Larson created these masterpieces of theatre that were gifts of representation to so many people and then never got to see their full impact on the world."

—lonelylovely5256

Where to watch: Netflix 

"During a scene where families are being divided and a dad says to his daughters 'it's okay, daddy will be right back' I SOBBED. I knew he was never going to be back. It was even sadder because I was watching with my dad."

—s5235210

Where to watch: Disney+

"It wrecked me to the point that I was actually pterodactyl screeching in the cinema. I was so embarrassed, but I could not control it. I tried to get up and leave, but my legs stopped working. I was WRECKED. The moment where the young lad goes 'I just want it to be over,' good god."

—constanvee

Where to watch: Disney+

"I saw it in an almost empty cinema, just one other person in. We chatted a little before the film, and I knew we'd probably share opinions after the film too. I was crying so much that I had to run out of the screen, past the woman, to hide in the bathroom and compose myself."

—constanvee

Where to watch: Amazon 

"I had to turn off the DVD for 20 minutes as I sobbed over Sam."

—sfilson

Where to watch: Amazon, Apple TV

"Especially the 'it's not your fault' scene."

—legate

Where to watch: Netflix, Sky, NOW

"I was in high school and my grandpa took me and my obnoxious friends to see it. I will never ever forget it. We are in our 50s now, and remember how we all just ended up crying on my poor grandpa, who was also teary. Thank you for reminding me of that."

—leighannepotter

Where to watch: Amazon

"It's such a sad and great movie. But I cry every time I think about it. I want to watch it. I just don't think I have enough tissues for this movie. You should definitely try and watch it, but make sure you have at least 10 boxes of tissues for it."

—dragonlordsof2

Where to watch: Netflix 

"I watched it by myself one night for the first time and I cannot express enough how important and beautiful this movie is. The part that really drives it home and makes me lose it is the entire 'Meet me in Montauk' dream sequence when the house is coming down. I can't even hear Kate Winslet say it without sobbing out loud."

—theicebox720

Where to watch: Amazon Prime, Sky, NOW

"I was weeping with my head in my hands. It was such a gut punch. So raw, heart-wrenching and honest. IMO Brandon wholeheartedly deserved the Oscar for leading male in a film."

—connie42836

Where to watch:  Apple TV

"I was hysterical at the end and could not stop crying."

—eglantine1

Where to watch: ITVX

"I went to it in the theatre with my best friend and we sobbed and hugged each other for a good 30 minutes after we left. So, so good..."

—carleemiller1

Where to watch: Amazon 

"It usually gets me several times by the end."

—chrisf4cdf2ec7e

Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime 

"I had to walk outside because I knew it was about to hit me hard and I didn’t want to cry like that in front of my husband over a movie."

—green_owl88

Where to watch: Netflix 

"It's the unmitigated OG of tearjerkers."

—nicoles73

Where to watch: Paramount Plus, NOW

"It's heartbreaking. Adrien Brody was amazing in it, there’s a reason he won the Oscar for Best Actor in it."

—holaimlexip

Where to watch: Amazon

"I was prepared for what would happen to Benedict Cumberbatch's character, but I didn't expect how much I'd cry."

—larifari1

Where to watch: Apple TV

"Every time I watch what happens to Gwen I always cry like a baby. I just feel so bad for him."

—anikarfink

Where to watch: Sky, NOW

"It's a little-known movie that I love and was inconsolable after watching it in the theatre. If you can find it, watch it when you need a good cry."

—thereclusivechanteuse

Where to watch: Amazon

"I saw it in theatres and was trying so hard to keep my sobs in so as not to disturb the other moviegoers that I couldn’t breathe and was hyperventilating. No one I know has ever seen this movie but I need to know if it just affected me this way or if others had the same feelings about it."

—carmenfrancis78

Where to watch: Amazon

"The end gets me every time. The moment the music begins I am a sobbing mess."

—stephaniep49b8ad2de

Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sky, NOW

"It will always have a place in my heart, Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale did a fantastic job playing roles of two women who truly went through a similar situation. So terrifyingly sad." 

—megro108

Where to watch: Amazon

"I feel like this movie traumatised a generation."

—mamabanan

Where to watch: Amazon

"It had one of the best two-thirds of a movie I’ve ever seen in my life, then proceeded to rip my heart out and stab it with a knife. The scene with Jed and his brother at the playground made me sob for a straight hour afterwards."

—acekingkiwi11

Where to watch: Freevee

"Okay, I know that a lot of people don't like this movie, and I'm not even going to argue that it's necessarily a good film. But it made me UGLY SOB in the theatre. And I wasn't the only one, the entire theatre seemed to be sobbing at the end."

—sforsgren1

Where to watch: Amazon 

"It's THE original tear-jerker. The song alone sends me into a puddle."

—rfarrell7

Where to watch: Amazon

"Seeing the level of cruelty humans are capable of is beyond horrifying."

—melpomeneblue

Where to watch: Hulu

"I rarely cry in theatres, but that movie left me and my boyfriend absolutely drenched in tears. A really beautiful, brilliant film with fine acting, it’s a love story you won’t soon forget."

—bravesgirl21

Where to watch: Amazon

"I am not really into romance movies or anything, but I LOVE this movie. I cry several times throughout the movie, every time I watch this movie (which is several times a year). Everything is amazing about it, and I highly recommend this to everyone."

—lmevansor

Where to watch: Sky, NOW

"The whole movie is quite sad, but the end is truly heartbreaking."

—mvanherwaarden

Where to watch: Amazon

"I saw it with my seven-year-old goddaughter. I was crying so hard when she leaned over and whispered, 'you know it's only a movie, right?'"

—trish080153

Where to watch: Amazon Prime