OT- What films have made you cry as an adult?
The first 9 minutes of Up, and the last 9 minutes of Onward.
Backdraft still gets to me during the funeral scene. A Star is Born was pretty good for a cry.
Agreed. The first part of Up is as close as I’ve come in an animated film.
The “Let me go Bull” scene is pretty moving too in Backdraft.
Logged in here to say exactly this. My wife and I both lost our fathers too early and were bawling at the end of Onward and friggin up. Seriously?
Add one more Pixar, the singing at the end of Coco. Damn, Pixar can crush those heart strings.
March 28th, 2020 at 10:02 PM ^
That’s why “Field of Dreams” gets me. Lost my father young and would give anything to have one more catch with him.
March 28th, 2020 at 10:40 PM ^
I love Field of Dreams, my only complaint: Ty Cobb was a great man, one of the greatest ball players and coaches who ever lived, and was universally admired by his peers.
March 28th, 2020 at 11:46 PM ^
Also FANATICALLY racist sooo...
How about reading this book:
...and then rethinking what you think you know about Cobb.
You can thank me later, but it's not a requirement.
March 29th, 2020 at 11:43 AM ^
How about reading into this story? http://www.espn.com/classic/s/moment010515cobb-fight.html
(You can find several other articles about it if this one isn't to your liking)
and then rethinking what you think you know about Cobb?
Did I do that right?
While you might be doing that right, the facts still show that Ty Cobb was not nearly the monster that he was painted to be by Al Stump back in the early 60s, shortly after Cobb died. Sure was convenient of Stump to wait until Cobb died to publish his slanderous "biography", and then to make it worse by embellishing his lies in a 3-part magazine interview a year later.
Maybe The Smithsonian can clear up some of your misconceptions.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-knife-in-ty-cobbs-back-65618032/
Do I believe Cobb to be some sort of saint? Not at all. The link you provided tells a true story of how awfully bad Cobb was capable of being, it's a story I am familiar with and as far as I can tell is accurate. The Smithsonian link I provided backs both of us up about Cobb assaulting that fan.
Unfortunately though, for decades people bought into the Stump biography, and that biography in turn was the main source of the misinformation used to write the Tommy Lee Jones movie "Cobb", which even further propagated the misinformation about Cobb.
Good stuff
March 29th, 2020 at 10:11 PM ^
Actually, you're a liar, and know nothing about history, and just completely humiliated yourself. Ty Cobbs father was a famous abolitionist preacher, and Ty was one of the few white baseball stars who supported the early negro leagues, often making special appearances, and throwing out ceremonial first pitches at African american games, at the height of his success, then staying the whole game and signing autographs and mulling about. He was also one of the first and biggest names advocating for integrating the league's, but by all means, keep bending over and talking directly out of your ass, you fucking moron.
March 29th, 2020 at 10:12 PM ^
One of the vilest slanders ever perpetrated against a famous athlete.
Cobb was a descendent of Georgia abolitionists and was in fact not a racist. He attended negro league games and stated on more than one occasion that black players were just as good as white players.
By the way, evidence shows that he was kind to children and respected by his peers.
Al Stump, principal slanderer of Ty Cobb, was a miserable and opportunistic SOB
In 1989 I was in California for my father's funeral. The night before we flew back to Michigan, a few of us decided to go to the movies, just to take a break from the overwhelming sadness. So we chose to see "Field of Dreams."
The weird thing was, I didn't cry, not even at the "Wanna have a catch?" line. Maybe my tears had been used up or something.
But back home a week later, I went to see it again with my girlfriend. When that moment came I started bawling like a baby. We had to sit there until the credits ended and the lights came up before I could control myself. It was a few years before I could watch that movie without reaching for the Kleenex.
Delayed reaction mourning, I guess
March 28th, 2020 at 10:03 PM ^
Said the same about onward. Especially, the part where he recalls the events he experienced with his brother.
March 28th, 2020 at 11:18 PM ^
If you guys want a good cry while watching a movie:
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Man, everyone i recommended this movie to balled out crying, it's about a loyal Akita that was found by Richard Gere in a train station he took to work everyday as a college professor early in the movie and adopted him and that's all i want to divulge, watch this movie folks, it just makes you love your furry friends even more.
Based on a true story set in Japan in the 1920's
All of the recent dog movie trailers have made my wife cry, and we don’t even have dogs. Point being dog movies are usually good for a cry.
We watched Becky runs a marathon last night and that got both of us going.
Saw it too. That movie busted me up.
March 29th, 2020 at 11:54 AM ^
Got a thing for 9 minutes?
Got the impression I was the only person in the theater who didn’t how A Star is Born ends. Someone couldn’t warn a brother?
the opening scene in Up
get's me every time
For me it's the scene where Carl finds the note that Ellie had written him right before she died that said "thanks for the adventure, now go have one of your own."
Yeah, that one gets me too.
Last 2 years of OSU game replays...I cry like a baby
Last 2, how about last 15 out of 16.
March 28th, 2020 at 10:38 PM ^
Not me, I don't cry anymore, just become more dead inside the more one sided the beat downs get.
On Golden Pond on more than one occasion.
Is it bad that I at first read the thread title as, "What adult films made you cry?" And would that also make for a good thread?
It’d be interesting to imagine what exactly an adult film would have to do in order to make someone cry.
Imagine if that was how you met your mother
I'd cry
2 Girls 1 Cup
March 28th, 2020 at 10:03 PM ^
Cried out of my penis?
March 29th, 2020 at 12:53 AM ^
I absolutely did the same thing. I thought I must be watching the wrong porn or something.
Debbie Does Dallas...why couldn’t Debbie Do Detroit?
I don't have kids yet but a couple coworkers said they used to never cry during movies and then since they have kids it's a lot easier to make them cry when watching films. Curious if anyone here has experienced the same
This was going to be my response. Since I became a dad, anything with kids succeeding or hurting or a heart warming story puts me on the verge of crying.
Yes! You just made me remember that another film I did cry at was the end of ”Tron: Legacy” when Flynn tells his son good bye.
I normally would have never cried at a scene like that, but I had an infant son when it came out and lost it over the father sacrificing it all to save his boy.
March 28th, 2020 at 10:25 PM ^
My son is 1 so not exactly there yet. But every fucking Disney movie has some sort of death, which is going to make this whole thing interesting lol.
March 29th, 2020 at 12:20 AM ^
Absolutely true. I'd say the impulse to tear up at some heart tugging scene increased about 100-fold since my daughter was born.
All the Toy Story movies make me cry. I saw TS3 in 3D in the theater with my preschool age kids and I was crying behind those 3D glasses and thinking "Oh no, some day you're going to go to college like Andy."
I’m afflicted with this, too. Every dang kids thing of achievement or sadness and I’m tryna hide the tears. Never happened before my 3 kids came along
I read your statement to my wife and she immediately started nodding her head. So that’s “yes” from her. I cried at movies all the time before my son was born, so I don’t know if I cry more now or not.
March 29th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
Well actually I didn't mention it but I think I cry more than most people at movies. I feel like it's almost always in the theater, not at home. It's weird though. There's usually not much of an emotional attachment to it. I could easily laugh about it as well. Doesn't even have to be a good movie.
It's cheesy, but the "Let it Be" scene in Across the Universe that portrays the '67 riots in Detroit.
doesn't qualify as crying, but i get the emotion of 'doc hollywood'. leaving LA for country life resonates a lot. and the part where folks admire the pig, well, that's kind of real life around here.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest when the Chief chucks the sink through the window.
Get's me every time.
50/50 with Joseph Gordon-Leavitt. Great movie and soundtrack. Plan on tears.
Only The Brave is another.
Funny People with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.
That's a tear jerker
Sandler also has a powerful scene in Reign Over Me when he is talking with Don Cheadle's character about his deceased wife and kids.
I am guaranteed to cry in any emotional movie scene and I have absolutely zero shame. Let me think of some examples.
- Getting the job at the end of Pursuit of Happyness
- Captain Phillips getting checked-out in the infirmary after being rescued
- Forrest Gump - meeting his son (yeah i mean tom hanks above and here but, hell, he is an amazing actor - even Saving Private Ryan and Philadelphia do the trick).
- It's a Wonderful Life at the end - every damn year
There are tons more.