Showing sad movies for tag "death"
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The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Josh Boone
One of the best sad movie of 2014 -------------------- Hazel and Augustus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they meet and fall in love at a cancer support group... [Read More]
Tags: Josh Boone, Romance, Cancer, Death, Love, Book, Novel20623
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Ladder 49
Jay Russell
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as... [Read More]
Tags: Life, Accident, Death, Drama, Family, Sad30218
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The Perfect Storm
Wolfgang Petersen
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.... [Read More]
Tags: Struggle, Storm, Sea, Life, Drama, Death26234
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Prayers for Bobby
Russell Mulcahy
In "Prayers for Bobby," Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. While Bobby's father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers... [Read More]
Tags: Love, Homosexuality, Family, Church, Hate, Sad, Death, Suicide, True Story, Cry25176
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Pay It Forward
Mimi Leder
Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother's alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward--repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three... [Read More]
Tags: Love, Family, Pain, Unloved, Sad, Death, Cry21867
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Dead Man Walking
Tim Robins
A convicted murderer on Death Row and the nun who befriends him. Through the portrayal of finely drawn characters and their interactions as the days, hours, and minutes tick down to the condemned man's execution, powerful emotions are unleashed. While Matthew Poncelet and Sister Prejean desperately try to gain a stay of execution from the governor or the courts, scenes are intercut from the brutal crime, gradually revealing the truth... [Read More]
Tags: Murder, Death, Justice, Emotions, Love, Hatred, Truth16660
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Sweet November
Pat O'Connor
Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that... [Read More]
Tags: Love, Life, Separation, Death, Hurt, Cry18262
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Up..
Pete Docter
A young Carl Fredrickson meets a young adventure-spirited girl named Ellie. They both dream of going to a lost land in South America. 70 years later, Ellie has died. Carl remembers the promise he made to her. Then, when he inadvertently hits a construction worker, he is forced to go to a retirement home. But before they can take him, he and his house fly away. However, he has a... [Read More]
Tags: Death, Love, Missing, Memories, Promise, Sad16883
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The Boy In The Stripped Pajamas
Mark Herman
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his... [Read More]
Tags: War, Prison, Sad, Death, Cry19407
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Hotel Rwanda
Terry George
Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons... [Read More]
Tags: War, Sad, Death, Love, Sacrifice, True Story16050
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