My Favorite Tear Jerker/ Drama movies

 It's been awhile since I've shared a favorite movies post; I'm having so much fun with this little series and I hope you are too.  As always, I'm trying not to repeat movies from any of my other posts (and I have a future post planned with "based on a true story" movies where many would have fit this category too!).  Here are some of my all time favorite movies that always make me cry. 



1. I Am Sam



2. Hope Floats



3. Steel Magnolias


4. The Notebook


5. The Fault in Our Stars


6. If I Stay


7. Little Women


8. Ghost


9. The Pursuit of Happyness


10. Stepmom


11. Beaches


12. My Girl



13. Love Story



14. Dear John



15. Rainman


16. About a Boy


17. Bed of Roses


18. City of Angels



19.  Still Alice



20. Pay it Forward


What are some of your favorite tear jerkers?


Others in this series:


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Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2023 at 5:47 AM

    I love this list of tear jerkers and I've seen a lot of them. Some I haven't so I will have to add them to my list of movies to watch. I think my favourite movie is Steel Magnolias and that scene with Sally Field at the cemetary just sends me into instant sobs every time. I also remember when I watched Titanic for the first time at the movies. I was ugly crying so hard and so were most of the audience. When the lights came on at the end almost everyone had red eyes and I remember crying all the way home in the car.
    Ruth@playworkeatrepeat

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    1. Joanne September 16, 2023 at 7:57 AM

      Yes, that scene at the cemetery is a killer; breaks my heart every time! I think I probably cried over Titanic the first few times I saw it too.

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  2. HollySeptember 15, 2023 at 6:07 AM

    Oh yes...so many killers here...Steel Magnolias...Stepmom..you got me

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  3. Maria RineerSeptember 15, 2023 at 6:51 AM

    I have not seen all of these. Thanks for the recs. Some I´ve seen but so long ago that I´ve forgotten them. I will rewatch some of these.

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  4. Andrea NineSeptember 15, 2023 at 7:52 AM

    I cry during so many movies! Steel magnolias, Beaches and the notebook got me the most! This was a great list and now I’m going to rewatch some with a box of Kleenex, lol!

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    1. Joanne September 16, 2023 at 7:58 AM

      LOL! I tend to cry pretty easily over book and movies (and even some old commercials!).

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  5. Dara @ Not In JerseySeptember 15, 2023 at 8:10 AM

    Some of my favorites are on here! Rain Man is one of my favorite movies but I don't think it's made me cry! Beaches and My Girl are definitely tear jerkers though!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2023 at 11:10 AM

    I love My Girl. Regine
    www.rsrue.blogspot.com

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  7. PamelaSeptember 15, 2023 at 12:51 PM

    Great list - I'd add Me Before You.

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  8. Nancy 's Fashion StyleSeptember 15, 2023 at 3:08 PM

    Oh I cried a lot at pursuit for happiness! Such a good actor.

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    1. Joanne September 16, 2023 at 8:02 AM

      He is a very dynamic actor and never seems to disappoint.

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  9. Jodie's Touch of StyleSeptember 15, 2023 at 6:34 PM

    Wow, I can say I've seen so many of these. When I was a kid, the one I cried at the most was The Champ.
    XOOX
    Jodie

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    1. Joanne September 16, 2023 at 8:02 AM

      I have never even heard of that one; I'll have to check it out.

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  10. MarshaSeptember 15, 2023 at 8:01 PM

    I am probably the only one here who can say they saw "Love Story" when it originally came out! I also didn't know "Still Alice" had been made into a movie. There are many here I haven't seen. Thanks for sharing them!

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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  11. Veronica LeeSeptember 15, 2023 at 11:15 PM

    Mine are Me Before You and Dragon Heart.
    I still cry buckets watching them for the umpteenth time 😭

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    1. Joanne September 16, 2023 at 8:03 AM

      I have never seen Me Before You but you are the second one to mention it; I'll have to find it so I can watch it.

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  12. Kim CarberrySeptember 16, 2023 at 6:31 AM

    Yep, so many of these have made me cry too. I love The Fault in Our Stars and Ghost and had forgotten all about My Girl. I think that was the first film I ever cried at.

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    1. Joanne September 16, 2023 at 8:07 AM

      I think the first movie that ever made me cry was Alix, the Life of a Child-- a biography we watched in 4th grade about a girl with cystic fibrosis. I can remember my teacher having to hug and soothe me after the lights came back on.

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  13. Molly | Transatlantic NotesSeptember 16, 2023 at 8:39 AM

    I have only seen seven of these, which is not nearly enough as a lot of these movies are real classics! This has given me a few ideas about what I can watch over this weekend — thanks!

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  14. Tamar SBSeptember 16, 2023 at 8:57 AM

    Love all of these!

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  15. Jennifer WhiteSeptember 17, 2023 at 9:50 AM

    During my teen years, I remember watching Step Mom, Bed of Roses, and My Girl on repeat. We watched My Girl a couple of summers ago with Hayden, and I cried. I used to love the Bed of Roses song. This was a good stroll down memory lane.

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    1. Joanne September 18, 2023 at 5:17 AM

      I definitely remember belting out the lyrics to Bed of Roses (I had the soundtrack on CD)... and My Girl makes me cry every single time.

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  16. EllibelleSeptember 17, 2023 at 12:09 PM

    I watched several of these back in the day when I still watched more movies. Two of my favorites dramas not on the list are The Bodygard and Legends of the Falls. I feel like I intentionally don't watch dramas now because I don't want to cry!! I can get so emotional!

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    1. Joanne September 18, 2023 at 5:18 AM

      Oh the Bodyguard is a good one! My husband's step-father was obsessed with that movie and we watched it together all the time. I'm not sure I've ever seen Legends of the Fall though.

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  17. NY Foodie FamilySeptember 17, 2023 at 7:58 PM

    I've seen a bunch of these and agree that the ones that I've seen made me cry! I haven't watched a good tear jerker in a while.

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    1. Joanne September 18, 2023 at 5:19 AM

      I haven't either; then again it seems like I cry over so many of the books I've been reading lately, I don't really need the movies anymore.

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  18. CatherineSeptember 18, 2023 at 8:10 AM

    I love your movie blogposts and was wondering if you would include the film that ALWAYS makes me cry. I have watched Top Gun so many times and it makes me cry every time!

    #MMBC

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  19. Lindsay's Sweet WorldSeptember 19, 2023 at 12:03 PM

    Oh there are so many good ones here!! Stepmom does me in every single time. I watched that recently for the millionth time!

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    1. Joanne September 19, 2023 at 2:11 PM

      It's so much worse watching it now that I am an actual mom and I really feel for Susan's character so much more.

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  20. MandySeptember 19, 2023 at 12:18 PM

    I love this series! Do you mind if I do the same on my blog also? I love movies soo much, what a fun idea!

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    1. Joanne September 19, 2023 at 2:09 PM

      Of course not! It will be fun to compare lists!

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