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100 of the Most Sad and Heartbreaking Movies

This list features 100 movies that have the most sad and heartbreaking scenes or that are sad all the way through.
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avg. score: 32 of 100 (32%)
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Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
2
Detachment (2011)
Detachment (2011)
3
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
4
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
7
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
8
I Am Sam (2001)
I Am Sam (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   35%
9
Magnolia (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
10
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
11
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
12
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
Brothers (2009)
Brothers (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
14
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Capote (2005)
Capote (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
18
The Father (2020)
The Father (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
19
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
20
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
21
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
22
Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
23
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
24
Incendies (2010)
Incendies (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
25
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
27
Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
28
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
29
The Reader (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
30
The Machinist (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
31
Mother! (2017)
Mother! (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
32
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
33
The Hunt (2012)
The Hunt (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Wonder (2017)
Wonder (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
35
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
36
Her (2013)
Her (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
37
A Separation (2011)
A Separation (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
38
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
39
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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