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100 Saddest Movies: Best Sad Movies for a Good Cry

Blockbusters thrill, comedies kill with laughs, and horror gets the pulse a-poundin'. But for catharsis and rejuvenation, you'll have to reach for a sad movie (along with plenty of weapons-grade tissues). Here at Rotten Tomatoes we are trying to break your heart, and the fastest way we know to getting there isn't with food or through the sternum, but with a thoughtful catalog of the truly tragic: the 100 saddest movies ever made.
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An Affair to Remember (1957)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
1
65%7.4
After Yang (2022)
After Yang (2022)
2
86%7.6
Coco (2017)
Coco (2017)
3
97%8.4
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
4
85%8.1
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
5
93%8.1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
6
92%8.3
The Farewell (2019)
The Farewell (2019)
7
97%7.6
A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life (2019)
8
81%7.4
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
9
95%7.1
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
10
96%8.0
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Killer of Sheep (1978)
11
98%7.3
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
12
93%7.3
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
13
91%7.8
On Golden Pond (1981)
On Golden Pond (1981)
14
93%7.6
Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
15
94%8.1
Past Lives (2023)
Past Lives (2023)
16
96%8.4
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
17
97%8.0
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
18
91%9.3
Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
19
97%8.2
Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
20
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
21
83%7.8
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
22
98%8.1
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
23
88%7.7
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
24
99%8.5
Central Station (1998)
Central Station (1998)
25
94%8.0
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
26
77%6.9
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
27
96%8.5
Drive My Car (2021)
Drive My Car (2021)
28
98%7.9
The Florida Project (2017)
The Florida Project (2017)
29
96%7.6
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
30
70%7.3
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
31
78%8.6
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
32
93%8.5
Little Women (1994)
Little Women (1994)
33
90%7.3
Minari (2020)
Minari (2020)
34
98%7.5
Philadelphia (1993)
Philadelphia (1993)
35
80%7.7
Pig (2021)
Pig (2021)
36
97%7.0
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
37
94%7.6
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
38
93%8.1
Stella Dallas (1937)
Stella Dallas (1937)
39
90%7.4
A Walk to Remember (2002)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
40
27%7.3
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