Looking for a movie that will tug at your heartstrings and leave you reaching for tissues? Recently, social media has been flooded with users sharing films that left them utterly emotional, saying they ‘ripped out their hearts.’ We've compiled a list of these dramatic masterpieces guaranteed to make you cry. Will your heart survive these tearjerkers?
In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris
Georges and Anne are an elderly couple in their eighties. They are cultured, retired music teachers. Their daughter is a musician and lives in England with her family. One day, Anne suffers a stroke, and their bond of love is seriously tested.
Director: Michael Haneke
Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father passes away.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
A high school student discovers that his classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, is suffering from a terminal illness. This secret brings the two closer as they spend her remaining time together.
Directors: Jun'ichi Fujise, Tomoyuki Itamura, Masaharu Tomoda
Stars: Mahiro Takasugi, Lynn, Yukiyo Fujii
Based on the novel The White Ship by Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aytmatov, Shambala tells the story of a seven-year-old boy living in a sheltered forest high in the mountains with his grandfather, step-grandmother, aunt, and uncle.
Director: Artykpai Suyundukov
Stars: Taalaikan Abazova, Nazbiike Aidarova, Artur Amanaliev
The film portrays the survival struggles of a young boy and his little sister in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata
Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi
The enduring love of a young couple is tested when 27-year-old Su-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
Directors: Park Kyung-Jin, John H. Lee, Kim Tae-won
Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Son Ye-jin, Baek Jong-hak
Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend Volodja live in Russia and dream of a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who invites her to come with him to Sweden to start a new life.
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharskiy, Pavel Ponomaryov
When her son starts acting strangely, a mother seeks answers from his teacher.
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Stars: Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa
Two teenagers from North Carolina, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, come together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to community service.
Director: Adam Shankman
Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote