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Looking for a sad movie that earns the cry

Movies you put on when you actually want to feel something. None of these are gratuitous; the sadness is structural.
  1. Manchester by the Sea 2016
    Casey Affleck and grief that doesn't resolve.
  2. The Farewell 2019
    A family decides not to tell grandma she's dying.
  3. Aftersun 2022
    A father, a daughter, a vacation, a slow ache.
  4. Marriage Story 2019
    The divorce movie. Watch with snacks.
  5. Up 2009
    The first ten minutes.
  6. Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012
    A child in a flooded place.
  7. Inside Llewyn Davis 2013
    Folksinger, cat, late winter.
  8. Lost in Translation 2003
    Tokyo loneliness, Bill Murray whispering.
  9. Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
    Sad in places you didn't expect.
  10. Past Lives 2023
    Two people, one timeline, twenty years.