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What movie or scene from a movie (or show) makes your eyes misty?

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[–] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Flow. I found the entire movie sad.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 66 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] scops@reddthat.com 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Man, worst second date ever. Had no idea what I was walking into in that theater

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

I took the kids to see some fun animation movie. Got totalled in the first few minutes.

"Some dust got in my eye. Here, you can eat my popcorn."

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 36 points 6 days ago

The scene in Interstellar when he returns from the time dilation to watch like 40 years of updates he missed from his kids.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago

"where do you think we are?"

The context is what makes this powerful. The buildup, the misdirection, the reveal.

This was Scrubs at its best. McGinley should have won an Emmy right there.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

The original Fresh Prince when Will is desperately trying to convince himself he doesn't need his dad. Every time.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago

It's funny that for having such a full career I still think Fresh Prince was an absolute masterpiece and unequaled by anything else Will Smith did. (Second place was probably the original Men in Black).

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Link for the uninitiated.

"How come he don't want me, man?" And the way Phil grabs him for the hug 😭💔

[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The last 15 minutes of "The Return of The King," starting with, "My friends... You bow to no one."

Every. Damn. Time.

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[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Miguel from Coco singning "Remember me" with Coco.

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[–] rizo@sh.itjust.works 30 points 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

Grave of the fireflies... Sometimes the trailer is already enough... F*** can't even rewatch the thing...

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[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago

"I have been, and always shall be, your friend."

-Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Opening for “Up” not in the top comments?

[–] Amax@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What dreams may come, 1998 movie with Robin Williams.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago

Ending of the Sixth Sense.

"Grandma says you asked her a question. She says to tell you the answer is 'every day', what was the question, momma?"

"Did I make you proud?"

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, “The Body”.

Mom? Mom! Mommy?

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[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Spock: “I have been and always shall be your friend” [dies]

Kirk: “No….”

[–] fsr1967@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Buffy the TV show, when she discovers her mother's dead body.

"Mom? MOM! ... Mommy?" Tears

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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

"little soldier boy" episode from Avatar: the last Airbender. Every time.

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[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 15 points 6 days ago

A lot of seens in Logan with Professor X. His mental decline was a gut punch because I was watching my grandfather go through the same thing at the same time. His portrayal was spot on.

Happy with Stark's daughter on the porch talking about cheeseburgers. Such a small moment, but so genuine feeling.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Birdman (with Michael Keaton) - nothing in the actual movie but the absolute soul crushing sadness when I realized that they weren't making a Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law movie.

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[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

Into the wild when he discovers that human existence isn't meant to be lived in isolation and then dies a few days later in total isolation.

The end of Saving Private Ryan always gets me as well.

[–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 days ago

The Iron Giant

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

First season of After Life by Ricky Gervais.

The scene after where Gervais' character realizes fully what he has done, especially to himself long term, is soul crushing. The i did the right thing, but for all of the right and wrong reasons look on his face is haunting. I think it is the 2nd episode.

A lot of the episodes open with him watching his wife telling him to enjoy life. Her sitting on the hospital bed, on her final days because of cancer.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I hated gervais before this, i found his comedy delivery and style very grating but after watching this shoe and getting kicked in the guts every couple episodes i gave him another shot and dont mind him so much now. Show is a 10/10 if you want to sob silently with your partner.

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

He can be eyerollingly obnoxious. And he is becoming more and more out of touch.

He tends to have a heart and in the right place. His XFM auditions were the greatest proof of this.

[–] Rezurektme@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

S1E3 of Last of Us - "Long, Long Time." Happy and sad tears galore.

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[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh the scene/secquence? From Tim Burton's "Big Fish" when he gets the dad back in the water. That was so wholesome but so sad at the same time.

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[–] andrew_s@piefed.social 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I cry quite easily, so a small sample of films that have made my eyes misty are:

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Bridge to Terabithia
A Monster Calls

[–] Toes@ani.social 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

+1 for bridge to terabithia. That movie still chokes me up.

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[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

The opening scene of Hackers (1995). Poor kid can't use a touch tone telephone or computer until his 18th birthday.

That's like taking away Mozart's piano.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

The Bob's Burgers episode "The Amazing Rudy" (season 14, episode 2).

Regular-sized Rudy goes out to eat with his divorced parents and their new significant others. It goes horribly wrong and he runs away to the Belchers'. I tear up a little bit even thinking of it because it isn't played for laughs. I really feel for Rudy, just trying his hardest and putting way too much pressure on himself, and the way Louise steps up for her best friend is just so sweet.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago (3 children)
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[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

You stay, I go. No Following.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

"A toast to my big brother George, the richest man in town."

Alternatively:

"You are who you choose to be."

"Superman."

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

Maes Hughes' big action moment in Full Metal Alchemist - either version.

Alternatively, the scene this music https://youtu.be/EL7e5XrzanA goes to (Ep 5 of Cowboy Bebop) - far more of a tear jerker for me than the final episode.

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The sequence at the end of the Six Feet Under finale set to Sia's Breathe Me absolutely gutted 2005 me.

Spoiler for a twenty year old showWhen Claire is driving away and sees Nate in the rear view 😭

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[–] muse@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Oh man, I forgot about the bicentennial man 🤖😢

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Star wars; the last Jedi

The Holdo maneuver.

[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 days ago

Ibelin. Saw it in the cinema when it first came out, seemed like everybody in the audience was crying.

(It's about a kid with a degenerative disease who connected with people through an MMO.)

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