Recommend a sad movie, etc.?
May 22, 2022 7:04 PM Subscribe
My spouse and I returned a cat to the shelter today. I am in the mood for a sad movie. I am open to other sad media (as long as it doesn't take more than about two hours). Do you have any suggestions?
The Saddest Animated Double Feature is Grave of the Fireflies with When the Wind Blows.
posted by Rash at 7:13 PM on May 22, 2022
posted by Rash at 7:13 PM on May 22, 2022
The original West Side Story.
Sending you care.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 7:16 PM on May 22, 2022 [1 favorite]
Sending you care.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 7:16 PM on May 22, 2022 [1 favorite]
The saddest old black&white film from the Depression is Make Way For Tomorrow, about which Roger Ebert said "It would make a stone cry."
posted by Rash at 7:23 PM on May 22, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Rash at 7:23 PM on May 22, 2022 [2 favorites]
If I NEED to let some stuff out, it's Steel Magnolias.
I only saw it this past holiday season, but Last Christmas may well get added to that particular hall of fame too.
posted by Lyn Never at 7:27 PM on May 22, 2022
I only saw it this past holiday season, but Last Christmas may well get added to that particular hall of fame too.
posted by Lyn Never at 7:27 PM on May 22, 2022
I saw Ponette almost 30 years ago and it was so sad that I cried on and off for days. And I still want to cry when I think about it.
posted by RobinofFrocksley at 7:30 PM on May 22, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by RobinofFrocksley at 7:30 PM on May 22, 2022 [3 favorites]
Atonement just crushed me flat, and I’d even read the book first. It’s just at 2 hours and 3 minutes.
And omg, Ponette! I have to see that again. I remember leaving the theater feeling just impossibly sad. Seconding that.
I’m sorry about the kitty and I hope you’re okay.
posted by mochapickle at 7:45 PM on May 22, 2022 [2 favorites]
And omg, Ponette! I have to see that again. I remember leaving the theater feeling just impossibly sad. Seconding that.
I’m sorry about the kitty and I hope you’re okay.
posted by mochapickle at 7:45 PM on May 22, 2022 [2 favorites]
I know you said sad but here is sombre. Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon A Time in Anatolia.
posted by little eiffel at 8:18 PM on May 22, 2022
posted by little eiffel at 8:18 PM on May 22, 2022
Gak! Sorry I didn’t see the time limit.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 8:27 PM on May 22, 2022
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 8:27 PM on May 22, 2022
Up? (96 min)
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 8:30 PM on May 22, 2022
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 8:30 PM on May 22, 2022
The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2 hrs 7 minutes)
posted by corb at 9:22 PM on May 22, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by corb at 9:22 PM on May 22, 2022 [1 favorite]
Big Fish is sad/touching. Now that Albert Finney is gone I find it even more melancholic. I always have a good carthartic cry when I watch it though it's ultimately uplifting. It's 2h and 5min.
If you really wanna run the sadness gauntlet then there's always Marley and Me.
Hugs for your family and sorry about kitty. :(
posted by Dimes at 1:54 AM on May 23, 2022
If you really wanna run the sadness gauntlet then there's always Marley and Me.
Hugs for your family and sorry about kitty. :(
posted by Dimes at 1:54 AM on May 23, 2022
I've never cried as hard as when I watched Hachi. It's also pet related, which I guess could be a plus or minus.
posted by J. Wilson at 4:16 AM on May 23, 2022
posted by J. Wilson at 4:16 AM on May 23, 2022
The saddest movie I have ever watched is the documentary Dear Zachary. I cried so much during most of it--paused for an hour to talk with a friend--then cried even more through the end.
posted by El_Marto at 4:50 AM on May 23, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by El_Marto at 4:50 AM on May 23, 2022 [1 favorite]
A bit late to this but I wanted to recommend Wild Strawberries.
posted by gudrun at 8:17 AM on May 23, 2022
posted by gudrun at 8:17 AM on May 23, 2022
Response by poster: Thank you for all the ideas. I am watching a few of these.
posted by NotLost at 8:44 PM on May 23, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by NotLost at 8:44 PM on May 23, 2022 [1 favorite]
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posted by smorgasbord at 7:13 PM on May 22, 2022 [1 favorite]