# Movies its ok for guys to cry at **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918 "2006-10-02T02:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/21 "2006-10-02T15:46:47Z")
> [@Surbey](#): > > Movies its ok for guys to cry at None. Blimey, what are you people like? Dumbo ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/22 "2006-10-02T16:03:25Z")
[QUOTE=LoganDear] _Forrest Gump_, maybe? [/QUOTE] Definitely. I’m not a movie cryer, but when Bubba died I totally lost it. And then when Jenny died I lost it again. Twice in one movie, compared to maybe 4 other times in all other movies combined. Maybe it’s just Tom Hanks, but I also got a little emotional during _Apollo 13_ when he’s imagining walking on the moon. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/23 "2006-10-02T16:27:53Z")
Shane. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/24 "2006-10-02T16:29:38Z")
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King The Passion of the Christ ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/25 "2006-10-02T16:56:06Z")
[QUOTE=Small Clanger] None. Blimey, what are you people like? [/QUOTE] Thank you! I thought maybe I missed a memo or something. The end of _Mystery, Alaska_, when the NY Rangers slap the ice in respect caused a funny feeling, like maybe if I was a girl I might cry 😉 … And the end of Private Ryan too, but no actual moisture _ever_ exited my eyeballs. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/26 "2006-10-02T16:58:33Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] I think crying at _Big Fish_ is probably acceptable. [/QUOTE] I do get a bit choked up at this myself. Also the ending of _Secondhand Lions._ ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/27 "2006-10-02T17:33:06Z")
[QUOTE=ACC\_Expat] _Brian’s Song_? “I love Brian Piccolo…” [/QUOTE] They’ve been showing this on cable lately, and quite frankly, I don’t see what the big deal is. I didn’t get a sense of connection between Williams and Caan, and I found their calling each other racial slurs very off-putting. Ivylad has admitted to getting “something in his eye” at the end of _Saving Private Ryan_ as well as _Brian’s Song._ ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/28 "2006-10-02T18:03:13Z")
\*Of Mice and Men \*always gets me going. Slee ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/29 "2006-10-02T18:14:33Z")
Miracle. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/30 "2006-10-02T18:17:46Z")
The only movie that’s ever made me cry (well, since I was 10 years old, anyway) was _Schindler’s List_. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/31 "2006-10-02T18:29:41Z")
_Grave Of The Fireflies_ will break the heart of the toughest mugg in the world. A second viewing is too much to take for most folks. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/32 "2006-10-02T18:38:05Z")
_The Wild Bunch_? No, seriously… Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/33 "2006-10-02T18:48:36Z")
Sheesh, am I the first to mention _ET_? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/34 "2006-10-02T19:03:46Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] Sheesh, am I the first to mention _ET_? [/QUOTE] Yes. And we wonder why you mentioned it. However, it **is** alright to _throw up_ while watching _E.T._ ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/35 "2006-10-02T21:09:57Z")
:dubious: Hmm. Seems like chick flicks we chicks cry over are all envolved with guys suffering and dying. And the guy flicks that involve tears involve…guys suffering and dying. Or some sort of wild life. Be nice if some guy manged to cry over us suffering and dying. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/36 "2006-10-02T21:15:55Z")
The Champ with Ricky Schroeder and Jon Voight. When I saw it in the theater, I saw guys hiding behind snack bar napkins, sniffling, and commenting on their “allergies”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/37 "2006-10-02T21:28:40Z")
The end of American History X & the end of Tears of the Sun, when the woman is thanking Bruce Willis. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/38 "2006-10-02T21:31:50Z")
I always get choked up at the end of Miracle on 34th St. Som I’m gonna say Miracle on 34th St. ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/39 "2006-10-02T21:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=Small Clanger] None. Blimey, what are you people like? Dumbo [/QUOTE] Socially acceptable? Who cares? Whatever wrings out your personal sponge is acceptable as far as I am concerned. Who says men shouldn’t cry? I’ve read that one of the reasons women generally live longer than men is that they do cry more often. Crying releases endorphans and much stress and makes you feel better. That’s why I wish more things did affect me that way. I can’t think of a specific movie, but I know that I’ve puddled up a few times when something reached me emotionally. So what? That’s what I’m like. Take me or leave me alone! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918/40 "2006-10-02T21:49:32Z")
As odd it it sounds, I got chicked up (though no ocular secretions,) during _Angus_ when, His grandfather dies. A mediocre movie, at best, but the acting was actually really good and the way it was portrayed seemed real. And, of course, the laying down of the chess piece on the park. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-its-ok-for-guys-to-cry-at/374918.md?page=3)