# Non-sports movies that make guys weepy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947 "2013-07-30T20:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/81 "2013-08-08T00:08:06Z")
the [ending scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPJzNNpUFsU) of **Planes, Trains, and Automobiles** ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/82 "2013-08-08T01:21:33Z")
The end of _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service._ ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/83 "2013-08-08T02:04:38Z")
I’m glad to see I’m not alone in getting a lump in my throat at a lot of kids movies. But not the movies and scenes you’d think. Not in any Toy Storys, Wall-E or Finding Nemo, for example. But totally in We Bought a Zoo, Dolphin Tale and Epic. Epic hit my buttons about three times. The Odd Life of Timothy Green, a terrible movie, but it got me. There’s a movie called A Little Princess that turned _this_ man into a crying little princess in a heartbeat. Oh man, that one’s brutal. My daughter just watches it and thinks it’s cool while I’m sitting there trying not to go in the corner, curl up in the fetal position and bawl my eyes out. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/84 "2013-08-08T05:43:31Z")
Another animated movie, _Mary and Max_,got me crying. It is possibly my favorite movie of all-time and criminally underrated. ---
**Author:** ![Longshanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/85 "2013-08-08T11:05:53Z")
The ending of The Breakfast Club got me kind of teary. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/86 "2013-08-08T19:10:46Z")
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and again… Hands down - the cryfest, non-sports movie champion for guys is: **ARMAGEDDON** -Grace saying goodbye to Harry on the video screen, telling her he’s breaking his promise and not coming home. -The little boy on the runway who never knew his father until he saw “the salesman” on TV, and he comes running into his arms. -The shuttle captain, “requesting permission to shake the hand of the daughter…of the bravest man I ever met.” -The whisper-quiet closeup of Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP), after the asteroid explodes : “Yo Harry - you the man…” - Ben Affleck telling Harry he loves him, after he shoved him back into the shuttle. “you take care of my little girl now, that’s your job.” There is no other non-sports movie that has more moments where guys tear up. Marley & Me had one : the end. It’s a Wonderful Life had two : the end, and George’s breakdown in the bar/on the bridge when he begs to live again. I challenge you Dopers to find another non-sports movie that has more “guy cry” moments. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/87 "2013-08-08T19:51:00Z")
I didn’t cry at all during _Armageddon_. Afterwards, I cried because I had wasted 2 hours watching such a shitty movie. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/88 "2013-08-08T20:23:45Z")
Some here to add, if it isn’t too dusty in the thread yet… **Fellowship of the Ring** , the death of Boromir **My Girl** , the girl giving her impromptu speech at the funeral **Return of the Dragon** , Bruce Lee reluctantly having to kill Chuck Norris **Dark Crystal** , the podling getting its soul sucked out ---
**Author:** ![knifebreaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@knifebreaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knifebreaker)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/89 "2013-08-08T20:45:47Z")
**Watership Down** The song Bright Eyes ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/90 "2013-08-08T21:59:14Z")
Some that aren’t as well-known, maybe: _Searching for Bobby Fischer_: When Kingsley’s character gives Josh his Grandmaster of Chess certificate, AND when Laurence Fishburne yells “THERE IT IS!” during the final chess match. _The Last Starfighter_: When Alex’s girlfriend turns away from the flaming wreckage of the truck and spaceship, looks into the night sky, and says “I love you, Alex Rogan.” _The Karate Kid_ (the original one): As Daniel Larusso strikes the Crane Technique pose. As mentioned previously, the scene near the end of _The Iron Giant_. “Superman.” And big dittoes to the Aragorn’s line “My friends, you bow to no one” near the end of _Return of the King_. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/91 "2013-08-09T10:16:16Z")
_Flags of Our Fathers_ got me even more than _Saving Private Ryan_. As an ex-Marine, I think I felt more of a connection to the characters than most people. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/92 "2013-08-09T12:59:43Z")
I can’t think of a sports movie that makes me weepy. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947/93 "2013-08-09T13:22:44Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > I got a bit choked up during _Life Is Beautiful_. I don’t think there’s another movie that affected me that much. Now that I have 3 kids 7, 5, and 3, I try my damnest to be as happy and optimistic as I can be, no matter the circumstances. > [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Also, _Mr. Holland’s Opus_ gets me everytime. Yep, as a musician, that one hit me right in the heart. > [@OtisCampbellWasRight](#): > > The scene at the end of Big Fish where they show all the people at the protagonists funeral gets to me as well. As someone who is battling cancer, I think often about who and how many people will be gathered when I go. Yes, I loved that ending. You hang in there and stay positive and strong and think of who will be there for your victory party! > [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > the [ending scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPJzNNpUFsU) of **Planes, Trains, and Automobiles** Yep, that one got me too. A couple of my own nominations. **Snoopy Come Home!** - has always broken me down since I was a kid. IMHO it’s gotta be the worst children’s film ever. \*\*Whale Music - \*\*The scene where the whales finally appear to dance with Desmond. **Forrest Gump** - All the scenes after Jenny dies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947.md?page=4)