The scene in Return of the Jedi where Luke takes off Darth Vader’s mask and stays with him during his last breaths. I can’t see how anyone could not be moved by this.
I’ve said it before - those who respond to criticism of the new Prequels by saying “well, the old ones were just as cheesy” must have missed this scene.
If he’s an animal lover I’d go with “Watership Down”.
Mom, what you were thinking taking a seven year-old to that one I’ll never know.
-Joe
American History X puts tears in my eyes twice: When Beverly D’Angelo tells Ed Norton that she’s ashamed that she gave birth to him, and when Edward Furlong gets shot at the end of the movie.
The one that always gives me a little occular perspirationis Braveheart. But only from the emotion when he gives the “are you willing to fight for it speech.” :mad: Sadly I was born in the days when grabbing a sword and chasing down the bastards is frowned upon. 
I was really made for a earlier era but got stuck in this pussy-ass time.
I cried at the end of The Dirty Dozen.
My dad always suffers an intense attack of allergies during The Shawshank Redemption.
Batman and Robin. I wanted my money back so badly…
“Son, if I’d have been a doctor for only five minutes, now that would have been a tragedy.”
The Abyss:
WE KNEW THIS WAS A ONE WAY TICKET WHEN I PUT THIS THING ON. BUT YOU KNOW I HAD TO COME.
I saw it today and I had to work to keep the tears back.
I do not cry, especially for books or movies, but I always come damn close for that scene in that show.
I think Big Fish is a pretty good bet.
Field of Dreams and Brian’s Song are almost certainly the most quintessential macho-american male “it’s dusty in here” movies. Brian’s Song probably isn’t aging quite as gracefully and Field of Dreams as people memories of the real-life characters wanes, but it still gets the job done for football fans.
If the sports element is totally lost on him, Old Yeller and a host of other animal movies will probably be the next most likely canidate.
There’s a handful of war movies out there that get the job done too, Glory and Saving Rpivate Ryan being the better examples of it.
OK, I’m admittedly like Dick Vermeil… I just don’t mind crying if that’s what is called for…
Hoop Dreams
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Full Monty
The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
American History X
The Iron Giant
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Fahrenheit 9/11 (that black screen with audio just does me in)
that’s just from glancing at the one bookshelf full of DVDs. Like I said, I don’t bother worrying about my own leaky faucets. It’s all part of a good movie experience, IMO.
and no one’s mentioned Graveyard of the Fireflies?
Even though you know it’s coming (cos the movie starts that way), when Setsuko dies, it just rips my heart out
I have a similar response at the end of the Japanese film Quill
But then I cry at all sorts of things. I cried during the episode of Freaks and Geeks when Bill almost died from peanut poisoning. My wife still marvels out how I could get so emotional about a ‘dumb tv show’ :eek:
As of yet, no film has ever made me cry.
The last time I cried was at the end of the book The Bridge to Terebithia when I was 11(?) I have since reread it, but nada. (Grave of the Fireflies got close.)
My fiance cried during Big Fish.
ET always makes my dad cry, so he won’t watch it, though he did take me to see it when it was re-released with walkie-talkies. He still cried.
Miracle makes me tear up a bit, but then I also teared up when the wings won the second of their back to back cups.
Something about hockey I guess.
For me it was Roberto Benigni’s Life Is Beautiful. Especially the final 10 minutes.
Grave of the Fireflies was going to be my suggestion, but the ending of Unfaithful did a number to me as well.
While it doesn’t make me cry Requiem for a Dream gives me the cold shivers…
You are kidding right. Every time I see that scene I laugh. Big old menacing Darth Vader is actually revealed to be a malformed weeble wobble.
Now if you are a Dad, I agree Grave of the Fireflies will tear your heat out.
I’m a total wuss. I “mist up” during well done commercials. Most of the movies above I’ve probably teared up during, although I don’t have a full on blubber. Au revoir, les enfants I found very sad as well, although that’s not a particularly well known film.