# The Saddest Movie Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2002, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515 "2002-12-23T10:32:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DarRRva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/1 "2002-12-23T10:32:01Z")
What film alone has squeezed the most tears out of your ducts? Which film has left you the most misty or watery eyed, or just left you feeling depressed the rest of the day? My vote goes to Dancer In The Dark… Left me hysterical for at least half an hour I just lay on the couch and was very very sad, unable to move. And you??? ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/2 "2002-12-23T10:59:09Z")
Boys on the Side. By the time the end credits roll, I’m useless for a good 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![S.Mussberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@S.Mussberger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S.Mussberger)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/3 "2002-12-23T12:45:40Z")
The ending in “Romeo is Bleeding” just broke my heart… “Sometimes she stays a little longer…” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/4 "2002-12-23T12:51:39Z")
Speaking as a guy… “Turner and Hooch” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/5 "2002-12-23T12:57:30Z")
Probably “Grave of the Fireflies.” ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/6 "2002-12-23T13:32:48Z")
**Old Yeller** **Dondi** ---
**Author:** ![Bernard\_Marx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Bernard\_Marx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bernard_Marx)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/7 "2002-12-23T13:58:52Z")
Ghost World ---
**Author:** ![Mr.A.Nemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mr.A.Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.A.Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/8 "2002-12-23T14:06:11Z")
I didn’t find **Ghost World** all that sad… the characters were more pitiable than anything else. My vote for most depressing movie would be **Star Wars: The Phantom Menace**. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/9 "2002-12-23T14:26:34Z")
Where the Red Fern Grows ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/10 "2002-12-23T14:33:31Z")
Grave of the Fireflies… I can never watch that one again. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/11 "2002-12-23T14:59:49Z")
_Awakenings_ with Robet DeNiro and Robin Williams. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/12 "2002-12-23T15:00:06Z")
Elephant Man I’ll never watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/13 "2002-12-23T15:12:03Z")
das boot! ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/14 "2002-12-23T15:14:26Z")
Edward Scissorhands. Poor Edward is just so ill-used. Whenever that movie comes on I have to change the channel because as soon as I see even one scene (no matter which) I start to tear up. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![dil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@dil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dil)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/15 "2002-12-23T16:22:23Z")
My Life Especially if you’re a man who looks forward to someday being a dad. ---
**Author:** ![rackman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rackman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/16 "2002-12-23T16:33:45Z")
Roommates, with D.B. Sweeney and Peter Falk. This one is just really sad for anyone who was close to a grandparent while growing up. ---
**Author:** ![keithnmick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@keithnmick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keithnmick)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/17 "2002-12-23T16:43:01Z")
If anyone’s ever seen “The Plague Dogs” - that’s one sad cartoon. Good though - I’d recommend it, not for the kids. ---
**Author:** ![Fnoonf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Fnoonf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fnoonf)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/18 "2002-12-23T16:44:59Z")
Another vote for **Grave of the Fireflies**. In terms of pure heart-wrenching sadness, I don’t see how anything else could compare. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/19 "2002-12-23T17:12:48Z")
Another vote for _Dancer in the Dark_ . Jesus, that movie ruined me for the rest of the night when I saw it. I was literally BAWLING. Also, the “choice” part in _Sophie’s Choice_ really gets me because I have a little girl. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_of\_Graymatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/74df32/32.png) [@Baron\_of\_Graymatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_of_Graymatter)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515/20 "2002-12-23T18:05:52Z")
_Pride of the Yankees_ …Gherig’s farewell speech still breaks me up. _Gettysburg_ …the sheer loss of life and the courage to keep going. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515.md?page=2)