| Movies that make us cry | Star Sightings and Fashion - seattlepi.com Jun 2nd 2012, 21:57 The latest celebrity photos, news and style trends. Our friends at SFGate asked readers for movies that make them cry. Perhaps, for you, "The Notebook" is on that list. If not, certainly some of these films got you misty-eyed. Here's the list; get out your hankie. Hide Caption Ghost -- this is a photo of co-star Patrick Swayze taken that same year, in 1990. (thanks dsg) (Wyatt Counts / ONLINE_YES) Hide Caption "The Iron Giant" (thanks ferrethead) (Warner Bros. Animation) Hide Caption "United 93" (thanks jonathan) (Credit: Jonathan Olley / Copyright: © 2006 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.) Hide Caption "A Little Romance" (thanks sfheart2) I like this choice. One of Olivier's best late roles -- and by the way, that little girl is Diane Lane. (CHRONICLE) Hide Caption "The Last of the Mohicans" -- he'll find her! He'll find her! (20th Century Fox 1992 / ONLINE_YES) Hide Caption George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn in the last scene of "Breakfast at Tiffany's." That's the one that does it. Every. Time. (Paramount Pictures 1961) Hide Caption Kristin Scott Thomas in "I've Loved You So Long" (2008) (thanks ferrethead). Remarkable movie, a defining performance. (Sony Pictures Classics) Hide Caption "Brokeback Mountain" (thanks trent 1280). The scene with the jacket. Wow. (KIMBERLY FRENCH / AP) Hide Caption "Babe" (thanks bf323) (CAROLYN JOHNS / AP) Hide Caption "The Bicycle Thief" -- or, as it is becoming increasingly known, "Bicycle Thieves." For the moment when Bruno reaches for his father's hand. (Thanks truffaut) Hide Caption "Terms of Endearment," for the scene where she wonders what will become of her kids. (thanks monjaloca) (KBHK 44 / San Francisco Chronicle) Hide Caption UMBERTO D, for the big buildup all the way to the dog scene. Wonderful. (amazon.com) Hide Caption "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (thanks inkfingers) Hide Caption "Cider House Rules" (thanks sophiesmom) (SFC) Hide Caption "To Kill A Mockingbird" (thanks fcdeb) (Robert Mulligan / Courtesy to The Chronicle) Hide Caption "Big Fish" (thanks suzagoob) Hide Caption Dr. Zhivago (thanks ablondboy) Hide Caption "The Notebook" (thanks ouijaman) (Handout) Hide Caption "Man On Fire" -- an unexpected choice, for the scenes with Dakota Fanning. (thanks roo02) Hide Caption "The Princess Bride" (thanks bf323) (ho) Hide Caption "Glory" (thanks bf323) Most of the most touching moments involve Denzel Washington -- particularly the speech he makes at the campfire. (HANDOUT / SFC) Hide Caption "West Side Story" -- the "America" number. (thanks Tedspe) (United Artists 1961) Hide Caption Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (thanks old cats) (20th Century Fox 1947) Hide Caption "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (thanks Tedspe) (Courtesy of GCI Group / Courtesy of GCI Group) Hide Caption "Far From Heaven" (thanks lalayan) (HANDOUT / SFC) Hide Caption Born Free (thanks uvegot) (Associated Press) Hide Caption "The American President" (thanks gridlore) (Associated Press) Hide Caption "Il Postino" -- for a bunch of reasons, not least of all for the backstory of the lead actor. Hide Caption "King Kong" (thanks bf323) The big guy deserved better. (AP / AP) Hide Caption Lady of the Night, with Norma Shearer. After I saw this movie for the first time in 1995, I would get choked up just talking about it. Hide Caption "Gone With the Wind" (thanks Nomi) (MGM 1939) Hide Caption "Lawrence of Arabia" (thanks incognitoo) (Columbia Pictures 1962) Hide Caption Life is Beautiful (thanks ferrethead) ( SERGIO STRIZZI) Hide Caption Life as a House (thanks myongue) (HANDOUT / HANDOUT) Hide Caption The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg -- beautiful Lubitsch film, starring Ramon Novarro Hide Caption "Love Me Tonight" -- Jeanette McDonald and Maurice Chevalier in the Mamoulian musical. Hide Caption "Love Story" (thanks uvegot): People make fun of it, but it's effective. (Paramount Pictures 1970 / ONLINE_YES) Hide Caption Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King (thanks ruse) (AP) Hide Caption "Wall-E," for the first 25 minutes. (Pixar, / Disney) Hide Caption Much Ado About Nothing -- for the ending, when the camera pulls back, and everybody's happy and dancing -- but you know a war is coming. Hide Caption Napoleon -- for the early scenes with the eagle. Hide Caption Nenette and Boni, for the "God Only Knows" scene. Beautiful. Hide Caption "Moulin Rouge" (thanks Will the thrill) (HO / REUTERS) Hide Caption "Romeo and Juliet" for the "thy lips are warm" scene (thanks stepmom) Hide Caption Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz." (thanks bf323 and others) (© 2009 Turner Entertainment Co.) Hide Caption The New World -- for the opening and closing scenes. Hide Caption "Brian's Song," with James Caan and Billy Dee Williams. (thanks dsg) (Columbia Pictures) Hide Caption Reds -- for the scene at the train, of course. (thanks lalayan) Hide Caption Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in "The Way We Were." For the scene where she gives up. (Thanks near mr) (Columbia 1973) Hide Caption Rosario Dawson and Will Smith in "Seven Pounds." (thanks sbchamp). This is a very interesting and odd movie that didn't find the audience it deserved. (Merrick Morton SMPSP / Sony Pictures 2008) Hide Caption Schindler's List -- for the ending (thanks terry 751) Hide Caption "Dog Day Afternoon" (thanks Norma D -- for the scene where Sal gets killed) (SF International Film Festival / ONLINE_YES) Hide Caption The Shawshank Redemption (thanks will the thrill): A rare movie that has grown in stature with the years. Hide Caption The Sound of Music (thanks incognitoo) Hide Caption "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (thanks smistry) (SFC) Hide Caption "Forrest Gump" (thanks mickeyw) Hide Caption "The Joy Luck Club" (thanks sprue) Hide Caption Titanic (thanks terry 751) Hide Caption "Message In A Bottle" (thanks ruse) Hide Caption "Secrets and Lies" (thanks winkingtiger) (HO) Hide Caption "Captains Courageous" with Spencer Tracy (thanks bf323). What a wonderful movie this is. Hide Caption Up -- for that early montage, encapsulating the old man's entire life. Amazing work. (thanks sfheart2) Hide Caption Cary Grant (left), Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in "Gunga Din." (thanks bf323) (RKO Radio Pictures 1939) Hide Caption The Pianist (thanks will the thrill) (HANDOUT / SFC) Hide Caption National Velvet (thanks bf323) (ho) Hide Caption It's a Wonderful Life (thanks suzagoob): For that ending, of course.  | |
