Movies worthy of making a guy cry, share yours

[OCNewbie]

Ok, first you'd have to admit that you're a guy and that some movies move you to tears. Then list a movie that you've personally seen that choked you up. I just saw "The Shawshank Redemption" the other day, for the first time, and I thought it was beautiful. It got me choked up a few times, specially at the end. Was a happy sorta choked up though =)

Movies that have brought me to tears, or choked me up -
The Shawshank Redemption
Lolita - Jeremy Irons
Forrest Gump
Revenge - Kevin Costner
American Beauty
Saving Private Ryan (thanks for the reminder)

It seems that the movies that have brought me to tears also are some of my favorite movies. There's something special about a movie that can draw you in so much to touch your emotions. One other thing, as a guy, or maybe more so for anybody.... I get the most out of these movies when I watch them by myself. Maybe it's because I don't have any reason to hold back, and can get wrapped up in the movie without fear of teasing if I get choked up =)

And another thing. There's just something about background or theme music in movies too. All 5 of these had beautiful music that seemed to fit the feel of the movie very well, cept maybe "Revenge" as I only saw that once many many years ago, and don't remember too many details.

 

[loup garou]

Turner & Hooch when Hooch gets shot.

 

[zimu]

umm, lion king HELLO?

 

[J Heartless Slick]

Return of the King. I am not sure why...

 

[iamme]

I admit the final war scene in The Last Samurai was emotional.

 

[xospec1alk]

big fish moved me almost to tears, as did shawshank redemption, and to a certain extent, love actually.. heh

 

[K1052]

Saving Private Ryan had me close.

 

[Somecallmetim]

I have to second the nod to Last Samurai

 

[BlamoHammer]

Amistad

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Any movie where a heroic dog dies saving its master.

- M4H

 

[NivekC4]

john q

 

[minendo]

There's Something About Mary and the zipper scene.

 

[Gyrene]

I'm a heartless bastard, I guess. No movie has been able to move me to tears.

 

[blackdogdeek]

it's a wonderful life at exactly this point:

*SPOILER ALERT*




"here's to my brother george, the richest man in town"

*END SPOILER ALERT*

 

[EngenZerO]

At First Sight -> dont know why.
Finding Nemo, Lion King -> dude that just sucks when your family dies by a baracude/stampede
Sweet November -> dont know why.

 

[sillymofo]

Yeah, last Samurai was a bit emotional, but I'll have to admit, the first time I saw Titanic, I kinda choke up too. (Nope, can't have my man card).

 

[Ynog]

Braveheart

 

[apac]

My Dog Skip & Bowling for Columbine.

Only movies I've ever cried watching.

 

[Viper0329]

The Passion

 

[CraigRT]

i honestly can't remember off hand...
some movies i remember are emotional, but i don't know the last one which i cried or nearly cried while watching...

 

[Armitage]

The Dirty Dozen...
Jim Brown was throwing these hand grenades down these airshafts. And Richard Jaeckel and Lee Marvin ...
sitting on top of this armored personnel carrier, dressed up like Nazis...
And Trini Lopez ... He busted his neck while they were parachuting down behind the Nazi lines.
Breaks me up every time

 

[gunblade]

Saving Private Ryan

at the scene when Ryan went to the graveyard and said he has lived his life to the best he can and he didn't know if it was enough ....

 

[lokiju]

A walk to remember & Big Fish. Note that I didn't cry but if a movie were to make me those two would be it.

 

[virtuamike]

Lion King, when Mufasa does his cloud thing
Band Of Brothers, pretty much all of it
Schindler's List, ditto
Executive Decision, when Seagal dies, out of joy

 

[opticalmace]

Believe it or not, LOTR:ROTK.
There were a couple scenes in there...