Tear-jerker films!!
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Man in Love
Han Dong-wook · 2014
Tae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Mari Okada · 2018
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under their control, and now their king wishes to add the immortality to his bloodline. They ravage the Iorph homeland and kill most of its inhabitants. Caught in the midst of the attack, Maquia is carried off by one of the Renato. It soon dies, and she is left deserted in a forest, now truly alone save for the cries of a single baby off in the distance. Maquia finds the baby in a destroyed village and decides to raise him as her own, naming him Ariel. Although she knows nothing of the human world, how to raise a child that ages much faster than her.
Of Mice and Men
Gary Sinise · 1992
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton · 1996
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
The Iron Giant
Brad Bird · 1999
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Dancer in the Dark
Lars von Trier · 2000
Selma, inmigrante checa y madre soltera, trabaja en la fábrica de un pueblo de los Estados Unidos. La única vía de escape a tan rutinaria vida es su pasión por la música, especialmente por las canciones y los números de baile de los musicales clásicos de Hollywood. Selma esconde un triste secreto: está perdiendo la vista, pero lo peor es que su hijo también se quedará ciego, si ella no consigue, a tiempo, el dinero suficiente para que se opere. Tercera película de la trilogía "Corazón dorado" de Lars Von Trier.
A Monster Calls
J.A. Bayona · 2016
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Grave of the Fireflies
高畑勲 · 1988
Verano de 1945. La aviación estadounidense somete las ciudades japonesas a continuos ataques aéreos. En uno de ellos, una incursión con bombas incendiarias convierte la ciudad de Kōbe en un infierno humeante, para los dos protagonistas (Seita, de 14 años, y su hermanita Setsuko, de 5). El joven Seita y su pequeña hermana Setsuko son hijos de un oficial de la marina japonesa. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ambos viven con su madre, pero un día, tras un bombardeo, ellos se retrasan y no consiguen llegar al búnker donde ella los espera.
The Elephant Man
David Lynch · 1980
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
The Green Mile
Frank Darabont · 1999
Paul Edgecomb, pensionnaire centenaire d’une maison de retraite, est hanté par ses souvenirs. Gardien-chef du pénitencier de Cold Mountain en 1935, il était chargé de veiller au bon déroulement des exécutions des peines capitales, en s’efforçant d’adoucir les derniers moments des condamnés. Parmi eux, se trouvait un colosse du nom de John Coffey, accusé du viol et du meurtre de deux fillettes. Intrigué par cet homme candide et timide, aux dons magiques, Edgecomb va tisser avec lui des liens très forts.
Ode to My Father
JK Youn · 2014
Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.
Pawn
Kang Dae-gyu · 2020
A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.
Capernaum
Nadine Labaki · 2018
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
Lion
Garth Davis · 2016
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Hope
Lee Joon-ik · 2013
After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.
The Pursuit of Happyness
Gabriele Muccino · 2006
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Can Ulkay · 2017
In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.
Train to Busan
연상호 · 2016
Un virus letal se expande por Corea del Sur, provocando violentos altercados. Los pasajeros de un tren KTX que viaja de Seúl a Busan tendrán que luchar por su supervivencia.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Simon Curtis · 2019
El argumento está basado en la novela publicada por Garth Stein, la cual responde al mismo nombre que el filme. La historia combina diferentes sentimientos y situaciones comprometidas para la sociedad como son el dolor, la liberación, el cariño o el riesgo. Enzo, un perro que ha experimentado muchas aventuras interesantes a lo largo de su vida, es el personaje que pone voz a la película. Pese a no ser una persona de carne y hueso, este entrañable animal será capaz de dar diferentes lecciones a los seres humanos sobre cuál tendría que ser la manera adecuada de actuar sea cual sea la situación en la que se encuentren.
A Dog's Purpose
Lasse Hallström · 2017
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Michael Damian · 2011
Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley outwits Dobermans, Shepherds and Collies, while stealing hearts in his own unique and lovable way.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Mark Herman · 2008
Berlín, 1942. Bruno tiene ocho años y desconoce el significado de la Solución Final y del Holocausto. No es consciente de las pavorosas crueldades que su país, en plena guerra mundial, está infligiendo a los pueblos de Europa. Todo lo que sabe es que su padre -recién nombrado comandante de un campo de concentración- ha ascendido en el escalafón, y que ha pasado de vivir en una confortable casa de Berlín a una zona aislada. Todo cambia cuando conoce a Shamuel, un niño judío que vive una extraña existencia paralela al otro lado de la alambrada.
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Lee Hwan-kyung · 2013
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.
Hachiko
神山征二郎 · 1987
Basada en un hecho real. Hachiko es un perro de raza akita que es adquirido por el profesor Ueno, docente en la Facultad de Ingeniería Agrónoma de la Universidad de Tokio. Todas las mañanas, Hachiko acompaña a su amo hasta la estación de Shibuya, donde éste coge el tren para ir a su trabajo. Por las tardes, Hachiko regresa a Shibuya y espera a su amo a la puerta de la estación. Un día el profesor Ueno sufre un ataque cardíaco en el aula y fallece en el acto, y Hachiko acude día tras día a la estación para esperar a un amo que ya nunca más volverá.
