46 Sad Romance Movies That Make You Cry Every Time
You know those sad romance movies that wreck you every time you watch them? The ones that — at the age of 12, having yet to go on a single date — left you utterly convinced that you knew what love’s most tragic depths felt like? And the emotional movies that, as someone who’s maybe now experienced a taste of love and loss yourself, continue to hurt so good?
Yeah, those. When it comes to sad romance movies that make you cry, honestly, we can't get enough. In the back of our minds, we totally know that most of the characters are made up (or, at the very least, are fictionalized adaptations of real people). But the emotions and heartbreaks, the wins and losses of being in love, still feel totally real. And isn't that what matters? We thought so.
Love’s highs — and all of its beyond-anguishing lows (we love a good unrequited love song) — are explored in so many different ways in movies now, so we've rounded up the 29 best emotional movies that are guaranteed to make you cry every time. (Yes, even those of you who swear you don't have tear ducts!)
Now, get ready to revel in a sad love story (or several), and while you’re at it, pass the tissues. And when you’re done with that, we have some (happier) movies about summer love for you to check out.
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