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Movies That Still Make You Irrationally Emotional

Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:00 am
Posted by nvasil1
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:00 am
I know this thread has been done before, but my Dad and I rewatched A League Of Their Own tonight, and it doesn't matter how many times we've seen it, the end in Cooperstown always tugs at our heartstrings.

Maybe it taps into our own memories playing organized team sports when we were younger, but no matter the reason, it kinda feels good when a film can elicit genuine feels. The ending to Cool Runnings gets to us similarly.

What movies still get to you, regardless of how many times you've seen them? Or are my Dad and I a couple of babies.
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:11 am to
Field of Dreams


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Posted by JustLivinTheDream
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:47 am to
Rudy

Three answers, three sports movies
Posted by LSUGent
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:57 am to
Requiem for a Dream
Posted by tigermeat
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 6:28 am to
Brian’s Song.

“I love Brian Piccolo, and I’d like all of you to love him, too.”
Posted by C
Houston
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 6:47 am to
The greatest showman when the theater is on fire. Hugh is told Zac is still in there. Hugh pauses for a split second as he looks at his wife and kids before rushing in. The horror from his wife and kids that their father is going to die.

I feel no greater emotion than when I see scenes like that in movies.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 7:23 am to
Marley & Me
Posted by Purple Spoon
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 7:31 am to
Bing Bong from Inside Out

fricking Pixar movies man.

I’m not crying you’re crying pussy
Posted by BabyTac
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 7:42 am to
In Good Company is a feel good movie that gets me every time.

Also Frequency
Posted by Baron
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 7:55 am to
Big Fish
Posted by DemonKA3268
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 8:03 am to
Where the Red Fern Grows, although the book is way better.

My Dog Skip
Posted by Yellerhammer5
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 8:35 am to
GATTACA.
Posted by tigers0615
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 9:07 am to
Agree with League of Their Own... but Old Yeller gets me.
Posted by ItzMe1972
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 9:11 am to
Forrest Gump
Posted by Jcorye1
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 9:15 am to
The Dawn Wall always gets me. Seeing how excited and proud Tommy Caldwell's dad is of him always gets to me. My dad is older, and while I'm not a frick up, I was not really living up to my potential during college and the first couple of years after, so that kind of stuff always hits me hard.
Posted by TTU97NI
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 9:54 am to
Big Fish
Posted by indianswim
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Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 10:38 am to
Rocky - Win or lose, the grit he showed to finish the fight and the respect he got from everyone, including Apollo.

Rocky 2 - When Apollo drops him for the last time and Mickey is telling him to stay down. When Rocky gets back up and you can see Apollo disappointed, for 2 reasons I think. One, I don't think he wanted to keep beating on Rocky. But even more, he knows he's given Rocky everything and still can't keep him down. Then there's the thrill of Rocky finally doing it and winning.
This post was edited on 12/22/20 at 9:26 am
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 11:43 am to
Since I had my daughter a few years ago, I cannot watch the end of Armageddon without a snot cry. Last 2 times I just left the room to "run to the bathroom" really quickly right after he gives Affleck the patch

The Natural hits me hard, in a good way. That was one of those movies that I always watched with my Dad.
Posted by The Quiet One
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:07 pm to
Black Hawk Down. Never watched it. Can’t bring myself to do it knowing what they went through. I get pissed off just thinking about it. I think others would classify that as irrational

Movie I’ve actually watched: The Last Jedi. Nothing like being insulted for being a Star Wars fan and paying for it.
Posted by NWarty
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Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 12/21/20 at 2:11 pm to
Watched “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” and spent the next three hours ugly crying, like red-eyed, convulsing, snot-nose plugged up, crying.

Based on the true tale of the Japanese Akita “Hachiko”
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