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- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.If you didn't tear up during the Subway scene, you may be missing a heart.
- 2005–201422mTV-PG8.7 (4.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorPamela FrymanStarsJosh RadnorJason SegelCobie SmuldersAfter Robin tells Barney that she's pregnant with his child, she receives some shocking news from her doctor. Meanwhile, a neighborhood teen plays a trick on Marshall while he decorates his house with Christmas lights.This episode is painful. Partly because I didn't realize just how much I secretly hoped that Robin and Barney would eventually settle down and have some kids. The last few moments are just heartbreaking.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiJenna FischerThe employees hold a paper airplane competition, Andy gets an acting role in a workplace safety video, and Jim and Pam's marriage tensions continue to build.I hated the monkey-wrench the writers threw into Jim and Pam's relationship since the beginning of season 9, but it was worth it just to see the desperation on Jim's face when he held onto Pam. Dubbing that with the minister's words on their wedding day was beautiful, but it's Pam's decision that will finally bring you to tears.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Buckets and buckets of tears were shed.
- DirectorFred SavageStarsBen SavageWilliam DanielsBetsy RandleWhen Angela's father wants to take her to Europe for a year, Shawn has to make a decision whether to let her go or ask her to stay. Meanwhile, Jack, Eric and Rachel think about their future.If anyone ever wondered when my heart broke for the first time it was the day I watched this episode on ABC Family as a child. Someone please just hug Shawn forever.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsJane FondaLily TomlinSam WaterstonFrankie gets shocking news from Babe, and helps her friend throw the best party of her life.Few episodes really tackle the subject of assisted suicide, but this one does so in a fair and meaningful way. What'll get you is how much of the episode is spent talking around the subject of death or avoiding it entirely, with everyone wanting to discuss their own problems or philosophies, up until the moment that they're all forced to deal with it.
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.If you know anything about Alan Turing you know his life was not easy, but I came into this movie thinking that he would at least have a small glimpse of happiness when he finally perfected the Turing Machine before everything in his life went to hell, and sadly I was mistaken. He suffers for nearly the entire movie, and his brilliance is completely unrewarded.
- 2005–200825mTV-Y79.3 (7.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorEthan SpauldingStarsZach Tyler EisenMae WhitmanJack De SenaA series of short stories covering some of the time spent by Katara, Toph, Iroh, Sokka, Aang, Zuko and Momo as they live in Ba Sing Se.In this episode for just one moment Iroh's given the opportunity to feel his grief and mourn the loss of his son. As one of the most loved and positive characters on the show, watching him fall apart is just so depressing.
- DirectorJohn MichelStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. accidentally runs into Dr. Cox in a store, who both then run into annoying former suicidal patient Jill Tracy. Meanwhile Elliot and Carla do a little investigating and find out that Todd hasn't actually slept with anyone in the hospital - they jump to conclusions about his sexuality.This is one of those episodes that just punches you right in the gut. The emotional back and forth centering around J.D.'s problem and the light-hearted comedy of Carla and Elliot dealing with The Todd only distracts from the emotional wallop at the end of the episode. The look of pain and guilt on McGinley's face shatters me every time and highlights the cruelty of life when you work in an industry where you have to help people every day.
The horrible truth is most people with that kind of job, whether they're a doctor, social worker, therapist, firefighter, etc. have that moment where no matter how efficiently they did their job and followed protocol, they can't shake that feeling that someone else's demise is their fault. - DirectorCraig ZiskStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldThe gang tries to attend a lot of Christmas parties. Cece talks to Schmidt about becoming just friends again. Jess tries to avoid Sam; he tells her he wants to get back together. Nick has trouble adjusting to his adventurous girlfriend.What can I say? My eyes get a little misty every time Jess screams "turn on your lights!"
- 1990–199623mTV-PG9.7 (3.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill's father Lou shows up after 14 years and spends a lot of time with Will. Will's very pleased with this. Uncle Phil, however, thinks Lou will again disappoint his son.Here's what makes this episode so sad:
5. The audio at the end of the episode of Karyn Parsons crying backstage.
4. The brilliant choice by the cameraman to zoom in on the statue just before the credits rolled, perfectly summing up the sad tone of the episode.
3. Will Smith's speech at the end is completely improvised, and so much of the emotion he's giving comes from his own personal experience growing up with friends who didn't have fathers.
2. The hug, which wasn't part of the script and was actually James Avery hugging a distraught Will Smith, and the fact that James Avery is no longer with us.
1. How come he don't want me, man? - DirectorJohn M. ValerioStarsWilliam H. MacyEmmy RossumJeremy Allen WhiteFrank and Monica have an interesting proposal for the kids. Lip buckles under pressure from Debbie to get his sobriety under control. Meanwhile, Fiona sees a business opportunity as Kev and V attempt to start a new chapter.Why can't Mickey ever be happy? *Sobs*
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiJenna FischerOne year later, Dunder Mifflin employees past and present reunite for a panel discussion about the documentary and to attend Dwight and Angela's wedding.While the show may have gone downhill in the later seasons, this still marks the end of one of my favorite shows, and I'm really gonna miss these guys. And Erin's moment was sugar sweet.
- DirectorDavid KendallStarsBen SavageWilliam DanielsBetsy RandleShawn and Jack's dead beat father, Chet, reappears on campus and promises Shawn that he has come to stay and make amends to his sons for never being there."I need you, dad."
Chet, you son of a bitch! That line and the zoom in on the photo at the end of the episode get me every time. It reminds me very strongly of the cameraman zooming in on the statue in Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse. - 2011–202159mTV-MA8.2 (2.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher ChulackStarsWilliam H. MacyEmmy RossumJeremy Allen WhiteFiona reunites with Gus after his tour but is torn by the fact that her friendly feelings for Sean have turned into love. Plus, Frank has his own love struggles as he works to keep Bianca happy - in Costa Rica.While Mickey and Ian's breakup was unfortunately undercut by the humorous scene that interrupted it, it was a horrible to watch Mickey's heart break in half. What made this so awful was that there was nothing Mickey could do. He tried everything to make their relationship work, but Ian wasn't willing to accept help at the time. That's the cruelty of mental illness.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsSanaa LathanOmar EppsGlenndon ChatmanMonica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.I cried like a little baby. I think because I identify so strongly with Monica. It's difficult to find your place in life when you're striving to prove you're just as good as any man, hold onto your pride by not compromising your morals or conforming to what society expects of you, and at the same time allow yourself to be vulnerable.
- 2016–202554mTV-149.3 (28K)TV EpisodeDirectorMatt DufferRoss DufferStarsWinona RyderDavid HarbourFinn WolfhardJoyce and Hopper are taken in for questioning. Nancy and Jonathan prepare to fight the monster and save Will.I've accepted that I'm at an age where I strongly empathize with parents. Lol The parallel between Hopper's daughter's death and Will's resurrection was so poignant, raw, and touching.
- 2014–202044mTV-148.2 (2.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorBill D'EliaStarsViola DavisBilly BrownAlfred EnochAnnalise manages to orchestrate an appeal for a man on death row, convicted of murdering his girlfriend years earlier, and sentenced by Asher's father, Judge William Millstone. Meanwhile, Frank tries to locate Rebecca.I felt this episode. Every black American felt this episode. Viola Davis was just phenomenal. Her speech was a goddamned work of art.
- DirectorChris LoudonStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioFry goes on a quest to recover his lucky 7-leaf clover after being convinced that his brother took over his identity after he was frozen.This is by far the most surprising of all of the tearjerkers. As a pretty low stakes silly cartoon I never expected it would evoke the kind of emotions and feelings out of me that other, more serious shows frequently do. And it did it in such a surprising way the emotional impact really wallops you over the head.
- DirectorGiancarlo VolpeStarsZach Tyler EisenMichaela Jill MurphyDante BascoIn this special episode, we go back in time to the moment Appa was stolen, will find out where he has gone and who he has met along the way and more importantly where he is now!I'm not typically a person to shed tears over animal cruelty. That's not to say I don't care or feel sad about it, I just don't subscribe to the whole "animals are better/more innocent than people" ideology. However this episode had me bawling. It's a mix of the prolonged suffering that Appa goes through in this episode, his continued loyalty to Aang, and his desperate need to get back to him. What makes it even more heartbreaking is how Appa's hope is systematically shut down, and how he's tortured again and again in such a way that it feels like society itself is spitting at him for daring to even believe that Aang cares about him. Eventually he's reduced to a near feral, distrustful shell of his former self, and while there is a hopeful gleam at the end of the episode, we do not get the reunion we wanted.
- DirectorPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis BlackAfter young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.Bing Bong was too precious for this world! Aside from the symbolic letting go of your childhood that Bing Bong represents, there's another darker parallel that I see in Bing Bong that makes his death even sadder. Even at the end of his life, Bing Bong is not angry with Riley for forgetting him, and he still loves her enough to let her go, knowing she is better off without him. I think everybody has an elderly relative (usually a grandparent) that they take advantage of, don't visit enough, and often don't think about and you don't really feel the weight of your decision not to see them as much until they are gone. Much like Bing Bong, when they leave, they usually do it still loving you fiercely and wanting to spend more time with you than you did with them.
- DirectorVictor Nelli Jr.StarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonLaverne was in a car accident and is in a coma. Everyone has a hard time dealing with it. Jordan is having her baby, but Dr. Cox doesn't want everybody knowing about it. J.D is the only one who knows about the birth and is obsessed with becoming the baby's godfather.This one hit me where it hurt. Carla's speech at the end was beautiful and by explaining that Laverne was to Carla what Carla was to J.D. gave her loss some serious weight.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.A movie about a mentally challenged man breaking barriers and becoming successful is bound to have sad moments. To name a few there's Mrs. Gump's death, Bubba's death, Lieutenant Dang's whole story arc, and Jenny's death.
Two of the saddest moments for me personally were the scenes when Jenny throws rocks at her childhood home, and when she contemplates suicide. And after watching this movie, I was genuinely surprised by how many people couldn't stand her character. While her actions did cause Forrest a lot of pain, you have to see things from her perspective. As a victim of incest, molestation and abuse, she knows firsthand the pain of it and battles her inner demons every day. To make matters worse, she falls hopelessly in love with a man who she can never really be sure is able to give consent or is mentally capable of an adult relationship, which only causes her to think that maybe she is just like the man she hates more than anyone. Is it any wonder she pushes Forrest away and drowns herself in drugs, sex, and abusive relationships? My heart weeps for her every time I watch this movie. - DirectorJ. Miller TobinStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesRidge CanipeIn this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean follow the trail of an "anti-Santa" that abducts its victims by using their chimneys. Dean tries to get Sam to celebrate Christmas like they used to but Sam doesn't want to accept that it could be the last one they'll spend together.This one gets me because Sam is such a self-absorbed ass for a lot of this episode, so when he finally comes through for Dean and gives him some Christmas cheer it's that much more joyful.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiThe Dunder Mifflin crew holds a casino party at the warehouse and Michael has two dates.God Jim. A thousand hearts broke when Pam said "What are you doing?" There should be a law banning anyone from ever making Jim cry.