15 Movies So Sad You'll Never Watch Them Again, According to Reddit

June 10, 2023 6:00 am

These films are every drama lover's must-sees, but they're hard to watch more than once!

Like any other form of art, movies are capable of making us feel a miscellany of emotions. Perhaps the deepest and most wide-ranging in the emotional experiences it offers, drama is the one genre that attracts viewers' attention time after time, even though these stories often make us sob and feel devastated.

Here are 15 most hard-to-watch films suggested by fans on Reddit, ranked by their IMDb scores.

15. The Lovely Bones (2009, $94 million, 6.6)

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This supernatural drama follows the ghost of Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old who was raped and murdered by her neighbor, as she's stuck between the worlds, witnessing the events after her tragic death and looking for a way to punish the killer. Emotionally complex, the picture received several BAFTA, Oscar, and Golden Globe nominations.

14. Eight Below (2006, $120 million, 7.3)

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Caught in a severe snowstorm, the Antarctic research crew is evacuated, but their sled dogs are left behind. Not knowing if the dogs are alive, the two main characters attempt to rescue them. The intense story will keep you on your toes throughout the entire movie, and it'll also make you sob.

13. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008, $44.1 million, 7.7)

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Revolving around the family of a Nazi concentration camp manager, this movie shows an endearing friendship between the manager's son and a young Jewish boy. This picture is eye-opening, but the ending is simply devastating, so brace yourselves!

12. Barefoot Gen (1983, $NA, 8.0)

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The Japanese animation picture follows the lives of Gen and his family in Japan during WWII. Offering a different view on the war, the film documents the destruction the usual Japanese suffered as a result of the nuclear bombing.

11. Big Fish (2003, $123 million, 8.0)

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This movie portrays a family drama in an unconventional manner, following a character trying to find out how much of his father's fanatical stories about his life were true, while battling the effects these stories have had on his life. Deeply sad and funny at times, Big Fish may be too emotionally hefty to revisit.

10. Hotel Rwanda (2004, $34 million, 8.1)

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Featuring the notorious genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the movie is centered on the hotelier at Hotel des Mille who shelters thousands of people to protect them from slaughter. The picture explores the nature of hatred and violence and is utterly shocking.

9. Requiem for a Dream (2000, $7.4 million, 8.3)

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The legendary Darren Aronofsky movie follows four drug addicts as their world crumbles to pieces. You'll feel helpless after watching it, but this is what makes the film so powerful.

8. Up (2009, $735 million, 8.3)

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The Disney/Pixar collaboration is both life-affirming and heart-breaking. Featuring an unlikely friendship between a boy and an old man, it talks about the consequences of loneliness and proclaims that life is not possible with change.

7. Coco (2017, $814 million, 8.4)

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Another Disney picture, this one is much more family-oriented. Following the titular character and his misadventures in the underworld, this movie is incredibly heart-melting.

6. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father (2008, $18 thousand, 8.5)

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This low-budget documentary is a diary about a recently killed man, prepared for his unborn son by his best friend. Tackling social issues, the film also sheds light onto the importance of family and friendship in our lives.

5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988, $516 thousand, 8.5)

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Another Japanese animation film, Grave of the Fireflies also follows the events of WWII. Showing the devastation the war has caused, this movie is sure to bring tears to your eyes.

4. Life is Beautiful (1997, $230 million, 8.6)

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The picture takes place during WWII in Italy under Mussolini where the main characters, an Italian-Jewish family, are confined to a concentration camp. The story is tragic yet warm and will evoke a concoction of feelings in you.

3. The Green Mile (1999, $287 million, 8.6)

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The Tom Hanks film tells a heart-breaking story of a wrongly accused man who meets his end in an electric chair. This movie never fails to have a powerful impact on viewers, even those who have seen it a number of times.

2. Interstellar (2014, $774 million, 8.7)

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The popular sci-fi movie starring Matthew McConaughey isn't devoid of eye-watering family drama. The plot is complex, and some of its twists will leave you speechless.

1. Schindler's List (1993, $322 million, 9.0)

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The epitome of war drama in cinema, the film revolves around Oscar Schindler, a Nazi who saved many Jewish people during the Holocaust. Based on a real story, the iconic movie is thought-provoking and absolutely heart-breaking.

Source: Reddit.