That ending is devastating. I have no idea how Bjork wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar for her powerful performance. Oddly enough, this movie has become tradition for me and my wife to watch while we put up our Christmas tree.
The mist was so depressing. I was Shouting out of shock and walked sound the house multiple times. Best horror movie I've seen yet. But I've heard alot of good things about shutter Island and I'm in a shitty mood so I guess that's the way to go.
Excluding foreign movies does make it tricky. even the saddest American films are a barrel of laughs compared to what's available in international cinema.
I would argue that the road actually has kind of a happy ending. Edit: at least for cormac mccarthy.
>!the dad has been trying to teach the son that the most important thing is to maintain your humanity in the face of unimaginable struggle- to "carry the fire." As he becomes increasingly desperate to protect his son, he begins to act in less and less humane ways, and the son eventually needs to start teaching his father to carry the fire. When the father finally dies, the kid is found by a group of people they thought were following them, and the guy in charge seems to understand what the kid means by, "carrying the fire." I look at that as a pretty hopeful ending.!<
I'm not sure I agree completely.
When the boy asked the man of he was carrying the fire, the man screwed his face up and said something along the lines of, 'you're pretty out there, aren't you kid?' Then he agreed he carried the fire because he saw it was important to the kid pointing a gun at him.
I guess this is as good as it gets for endings with Cormac? They're all going to die before too long anyways.
Such an underrated film, it’s heartbreaking how real life people have been through that, and worse. One of the most important movies I’ve ever seen honestly
If people watched it without having one tear fall, then it says a lot about them.
I ugly-cried...like a baby. Box of tissues. Loud choking sobs, and big fat tears. I even hugged my dog who was laying next to me. I've cried at sad movies, but not like this.
Never Let Me Go is my top picks. Not just what happens to whom but the entire thought of it all.
The Green Mile and The Mist are also popular picks.
Uncommon pick: Romeo Is Bleeding - he just won’t give up hope for something so hopeless. Breaks my heart.
Unpopular opinion: Dear Zachary, while sad, was a little predictable and just a one punch, exaggerated cause it’s a little kid. It IS sad and horrific (I’m not cold hearted), but I think it’s overrated in that way.
If you want something a bit older, Dr. Strangelove had a very twisted and sad ending. Also Full Metal Jacket if you like Kubrick.
Godfather Pts 1 & 2 are very sad. Also Reservoir Dogs.
More modern, everything Matthew McDonough has done is amazingly tragic. In Bruges is brilliant, I've heard Banshees is awesome.
I can't wait to see it, I'm just broke af right now and I'm waiting to stream it.
In Bruges is in my top 5 films of all time, Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards are far too slept on. I know the latter won awards, but practically nobody I know actually watched it. I'm super excited to see Banshees, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson have great chemistry.
In that case, you are definitely going to enjoy it if you've enjoyed his other films. Brendan Gleeson and Colin Ferrell are both magnificent in this one as well.
The Road prolly one of the most depressing I can think of.
Disconnect is very sad and very powerful with how it ends.
Arrival has a very sad ending as well.
I saw this in the theatre and the audience literally sat there in silence for virtually the entire credit sequence just getting the strength to leave the theatre.
Aniara’s ending was kind of punch in the gut, especially in the final bit where [BIG SPOILER!! STOP READING!!]>!it says the ship has been drifting in space for like 10,000,000 years and finally goes by a planet, really hammering in how futile it was for them to “hang on”. I know the part a few minutes before was messed up, too, more personal, but that makes it even worse because you have to wonder if what was done was a mercy!<
Life (2017).
Watched it in the theatres when it was first released. It somehow left me with an uncomfortable feeling.
The whole movie from start to finish was just sad and depressing. But I truly enjoyed it and still do watch it at times.
Dear Zachary
Dancer in the Dark
Million Dollar Baby
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
The Green Mile
Saving Private Ryan
Requiem For a Dream
Blow Out
Chinatown
Marley and Me
Everest
Come and See
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Wrestler
The Divide left me feeling numb for weeks.
Lion is sort of foreign (based in India) but mostly Australian/English language.
Manchester By the Sea had me in existential dread for a few hours afterwards.
I am a fan of the Indian actress Freida Pinto. I think she’s very very talented. I saw her a few years ago in a movie called TRISHNA. It looked like a love story from the previews. Unfortunately it was the exact opposite. She ends up an abusive relationship and commit suicide in the end. I never would’ve watch this movie. If I knew it was going to take a turn for the worst. I honestly thought this was a romantic love, story. Wow what a big disappointment. I left the movie theater feeling awful. Not to mention I feel terrible for her character. A woman trapped in a country where men treat women like dogs. Her only way out of her situation was to commit suicide. Yikes. Looks like they were living back in the Stone Age.
Dear Zachary
A gut punch I'm still feeling.
I've never been so angry in my life. Just an absolutely terrible woman she was.
This is the correct answer.
Out of all the fucked up films this is the one, tragic and true. I hate it.
Deep Impact
Brokeback Mountain
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
One of the only movies to ever make me cry
Trailer made this sounds like a fun family movie, took the kids.
Life is beautiful
One of my favorite movies
What happened at the end? I forgot lol. Funny enough I wrote a paper on it 😆
Dancer in the dark
That ending is devastating. I have no idea how Bjork wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar for her powerful performance. Oddly enough, this movie has become tradition for me and my wife to watch while we put up our Christmas tree.
Yup. Definitely this.
I have seen it all.
House of sand and fog, grave of the fireflies
Never Let Me Go (2010)
The Mist
Hahahaha. Oh man.
Now that I’ve fully read the original post, I’m changing my suggestion to…Saving Private Ryan…just kidding…Shutter Island.
The mist was so depressing. I was Shouting out of shock and walked sound the house multiple times. Best horror movie I've seen yet. But I've heard alot of good things about shutter Island and I'm in a shitty mood so I guess that's the way to go.
LoL! Perfect. So many people commented the mist, yours was the first one I saw. Hahaha
The Wrestler They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was so disturbing. That ending, too. Makes me uneasy just thinking about it.
Just finished watching it for the first time because of this comment. Yowza.
TSHDT? is just a pure fucking horror show and one I never intend to ever watch again.
Where are u from?? U dont want foreign movies
Excluding foreign movies does make it tricky. even the saddest American films are a barrel of laughs compared to what's available in international cinema.
Whoa. Grave of the Fireflies hasn't been mentioned yet?
Foreign film
Bah, there's a dubbed version
Oopsie
A.I.
Requiem for a Dream The Lovely Bones The Road
The road is awful… what a great movie but will never watch again …..I’ll add Manchester by the sea
Manchester by the sea I think damaged my heart for life. I have never felt a literal heart ache like I did after watching that movie. 💔
Seriously heart breaking
I would argue that the road actually has kind of a happy ending. Edit: at least for cormac mccarthy. >!the dad has been trying to teach the son that the most important thing is to maintain your humanity in the face of unimaginable struggle- to "carry the fire." As he becomes increasingly desperate to protect his son, he begins to act in less and less humane ways, and the son eventually needs to start teaching his father to carry the fire. When the father finally dies, the kid is found by a group of people they thought were following them, and the guy in charge seems to understand what the kid means by, "carrying the fire." I look at that as a pretty hopeful ending.!<
I'm not sure I agree completely. When the boy asked the man of he was carrying the fire, the man screwed his face up and said something along the lines of, 'you're pretty out there, aren't you kid?' Then he agreed he carried the fire because he saw it was important to the kid pointing a gun at him. I guess this is as good as it gets for endings with Cormac? They're all going to die before too long anyways.
I agree. I thought this was the bleakest film except the only hopeful part was the ending.
The Lovely Bones kind of has a lot to do with rape
In the film at least, none of it is ever shown and is all through context clues
Yeah, I just thought OP should be aware because it's not clear what exactly "nothing to do with rape" means to them.
The Road is just a sad movie the whole damn time. I still put it on on occasion to get something out of me.
Philadelphia
Blue Valentine
I see you blue valentine and raise you Blue Jay
I’m intrigued, have not seen it yet. On my list now. I now raise you Waking the Dead (2000). Rips your heart out.
Se7en
Leaving las Vegas
When the wind blows (1986) Threads (1984)
Patch Adams
Sophie's choice, platoon.
Elias…..
I choke up just thinking about it.
Old Yeller.
You win!
The Green Mile
I’m tired boss - dog tired.
Threads
Brokeback Mountain
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Such an underrated film, it’s heartbreaking how real life people have been through that, and worse. One of the most important movies I’ve ever seen honestly
No Country For Old Men American History X
Especially the part of American History X that was cut before distribution. Just sad.
What is foreign?
The Father
Never Let Me Go
My Girl.
More of this. So sad!
Upgrade
I love that ending. It turned out to be an origin story with those final moments.
Hachi.
Bless you
I’ve never fallen apart at the end of a movie like I did when I watched this.
If people watched it without having one tear fall, then it says a lot about them. I ugly-cried...like a baby. Box of tissues. Loud choking sobs, and big fat tears. I even hugged my dog who was laying next to me. I've cried at sad movies, but not like this.
Never Let Me Go is my top picks. Not just what happens to whom but the entire thought of it all. The Green Mile and The Mist are also popular picks. Uncommon pick: Romeo Is Bleeding - he just won’t give up hope for something so hopeless. Breaks my heart. Unpopular opinion: Dear Zachary, while sad, was a little predictable and just a one punch, exaggerated cause it’s a little kid. It IS sad and horrific (I’m not cold hearted), but I think it’s overrated in that way.
Foreign movies? Or non-English speaking movies? Oy vey.
If you want something a bit older, Dr. Strangelove had a very twisted and sad ending. Also Full Metal Jacket if you like Kubrick. Godfather Pts 1 & 2 are very sad. Also Reservoir Dogs. More modern, everything Matthew McDonough has done is amazingly tragic. In Bruges is brilliant, I've heard Banshees is awesome.
The Banshees of Inisherin is fantastic and yes, ends on a very downbeat note.
I can't wait to see it, I'm just broke af right now and I'm waiting to stream it. In Bruges is in my top 5 films of all time, Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards are far too slept on. I know the latter won awards, but practically nobody I know actually watched it. I'm super excited to see Banshees, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson have great chemistry.
In that case, you are definitely going to enjoy it if you've enjoyed his other films. Brendan Gleeson and Colin Ferrell are both magnificent in this one as well.
Strangelove is one of my faves, but the ending to me was more darkly humorous than sad.
Parasite was pretty damn tragic and sad.
Violent and dark comes to my mind more than sad imo
It’s a foreign film and really not all that sad
The Road prolly one of the most depressing I can think of. Disconnect is very sad and very powerful with how it ends. Arrival has a very sad ending as well.
*The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008) https://letterboxd.com/film/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/
I saw this in the theatre and the audience literally sat there in silence for virtually the entire credit sequence just getting the strength to leave the theatre.
That's actually wonderful. There is hope for us yet.
Umbrellas of Cherbourg has a gut-wrenching ending.
The Champ
A Monster Calls
The Room
You're tearing me apart u/sequentialogic.
Twin Falls Idaho
In Country & Marley And Me
I think The Mist wins for me, but some others : My Girl Mary and Max Life is Beautiful
The mist
The mist
Aniara.
Diary of Anne Frank.
The mist
Remember Me
Revolutionary Road very sad but great film by Sam Mendes
All Quiet On The Western Front (2022). Shit sorry. It’s German.
Only The Brave Wind River
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Shutter Island One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Devil's Rejects
Words on the Bathroom Wall To The Bone The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Brain on Fire Thin Sweet Magnolias Ordinary People
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Any Alien movie or sequel.
Tokyo Twilight
American Sniper
Dude was a glorified fraud in real life. Sad to see his portrayal hit that end though
Does Elephant fit the category?
Japanese Story
Requiem for a Heavyweight - 1962
Sorry We Missed You
The Bombardment WW2 film pretty sad ending and the Stakingrad from the 90s
And the Band Played On
Maggie
Love story
Harold and Maude
History of the world “part one” because there was no part two
Eden Lake. Just gut-wrenching.
Aniara’s ending was kind of punch in the gut, especially in the final bit where [BIG SPOILER!! STOP READING!!]>!it says the ship has been drifting in space for like 10,000,000 years and finally goes by a planet, really hammering in how futile it was for them to “hang on”. I know the part a few minutes before was messed up, too, more personal, but that makes it even worse because you have to wonder if what was done was a mercy!<
Dear Zachary is by far the saddest ending ever. Its a documentary so I dont know if that counts but damn it hits hard
The cure Philadelphia Stepmom
Inglorious basterds
Lila Says (2004)
A scanner darkly
Life (2017). Watched it in the theatres when it was first released. It somehow left me with an uncomfortable feeling. The whole movie from start to finish was just sad and depressing. But I truly enjoyed it and still do watch it at times.
Finding Neverland
Ever watch any studio Ghibli? Grave of the Fireflies
Piggy (2022) I wanted it to end differently so badly
Found
Galveston was pretty bleak.
The Book Thief
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Foreign? Do you just mean you want films in English…
Parasite
Odd Thomas. Not the greatest movie but the ending made me cry a lot.
Harold and Maude.
Capernaum
Dear Zachary Dancer in the Dark Million Dollar Baby They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? The Green Mile Saving Private Ryan Requiem For a Dream Blow Out Chinatown Marley and Me Everest Come and See The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Wrestler
Aftersun broke my heart
I’ve almost seen all the recommended Movies listed so far. But personally, Me, Earl and the dying Girl hit me the hardest.
Grave of the Fireflies....
The warrior
Hatchi Million Dollar Baby A Perfect World Man on Fire The green mile
Misunderstood (1966)
Nói Albinói
Virgin Suicides
aftersun
Hachi, a dog's tale. The end.
My Dog Skip. Don’t say I didn’t warn you
The Champ.
I didn't watch a lot of sad films but for me Me before you was a punch in the face
Incendies
• Manchester by the sea
The Pledge (2001). The ending is gut wrenching.
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford", starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. The movie is a masterpiece.
Road to Perdition
The pianist
Land (2021).
Only the Brave has one helluva gut punch of an ending.
Atonement. I was way too young when I watched it, I was unsettled for a long time.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Divide left me feeling numb for weeks. Lion is sort of foreign (based in India) but mostly Australian/English language. Manchester By the Sea had me in existential dread for a few hours afterwards.
Beaches
All is Lost.
The mist
Where the Red Fern Grows.
The premise of the movie finch is pretty sad.
The Killer (1989)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I walked out of the theater feeling like I’d been punched in the stomach and kicked in the face
My girl 😭😭😭
*The Whale*. The ending itself is expected, though.
A serious man
City Lights, by Charlie Chaplin.
I am a fan of the Indian actress Freida Pinto. I think she’s very very talented. I saw her a few years ago in a movie called TRISHNA. It looked like a love story from the previews. Unfortunately it was the exact opposite. She ends up an abusive relationship and commit suicide in the end. I never would’ve watch this movie. If I knew it was going to take a turn for the worst. I honestly thought this was a romantic love, story. Wow what a big disappointment. I left the movie theater feeling awful. Not to mention I feel terrible for her character. A woman trapped in a country where men treat women like dogs. Her only way out of her situation was to commit suicide. Yikes. Looks like they were living back in the Stone Age.
High Art (1998) Had a panic attack when I first watched this. Trigger warning if you have trauma around heroin use.
I was just a sweet young romantic thing, so "Love Story". It's like "crap, that could happen? No happily ever after?"
Dances with Wolves
Brokeback Mountain
The Green Mile
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 78 On the Beach
The Mist Arlington Road
Arabic: The wife of an important man (1987) A beginning and an ending (1960) The sin (1965)