I've seen a couple of pulses over the past few days about watching movies that made the person cry and I have thought about doing a post like this for some time.  Yes, even someone as manly as me gets a little teary eyed at certain movies.  I remember General Norman Schwarzkopf saying a man wasn't a man if he didn't cry.  So if you want to make fun of my remember I keep a loaded glock next to my computer for reasons I have yet to understand but it's there as is a pair of brass knuckles.  Overcompensate much?

Rudy

Rudy is probably the best sports movie ever made and if you disagree with me so help me I will come through the computer and unleash hell upon you.  It's based on a true story although Joe Montana recently said that the so much of the movie was fiction.  Thanks a lot, Joe.  For that I will always remember you as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.  Also why don't you worry about your kid playing at Notre Dame and his first week on campus getting an underage drinking ticket. 

In America

This movie tells the story of an immigrant family trying to make a better life in the U.S.  I think you have to be carved out of stone not to enjoy this movie.  I think out of the list this was the hardest cry.  I really don't know why it hit me so hard.  I know there was this exchange between a father and a daughter that just gets me every time.  I never heard of this movie until a Blockbuster employee recommended it.  Now I cry when I realize there will be no more Blockbuster.

Dead Poets Society

This may be one of the only Robin Williams starring roles that I have enjoyed.  Maybe I just enjoy this one because I enjoy teaching although I have yet to stand on a desk.  I guess there is always tomorrow.  I think the guy who played Red Foreman in That 70s Show sent in clips of this movie to get the job.  He was an ass.

My Girl

I think this is the first movie that I saw that dealt with...SPOILER ALERT...a child's death.  It affected me at the time because the kid who died was my age and I felt bad that the kid would never get to experience life.  Now when I watch it, I cry because that was probably the last good movie Macauly Culkin made.

Up

OK, I saw this movie and the first five minutes or so hit me like a brick wall.  I have always wanted a relationship like that but then I realized the moral of the story was that you couldn't have fun in life if you were married.

Dancer in the Dark

Bjork stars in this movie and she puts in a helluva performance.  This movie is so different from anything I've seen.  It's hard to tell if this movie is a documentary, drama, or musical.  The story breaks your heart and then how the movie ends...damn.  I had a friend that despised this movie because it was "predictable" and Bjork's character was weak willed.  She wasn't.  I think that character is one of the strongest characters in cinema.

Big Fish

This movie was beautiful and the ending...well I see a lot of my relationship with my father in this movie.  I just hope that we don’t mend things when he is on his death bed.

Miracle

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!  My parents often talk about this and how I was two days old.  For a while they thought of changing my name to Herb Brooks even though they aren’t hockey fans.  That is how big that event was.

Chasing Amy

It’s a tale that hit close to home for me because once upon a time I fell in love with a girl that I couldn’t have.  Wait, what guy hasn’t had that happen?  I seem to fall in love with those that I can never have and it hurts so bad.  This movie hits close to home.  I actually think this movie was one of the most accurate romance movies ever released.

Hachi

Honestly, this has to be the best movie about a dog ever made.  I couldn’t move after I saw this.  I just sat there taking it in and I blubbered like a baby.  This movie will definitely make you forget all those Richard Gere rumors.

The Deer Hunter

I think this one got to me because my dad always told me about his friends that fought in the Vietnam War and how a few died.  I have a neighbor that fought in Vietnam and all he will tell me is that it was absolute hell and he did things that he’s not proud of so therefore he won’t talk about it. 

Life is Beautiful

The things a father will do to ensure that his son is safe from the Nazis is such a great story.  Maybe I have father issues.

Honorable Mention
Shane
Old Yeller
Schindler's List
Field of Dreams
ET
Brian's Song
Sophie's Choice
Health Inspector

What movies make you cry?