There are tons and tons of tearjerker movies that has been showed over the years.  And let’s admit, we often avoid these tearjerker movies because feeling down and gloomy is the last thing we need in our lives.  But, we still watch them, but then, we end up laughing or feeling proud that it didn’t made us cry, even a tear.

There is a notion that most chick flicks are tearjerker movies.  But, this is not entirely true, it all depends on what a person feels at the moment they watch the movie, or what the consider as sad or if they are the weepy type, plus a lot of factors.

What makes the difference is if we admit that we cried even a tear. Admitting we cried over a movie is a sign of vulnerability, especially if it’s a chick flick.  But, it happens, and here is a list of what people consider a movies that made them cry but don’t want to admit.

1.  The notebook

Oh, yes, this movie adapted from a Nicholas Sparks’ novel is a tearjerker.  It’s a classic me-against-the-world-because-the-one-is-poor love story but true love conquered in the end.  The most heart-wrenching is the part where Alzheimer-inflicted Allie remembered her husband the night before they died holding hands in the elderly home which was once their house.

2.  The pursuit of happyness

We all know what made us cry a bottle, the subway scene where Will’s character locked the door and cried silently while trying to keep the door closed as someone was trying to knock it open.

3.   I am sam

Sean Penn was at his best here.  And Dakota Fanning’s performance as the ‘adult’ is so touching.

4.  A walk to remember

Now, who would not remember this?  Mandy Moore never looked so simple yet so beautiful.  And in a matter of ways, we do can relate to her.  Not that we all leukemia.

5.  Beaches

Now, the song isn’t the weeping signal here, but how a friendship so strong can fade away and can still be patched but only one standing.

6. American history X

It is not a love story but about brotherly love which can make one empathize to Edward Norton’s character of looking after his younger brother from doing the same thing he did that had him ended up in prison.

People of all sexes have their own preference when it comes to what can make them weepy.  And many don’t want to openly that they were taken by a movie.  Even a funny move can make one cry,right? So, how about you, what’s on your list?