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Mar 24, 2024 · While most love stories have a happy ending, these tragic tear-jerkers end in sadness - and fans love them for it.
- Colin Mccormick
- 1 'Atonement'
- 2 'Moonlight'
- 3 'The Graduate'
- 4 'In The Mood For Love'
- 5 'Brokeback Mountain'
- 6 'A Royal Affair'
- 7 'Blue Valentine'
- 8 'Carol'
- 9 'Happy Together'
- 10 'The Age of Innocence'
When 13-year-old Briony (Saoirse Ronan) falsely accuses her sister's lover of a crime (James McAvoy), he is imprisoned and later forced to fight in WWII. A romance, a misunderstanding, and a lie: Atonement's recipe for tragedy is simple yet poignant and devastating. Joe Wright's film perfectly captures the atmosphere of its source material, the Ian...
Moonlight follows Chiron (Trevante Rhodes, Alex Hibbert,and Ashton Sanders) across three defining periods of his life as he struggles with a community impacted by drugs and his identity as a Black gay man. Moonlightis about the way love and sexuality intersect with and struggle against race, culture, and identity. The Oscar-winning film delicately ...
Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) is fresh out of college and comes face-to-face with the inertia and ennui of adult life when his recent graduation leaves him with nothing to look forward to and no idea what he wants to do. After being seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), an older family friend, Benjamin falls for her daughter and decides that a rela...
When two neighbors find out their spouses are involved in an affair with each other, Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) begin a friendship and try desperately to deny the feelings they are beginning to develop for each other, lest they become as treacherous as their own spouses. Set in the stifling and crowded Hong Kong of the 1960...
In the early '60s, Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) meet while herding sheep in Wyoming. The pair begin a relationship that they carry out in secret for years, hiding who they are from their wives and their community. RELATED: 'From 'Brokeback Mountain' to 'Open Range': The 10 Best Western Romance Movies' Brokeback Mountain explores ...
In 18th century Denmark, Queen Caroline Mathilde (Alicia Vikander) is unhappily married to the eccentric and mentally ill King Christian VII (Mikkel Følsgaard). When the Queen begins an affair with the King's physician (Mads Mikkelsen), the pair begin to influence the King and ultimately push through a variety of liberal political reforms, essentia...
The beginning and end of a couple's relationship are explored side-by-side in Derek Cianfrance's breakout film, Blue Valentine. Uninterested in theatrics, melodrama, and high-tragedy, Blue Valentinechooses to instead explore the mundane, everyday tragedies of love and life. The film is better and more devastating as a result. There's no life and de...
A chance meeting at a New York department store in the 1950s brings together Carol (Cate Blanchett) and Therese (Rooney Mara), who begin a secret relationship that changes each of them forever. RELATED: '10 Overlooked Indie Romantic Movies That Deserve More Love' Todd Haynes' Carol is a delicate and slow film that mimics its characters' apprehensiv...
Wong Kar-wai's Palm d'Or winning film Happy Together follows Ho Po-wing (Leslie Cheung) and Lai Fiu-fai (Tony Leung) as they navigate a turbulent and intense relationship. Set mostly in Buenos Aires, the film was subject to censorship in Hong Kong when it was released due to its portrayal of a same-sex relationship. Considered an essential piece of...
In 1870s New York, Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a desirable match who is engaged to the beautiful May Welland (Winona Ryder). While Newland has love and adoration for May, these feelings can't compare to those he develops for May's cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), who has returned to the city as an outsider after a divorc...
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Feb 9, 2022 · The best sad romantic movies can make you feel alive. Turn on the right heart-wrenching tale about a teen with cancer falling in love with her bad-boy classmate—you know the one—and you'll...
- Anna Moeslein
- Georgia May
- Atonement (2007) Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn. Drama, Mystery, Romance (2h 3m) 7.8 on IMDb — 83% on RT. Atonement uses the same kind of red herring finale as La La Land, but this one is much, much sadder.
- Requiem for a Dream (2000) Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly. Drama (1h 42m) 8.3 on IMDb — 78% on RT. Director Darren Aronofsky looks at addiction from two very different ends in Requiem for a Dream, a title that references the characters' dreams that are lost to an existence of living dead.
- The Green Mile (1999) Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse. Crime, Drama, Fantasy (3h 9m) 8.6 on IMDb — 79% on RT.
- Dead Poets Society (1989) Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke. Comedy, Drama (2h 8m) 8.1 on IMDb — 84% on RT.
Jul 5, 2023 · I’m here to share my best sad romantic movie list, perfect for my hopeless romantics, dating pessimists, and all others in between.
- Melanie Curry
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Feb 13, 2024 · Something about toxic relationship movies enchant viewers, from violent thrillers like Natural Born Killers to comedic affairs like Heathers.
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Oct 3, 2023 · These scenes pack a tremendous emotional punch because a fan-favorite character bit the dust, or maybe a sweet romance tragically crumbled apart, or the dog died. Amassing a list of the most ...
