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10 Movies Guaranteed to Make You Cry

Because tearjerkers are cheaper than therapy.

best tearjerker movies to make you cry

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News of mass shootings, threats of nuclear war, and political and cultural unrest are inescapable these days.

The human brain isn't meant to take in such a constant stream of bad news. As a result, many Americans have become numb and pessimistic, hardly blinking an eye when we hear about the latest tragedy. It's not that we don't care—it's that letting every heartbreaking thing actually break our hearts is just too much to handle.

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Agape

With so much emphasis placed on the importance of camera angles and quality direction, many forget that movies are experienced with one's eyes and ears. But imagine Jaws without the pulse-pounding music that's almost as famous as the movie. What would Titanic be without the tear-inducing swell of James Horner's composition? If cinematography is the heart of movies than musical scores are the soul.

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