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The saddest movies on earth!

by casper_urfriendliestghos • Created 13 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
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  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    1. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)

    2. Edward Scissorhands

    19901h 45mPG-1374Metascore
    7.8 (546K)
    The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppWinona RyderDianne Wiest
  • Mandy Moore and Shane West in A Walk to Remember (2002)

    3. A Walk to Remember

    20021h 41mPG35Metascore
    7.3 (227K)
    Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
    DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter Coyote
  • Josh Hartnett, Chris Klein, and Leelee Sobieski in Here on Earth (2000)

    4. Here on Earth

    20001h 36mPG-1325Metascore
    5.2 (9.1K)
    A rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.
    DirectorMark PiznarskiStarsChris KleinLeelee SobieskiJosh Hartnett
  • James Franco and Sophia Myles in Tristan + Isolde (2006)

    5. Tristan + Isolde

    20062h 5mPG-1349Metascore
    6.8 (55K)
    An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJames FrancoSophia MylesRufus Sewell
  • Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams in The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

    6. The Time Traveler's Wife

    20091h 47mPG-1347Metascore
    7.1 (162K)
    Henry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.
    DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsEric BanaRachel McAdamsRon Livingston
  • The Notebook (2004)

    7. The Notebook

    20042h 3mPG-1353Metascore
    7.8 (655K)
    An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJames GarnerRachel McAdams
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    20012h 26mPG-1365Metascore
    7.2 (331K)
    A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'Connor
  • Cameron Diaz, Sofia Vassilieva, and Abigail Breslin in My Sister's Keeper (2009)

    9. My Sister's Keeper

    20091h 49mPG-1351Metascore
    7.3 (101K)
    Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsCameron DiazAbigail BreslinAlec Baldwin
  • Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You (2007)

    10. P.S. I Love You

    20072h 6mPG-1339Metascore
    7.0 (222K)
    A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
    DirectorRichard LaGraveneseStarsHilary SwankGerard ButlerHarry Connick Jr.
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

    11. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    20081h 34mPG-1355Metascore
    7.7 (262K)
    Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
    DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert Friend
  • Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)

    12. Peter Pan

    20031h 53mPG64Metascore
    6.8 (83K)
    The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
    DirectorP.J. HoganStarsJeremy SumpterJason IsaacsOlivia Williams
  • Jonathan Jackson and Alexis Bledel in Tuck Everlasting (2002)

    13. Tuck Everlasting

    20021h 30mPG66Metascore
    6.6 (26K)
    A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.
    DirectorJay RussellStarsAlexis BledelJonathan JacksonSissy Spacek
  • Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in My Girl (1991)

    14. My Girl

    19911h 42mPG56Metascore
    6.9 (93K)
    Vada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up.
    DirectorHoward ZieffStarsAnna ChlumskyMacaulay CulkinDan Aykroyd
  • The Lovely Bones (2009)

    15. The Lovely Bones

    20092h 15mPG-1342Metascore
    6.6 (186K)
    Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsRachel WeiszMark WahlbergSaoirse Ronan
  • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

    16. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    20082h 46mPG-1370Metascore
    7.8 (721K)
    Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda Swinton
  • Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon in Stepmom (1998)

    17. Stepmom

    19982h 5mPG-1358Metascore
    6.8 (77K)
    A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsJulia RobertsSusan SarandonEd Harris
  • Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)

    18. Atonement

    20072h 3mR85Metascore
    7.8 (314K)
    Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda Blethyn
  • I Am Sam (2001)

    19. I Am Sam

    20012h 12mPG-1328Metascore
    7.6 (158K)
    An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
    DirectorJessie NelsonStarsSean PennMichelle PfeifferDakota Fanning
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    20. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (454K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
  • Elisabeth Harnois and Jesse McCartney in Keith (2008)

    21. Keith

    20081h 35mPG-13
    7.3 (38K)
    Natalie, head of her curriculum activities in high school and riding on a tennis scholarship for college, gets Keith as her Chemistry lab partner. As Natalie can be uptight, Keith proves to be the opposite, even while hiding a secret.
    DirectorTodd KesslerStarsElisabeth HarnoisJesse McCartneyMargo Harshman
  • Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb in Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

    22. Bridge to Terabithia

    20071h 36mPG74Metascore
    7.2 (182K)
    Leslie and Jess create the secret kingdom of Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres and giants where they spend their free time ruling as king and queen and fighting evil creatures.
    DirectorGabor CsupoStarsJosh HutchersonAnnaSophia RobbZooey Deschanel
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)

    23. Blood Diamond

    20062h 23mR64Metascore
    8.0 (607K)
    A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer Connelly
  • Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)

    24. Hidalgo

    20042h 16mPG-1354Metascore
    6.7 (87K)
    In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.
    DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsViggo MortensenOmar SharifZuleikha Robinson
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    25. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (591K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke

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