80 Best Emotional Movies to Watch

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Three separate stories intertwined with themes of love and fate

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Rocks (2019)

7.5

A wonderfully buoyant and authentic look at Black and brown girlhood

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American Girl (2021)

7.0

Mother and daughter hash it out in this poignant cross-cultural film

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CODA (2021)

7.0

A lovely and feel-good portrait of family and deafness

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A Silent Voice (2016)

8.7

A coming-of-age movie that circles around friendship and the atonement of a boy

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Quo Vadis Aida? (2020)

8.2

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A difficult and alarmingly timely portrayal of the Srebrenica massacre

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Sound of Metal (2020)

9.1

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Riz Ahmed excels in this piercing drama about a musician losing his hearing.

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Little White Lie (2014)

7.0

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The secrets of a New York family

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A Bag of Marbles (2017)

7.4

Children are the heroes of this tender survival memoir

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The Grizzlies (2020)

7.4

An uplifting sports drama set in a remote Indigenous community

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The Constant Gardener (2005)

7.9

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A widower investigates his wife’s murder in this emotional thriller

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The Falls (2021)

8.0