Drama/Romantic Drama: The Other Sister- 1999

Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) has an independent streak a mile wide. Trouble is, she's mentally handicapped, and her overprotective parents (Diane Keaton and Tom Skerritt) have misgivings about her getting her own apartment and pursuing a relationship with another mentally challenged person (Giovanni Ribisi). An emotional tour de force for Lewis, The Other Sister is ultimately a triumphant story of perseverance in the face of long odds. (Netflix.com)

Grade: A

Ok, so I've seen this movie before, but, that was a WHILE ago, so I thought I'd give it another watch. MAN, for me, this was totally tear-jerktastic! I mean, it so sweet, and cute, and innocent. It's a movie about two mentally challenged people discovering love for the first time. This is just a really cute movie, and REALLY tugs at the heartstrings, that's for sure. And the parts are played wonderfully. If you're interested in watching a tear-jerker, this is definitely one to check out!

Gay/Lesbian Drama: What Makes a Family- 2001

Brooke Shields stars in this wrenching drama as Janine Nielssen, a nurse who faces the death of her partner, Sandy (Cherry Jones), and separation from their daughter when the child's biological grandparents wage a battle for custody. State law is stacked against Janine, but attorney Terry Harrison (Whoopi Goldberg) sets out to prove that family is not defined by blood alone in this GLAAD Media Award-winning biopic directed by Maggie Greenwald. (Netflix.com)

Grade: B-

This was a very touching and thought provoking drama about the struggles a non-traditional family has when some type of tragedy takes place. The acting in this was really good, and Cherry Jones' decline as she got more and more sick was very believable. This was a sad story that you are just hoping for a happy ending for the entire time. This was a good watch for a few different reasons. It was definitely a good tear jerker, so if you want to get out some of that "inner sadness" this is good. It was a good look into the lives of a lesbian family, and the struggles that take place, and it was also a good love story. This movie really showed the meaning behind the vows "through sickness and health" that you take when getting married, and how a relationship can still stay loving and strong, and how difficult loss can be. Check it out, it was worth the watch!

Drama: Winter Passing- 2006

Upon learning that a New York City publishing agent (Amy Madigan) will pay dearly for the love letters her novelist father (Ed Harris) wrote to her late mother, a desperate Reese Holden (Zooey Deschanel) returns to Michigan after seven years away from home. But instead of the reclusive man she expected to find, she discovers her dad has formed a deep connection with a struggling musician (Will Ferrell) and an ex-grad student (Amelia Warner). (Per Netflix.com)

Grade: C+

This movie was an engaging, and thought provoking look into the seemingly lonely and somewhat troubled life of a young girl, and a point in her life where she is learning more about her family than she ever thought possible. The acting in this movie was great, and very believable. This is certainly a movie to watch if you are in the mood to "feel" things.

Drama/Tear Jerker: My sister's keeper- 2009

A former defense attorney (Cameron Diaz) finds herself back in the courtroom when she and her husband (Jason Patric) are sued for medical emancipation by their 11-year-old daughter, Anna (Abigail Breslin), who is expected to donate a kidney to her dying older sister. The subsequent trial tests ethical boundaries and the limits of parental love. Joan Cusack and Alec Baldwin round out the cast in this powerful drama based on Jodi Picoult's novel. (per netflix.com)

Grade: A+

This movie is a non-stop tear fest, with so many moments that will bring you to tears you may actually go through a box of tissues. The story is wonderful, the message is powerful, and the acting was amazing. This is one of those stories where you'd better be prepared to cry, and have a strong emotional response.

Drama/Tearjerker: Awakenings- 1990

Based on a true story, this movie is full of emotion. In it, Dr.Sayer, played by Robin Williams, uses a newly discovered Parkinson's drug to bring back 15 patients in his chronic neurology ward from vegetative states, most of whom had been in them for more than 25 years.

Grade: B+

This was SUCH a tearjerker!! Can you imagine? Being gone for more than 25 years, from age 11, only to wake up as an adult? The idea of it seems horrible, but at the same time, absolutely amazing that one person did not want to take that as a final answer, and wanted to try to do something to better these people's lives. The acting in it was amazing, Robin Williams did a wonderful job, as usual (I'm a huge fan) and Robert De Niro was AWESOME, I mean, he plays this part brilliantly, and REALLY gets you into the story. He had me crying off and on the entire movie. Wonderful!

Drama/tear jerker: Kramer vs. Kramer-1979

Workaholic, fast-paced Ted is totally caught off guard when his wife, unhappy and dissatisfied with her life, leaves him and their 6 year old son, only to return a year and a half later to claim him, and petition the courts for full custody.

Grade: B+

Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep give powerful performances, both tear-jerkingly good. The story is good, and one that really makes you think. The little boy is SO believable, and did a wonderful job drawing me into the story. If your in the mood for a good tear-jerker, this might just be a good choice for you!

Drama: The Virgin Suicides 1999

This is a story about five sisters, whose incredibly overbearing, and detrimentally over protective mother, causes the daughters she is trying to protect, to turn down a dark road. So what happens when a mother is too involved?

Grade: B-

This was a pretty slow moving film, but interesting enough to WANT to fallow it. This was a pretty depressing look into these girls lives, and the end result is pretty horrifying. If you're interested in watching a movie that will not make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, but will make you think a little bit, this is the one for you.

Drama/tear jerker: In the Bedroom 2001

This is a movie about a couple whose teenage son is involved in a love affair with a single mother.


Grade: B+

This was a movie that totally sucked me in, and was not predictable at all. The acting was great, and the tear jerker facter was enormous! Without giving anything away, I'd say, if your looking for a movie to make you cry, this is it!