Top 5 Movie Tear-Jerkers
"Do my tears surprise you? Strong men also cry... strong men also cry."
-- the Big Lebowski
Despite the tough, manly exterior we all project, every one of us has one or two buttons that, when pressed, somehow open up a tunnel into the pit of our being and expose some small kernel of emotion. Oftentimes we are able to recover at the last possible moment, but sometimes, not. These are the films that try men's souls...
- Death of a Salesman
-- The 1985 version, w/ Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich. This is the only one that actually broke me, for personal reasons I won't get into here.
- The Green Mile
- Awakenings
- Life is Beautiful
- The Straight Story