sad movie
Sob-inducing picture
A sad movie is a film designed to evoke feelings of sorrow, grief, or melancholy in the viewer.
The term often implies the movie succeeds at this aim: I need tissues—it's a sad movie.
Some people actively seek out sad movies for emotional release, while others avoid them.
The phrase can describe any genre—drama, romance, animated film—as long as it's likely to make you cry.
- tearjerkerEmotionally manipulative entertainment
- tear jerkerSentimental work prompting sobs
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- tragicCausing great sorrow
- heartbreakingCausing intense emotional anguish
weepy · box of tissues · tissues · ugly crying · crying · emotional · love story · bittersweet · melancholy · broken heart · funeral · final goodbye · goodbye · loss · grief · romantic · ending · soundtrack
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sad moviecomedy
Work meant to amuse
slapstick comedy · screwball comedy · farce · buddy comedy · rom-com
sad movieredemption story
Narrative of moral recovery
fairy tale ending · fairy tale · crowd-pleaser · underdog story
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