weepies
Movies prompting tears
Weepies are movies, books, or stories designed to make you cry—sentimental tearjerkers that play on emotions: We watched old weepies and went through a whole box of tissues.
The term is informal and slightly dismissive, suggesting the emotional manipulation is obvious but sometimes welcome.
Evoking keen emotion
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- movingEmotionally affecting
- heartbreakingCausing intense emotional anguish
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
wistful · nostalgic · sentimental · sappy · schmaltzy · maudlin · mushy · evocative
Emotionally manipulative entertainment
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- chick-flickMovie aimed at women
- romcomHumorous love story genre
- tragicomedyGenre blending sorrow and mirth
romance · drama · indie · cinema · screenplay · director · plot · soundtrack
Emotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- whimperingCrying weakly, softly
bawling · teary-eyed · misty-eyed · red-eyed · lachrymose · tissues · handkerchief
Gathering after separation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- deathbedDying person's resting place
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- lossBeing without something
reconciliation · grief · redemption · homecoming · separation · devotion · star-crossed · family
Purification through emotional expression
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- releaseTo let go
reflection · nostalgia · longing · melancholy · wistfulness · contemplation · therapeutic · relatable
poignant
Evoking keen emotion
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- movingEmotionally affecting
- heartbreakingCausing intense emotional anguish
bittersweet · wistful · nostalgic · sentimental · sappy · schmaltzy · maudlin · mushy · evocative · tender
tearjerker
Emotionally manipulative entertainment
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- chick-flickMovie aimed at women
- romcomHumorous love story genre
tragicomedy · romance · drama · indie · cinema · screenplay · director · plot · soundtrack · premiere
crying
Emotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
whimpering · bawling · teary-eyed · misty-eyed · red-eyed · lachrymose · tissues · handkerchief
reunion
Gathering after separation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- deathbedDying person's resting place
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
loss · reconciliation · grief · redemption · homecoming · separation · devotion · star-crossed · family · motherhood
catharsis
Purification through emotional expression
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- comfortEase or soothing relief
release · reflection · nostalgia · longing · melancholy · wistfulness · contemplation · therapeutic · relatable
- tearjerkerstearjerker, tearjerkers, sob story, sob stories, sad movie
- romance fictionlove stories, romance novel, romance novels, contemporary romance, romantic fiction
weepiescomedies
Humorous dramatic works
slapstick · farces · romps · screwball comedies · laugh riots
weepieslight entertainment
Undemanding amusement programming
crowd-pleasers · blockbusters · action movies · summer movies · thrill rides
- weeping willowTree with pendulous branches
- weeping and wailing
- weeping cherryOrnamental tree, pendulous limbs
- weeping womanFemale figure in tears
- weeping statueSculpture seeming to cry
- weeping treeTree with drooping branches