Good thread. Let me add some of mine:
1. Braveheart. Obviously the "Freedom" scene. But also the very end with the voiceover, the Claymore, and the beautiful score.
2. Glory. The whipping scene. Nuff said.
3. Dances with Wolves. At the end, when Wind In His Hair stands atop the cliff, screaming his proclamation of friendship to Dances With Wolves. I could cry right now, just thinking about it.
4. The Last Unicorn. When Schmendrick can't think of any other way to save the unicorn, he tells Prince Lir: "That's what heroes are for." And Lir, being the hero that he is, does exactly what heroes are for: unarmed, with no hope of success or even survival, he opposes the charging red bull.
5. Beowulf. Ok, these are no sad tears, but of pure awesomeness: When Beowulf has defeated Grendel, the creature asks him who he is. And Beowulf answers: "I am Ripper... Tearer... Slasher... Gouger. I am the Teeth in the Darkness, the Talons in the Night. Mine is Strength... and Lust... and Power! I AM BEOWULF!" What a mighty hero!
6. The Lord of the Rings - Return of the king. When all who are present at Aragorn's coronation bow to the four little Hobbits who did the impossible.
7. The Road. Out of fear from the cannibals, the man shows his son how to commit suicide properly.
8. It's not a movie, but a TV miniseries: North and South. It's corny as hell, but there are some real tearjerkers in there. For example when Orry and George part ways just before the war. They know they're going to be enemies from this day on, yet they are like brothers and this scene shows it just so damn well. Another scene that had me crying tears of joy was George's return home after his imprisonment at Libby prison, a true hellhole.
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I didn't like the Godfather, so what?
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