Movies in which the actors actually cry?

Submitted by TumbleweedSea788 t3_10pg04k in movies

You know, like real tears. I feel like watching some well-acted genuine sobbing. Those scenes are pretty hard to do and most of the time actors just frown their faces, or maybe cry one single tear (usually make up is involved too to make it seem like they're actually crying). Does anyone know of any movies with (lots of) real tears?

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aronnyc t1_j6kcaeb wrote

Marriage Story

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Guardiansvn t1_j6k7hww wrote

Anything Natalie Portman is in

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The_ZombyWoof t1_j6k9rdp wrote

Five Easy Pieces

from IMDb: "There was some disagreement between Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson as to how to play the climactic scene in which Bobby talks to his father. Rafelson wanted Nicholson to break down in tears, Nicholson did not want to. They decided to just let the scene play out and see what happened, and Nicholson did indeed cry. Only one take of that scene was shot."

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ZorroMeansFox t1_j6kaizd wrote

That movie's ending, wherein Bobby self-destructively abandons Rayette at the mountain pass way-station, is one of the bleakest, most heartbreaking movie climaxes of all time.

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The_ZombyWoof t1_j6kbc8w wrote

I fucking love Five Easy Pieces, I hate that it's only known for the diner scene.

It's sad that Jack Nicholson devolved into almost a parody of himself. Watch this movie, The Last Detail, Easy Rider, and you can see the hella range Nicholson had back in the day, just amazing performances.

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Keoghification t1_j6kadsy wrote

There was this one movie where a guy kicked a hat or something and broke his foot, and I think he cried for real. I don't really remember though, very obscure trivia.

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SpecificForsaken t1_j6kaz56 wrote

It was Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The guy that played Aragorn (I think) thought the helmet was a prop and ended up breaking his toe

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bbobeckyj t1_j6kcajd wrote

>...The guy ...

Viggo Mortensen

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SpecificForsaken t1_j6kck7r wrote

Yeah! I haven’t seen it in a while but yes, thank you for the name.

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whogivesashirtdotca t1_j6kgahh wrote

Jokes aside, Viggo fits OP's question. Captain Fantastic has a scene where he's inconsolable.

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Psychological-Rub-72 t1_j6k9amt wrote

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

When Spencer Tracy gives a speech about love, Katherine Hepburn is in tears. He was very ill during filming and died shortly after filming. It is obvious that he is talking about Hepburn herself and not the character she plays.

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Yolandi2802 t1_j6k9puk wrote

Truly, Madly, Deeply with Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson. The Fault in Our Stars, Brokeback Mountain.

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TumbleweedSea788 OP t1_j6kvypc wrote

Thanks for suggesting Truly, Madly, Deeply. I just watched it and I loved it!

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Thatoneasian9600 t1_j6ke8y2 wrote

Julia Stiles was actually crying in that speech she did near the end of 10 Things I Hate About You.

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ahmadinebro t1_j6k80c6 wrote

Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables

Charlize Theron in Monster

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

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WindingRoad10 t1_j6kehp2 wrote

Monique - Precious - In the scene with social worker (Mariah Carey)

Lupita Nyongo - 12 Years A Slave

Andrew Garfield - Spider-Man: No Way Home

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HEHEHO2022 t1_j6kh9kr wrote

olivia colman

everytime she cries

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LadySynth t1_j6kxi9m wrote

Claire Danes has always been excellent with crying on screen. For a recent example, watch episode seven of the miniseries Fleishman is in Trouble.

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andro_7 t1_j6lg0te wrote

Neverending Story at the end when the Empress is pleading with the boy Bastion to say his mom's name. She was a child actress and wasn't really in much else, but she put forth one hell of a performance

Save us!

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verminbury t1_j6lm03u wrote

Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan.

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Tylerdurden389 t1_j6lnd01 wrote

I get a little chocked up at the end of First Blood and a particular scene in Rocky 3 when Stallone cries. Heck, even the new directors cut of Rocky 4 has a new scene where Sly let's loose (and it should've stayed in, imo).

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WikkidWitchly t1_j6m2iz5 wrote

Tully. Charlize Theron gives some good emotional breakdown moments.

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Redurr t1_j6maves wrote

matthew mcconaughey crying when he sees his daughter in Interstellar. Either he was or that was insane acting

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Jack_Q_Frost_Jr t1_j6k99x6 wrote

You can tell Austin Butler is really crying in Elvis in the scene in the closet after Elvis' mother's death. The edges of Butler's ears are red - a detail no makeup artist would think of adding.

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sj_vandelay t1_j6kcxp4 wrote

Sean Penn in Mystic River

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yesplease6979 t1_j6khj3x wrote

Sweet Girl. Netflix original starring Jason Mamoa.

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Wonderful_Pen_4699 t1_j6kpwgf wrote

I dont know for certain if he cried, but Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now. Guy was having a legit drunken breakdown filming the opening scence and they just kept filming.

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pleasereadthanks t1_j6l4eg6 wrote

Magnolia is chock full of just people sobbing their guts out. Enjoy

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LadyLurkerHandz t1_j6lmu0g wrote

Tom Cruise was probably the most surprising since it isn’t something you see from him usually.

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andro_7 t1_j6lfnhd wrote

Claudine (1974) with Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones. The story is about a blended black working class family who is struggling to make ends meet and it was one of the more realistic and understandable dramas I have seen in recent times.

There is a scene where Jane's Earl Jones is giving up and crying into his dinner and it's really hard to watch- really tears and sobbing. He was incredible.

at 106:10

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JPumpkinhead1991 t1_j6mm2fj wrote

Its really strange that this matters so much to you..

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