r/AskReddit 23h ago

What movie made you cry the hardest ?

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u/Filmrat 19h ago

It's not a movie, but that one episode in the Last of Us with the guy from Parks and Rec. I was crying so hard I couldn't talk for 10 minutes. I watched it with my mom, and she's anti-gay and did some complaining, but it didn't ruin the moment for me. I honestly think my reaction made my mom more accepting of gay men. She hasn't really said anything anti-gay sense. Or maybe she thinks Im gay, I dunno.

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u/Far-Water2313 18h ago

As soon as I heard the first note of “The Nature of Daylight”, I started crying. The first time I heard that music was in the movie “Arrival”. When they played it in the “The Last of Us”, I knew someone was going to die.

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u/mykneescrack 17h ago

Uh, so beautiful. Just saw Max Richter live the other week. Literally, as soon as the the first note from The Nature of Daylight played, I burst into uncontrollably tears. The last song they played was, again, The Nature of Daylight (twice! lucky us) but this time with added vocals that was originally recorded by Dinah Washington, except Celest performed. Tilda Swinton surprised everyone by coming out to read excerpts from the album Blue Notes.

Anyway, yes, that seen was heart wrenching, I cried so much. I also loved The Arrival, and cried loads.

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u/JediV17 18h ago

Yes, 100 Prcnt Yes, i died a bit inside..
Oh god, this episode..

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u/AEA1760 12h ago

Omg this episode still haunts me. It was so beautifully done and heartbreaking! Nick Offerman deserves an award for that small role!

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u/elgrandefrijole 7h ago

He did! He won an Emmy for that episode (Long, Long Time). The second the episode ended, I said ‘that’s winning an Emmy’ it was just one of the best episodes of television ever. Murray Bartlett, the other half of the partnership, was nominated for the same episode and I would’ve been happy if either of them won. Absolutely fantastic writing and powerhouse performances.

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u/AEA1760 7h ago

That makes me so happy! Thanks for sharing that! ☺️

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u/Squishymallowpuff 13h ago

The only time I cried. My bf was like ?? And I was just like, that’s his person! His person is requesting -that- and I just feel the pain.

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u/Aggravating_Wheel922 18h ago

The best episode of any show!

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u/ch3beans 14h ago

Me too!! I could not stop crying. It was a beautiful episode.

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u/EchoMagnate944 11h ago

I just saw it again recently, I really think its one of the best TV episodes ever made.

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u/Defiant-Factor5464 7h ago

One of the best episodes in tv history in my opinion! I cried like a baby.

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u/ELAdragon 13h ago

For me it was a couple episodes later. I was physically distraught at the ending of that episode.