15 Sad Movies To Netflix And Cry To

15. Dear John

This wouldn't be a proper list of sad films if it didn't include a Nicholas Sparks adaptation. Sparks is perhaps best known for writing The Notebook but all of his romance novels are immensely popular - so it's no surprise that most of them have become films. Clearly, audiences can't get enough of Sparks' sweet, soppy magic. Dear John is the perfect example.

Released in 2010, Dear John follows Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) and John (Channing Tatum) as they fall in love over summer. As summer draws to a close, John is deployed back to war and the pair must maintain their relationship through letters. We'll keep the events that follow under wraps but rest assured, tears will ensue.

Dear John may be a sad film, but its tale of summer love is sure to bring you equal measures of happiness and tears - a therapeutic watch but not one to leave you sobbing for the rest of the day.