2015 was a great year for people who like to cry at the movies. The weepier among us were given ample opportunity to let the tears flow like a soft, traumatic rain. And it wasn't just the obvious dramas that overwhelmed our emotions and caused us to leave the theater feeling like we'd just witnessed Old Yeller being shot by the ghost of Bambi's mother. In fact, some of the hardest gut punches came from movies we least expected. You'll find that many of the dude-baiting, balls-to-the-wall action movies from 2015 snuck in a few devastating blows to the heart parts as well. Granted, there was no Beaches or Green Mile level heartbreak, but hey, those moments don't exactly come around every day. And anyone who watched even half of the movies listed below is likely a changed person. Or at the very least, a person who should have bought stock in Kleenex tissues back in January. Grab your favourite blanket and hold it close. Because things are about to get all kinds of sad up in here...
10. Rachel's Death - Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
Obviously, when you decide to watch a movie with the words "dying girl" in the title, there's a certain expectation for the viewer: You will see death in the next two hours, in one way or another. There shouldn't be a whole lot in the way of surprises. And yet... when it hits, it hits so damn hard. The dying girl, Rachel (played admirably by Olivia Cooke), has leukemia. She's introduced to Greg, a classmate who wants to slide through high school without making any real human connections. He has no friends and he likes it that way. She tries to change that. Just when he finally starts to let down his guard - when they're on the verge of forming an incredibly natural, powerful bond with each other - the unfortunate part of the movie's title rears its ugly head. It would have been so easy for the ending to be ruined with an overabundance of sentimentality that these quirky teen dramas tend to lead in with - the kind that tries to be sneaky while it's really, egregiously manipulating viewers' emotions. But even in the heartbreaking scene in which Greg's newfound friend slips gently into a coma before our very eyes, it never feels like it's trying to make you cry. Which somehow makes it more painful to see.
