15 sad, heartwarming, and depressing movies to ponder

Dramatic movies stir something inside us and they leave us feeling sad. However, they also help us feel emotions and can help us vent or even make our problems down.

In this article we bring you a selection of 10 sad and heartwarming movies, which will touch a chord and touch your heart for the experiences they portray.

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10 sad, heartwarming and thoughtful movies

This is a selection with the saddest movies of recent times, which will excite you and make you reflect on the dramas of life.

1. Schindler's List

One of the saddest movies of all time is this war drama set in World War II, which portrays the horrors of the Holocaust like no other. Its moving scenes will make you reflect on the dramatic experiences that Jews had to go through during this time.

The plot that is used as the main thread of the film, that of Oskar Schindler trying to save hundreds of Jews by employing them in his factory, is based on a moving true story

. Also shot in black and white, it is without a doubt one of the most depressing movies you can see.

2. Beyond the dreams

Beyond Dreams is a film starring Robin Williams, who, far from the usual comic roles of him, offers us here a display of dramatic and depressing situations.

The plot of this film is that of a man who has just lost his two children. Both he and his wife are still grieving when he also loses his life in a car accident. The film takes place in the "afterlife" in which he finds himself, while his wife falls into a deep depression after losing her entire family.

Is about one of the saddest movies, but at the same time tender and moving, full of fantasy and messages of hope.

3. Love

Far from what we can hope for its title, Love is one of the saddest films of recent years. Austrian director Michael Haneke portrays the story of an elderly couple residing alone her in a flat in Paris. Her quiet retired life is interrupted when she suffers a stroke that leaves her half paralyzed.

The reality with which they represent the day to day and the difficulties of this couple is heartbreaking. Undoubtedly this film will move you and make you reflect.

4. Love story

This film from the 70s is a classic of sad and romantic movies. Love Story portrays a loving couple of different classes, who against their parents' will decide to marry. As if this was not enough of a problem for them, they diagnosed her with a serious illness.

Is about one of the most romantic as well as depressing films of all time, that will move you from beginning to end.

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5. A walk to Remember

Similar to the previous one, A Walk to Remember is somewhat more modern, but just as romantic and moving. In this film an unexpected love also arises between two young people: he, a rebel; she, the reverend's daughter would be. However, her story is that of a fleeting love, as she suffers from terminal leukemia and does not have much time.

6. Philadelphia

Another of the sad movies about diseases that strike a chord is this mythical film from the 90s, about a man who contracts HIV and is unfairly fired for it. It addresses issues such as homosexuality, the AIDS disease and the fight for dignity and equality.

Based on a true story, his dramatic fight for justice and survival will stir you up and you won't be able to finish it without shedding a few tears.

7. Sea Inside

Another story based on real events is that of Ramón Sampedro, a quadriplegic man who fought for his right to a dignified death. This is one of the sad films of Spanish production, which it will move you and make you reflect on topics such as illness or euthanasia.

8. Blue valentine

And one of the sad love movies that we can't watch without getting a little depressed is Blue Valentine, the story of the decline of a marriage damaged by routine and responsibilities. They will try to recover the spark of love in a hotel room, while they are remembering moments of their relationship trying to find out what has failed.

A grim and depressing movie about the reality of love, which shows the saddest side of relationships and the passage of time.

9. Some one flies over the cuco's nidus

And another of the sad movies with depressing and thought-provoking message is this adaptation of the homonymous novel by Ken Kesey, directed by Milos Forman. This film follows the internment of a man in a psychiatric center in the 70s, which is not clear if he has some kind of disorder or is just a rebellious man.

The film shows with all the harshness the harrowing practices that were carried out in this type of centers, and manifests itself as a criticism of the oppression of institutions. It also puts the treatment and consideration of mental illness in the spotlight.

10. The elephant Man

Another sad film based on true events is the one that portrays the story of Joseph Merrick, known as "the elephant man." The film shows us the depressing life that this man lived, being teased for his physical appearance. Serious malformations on his face, due to a serious case of Proteus syndrome, led him to be exposed as a curiosity in a traveling circus and to receive all kinds of humiliations.

A doctor interested in his case rescues him and tries to help him. Despite this, Merrick is still seen as a monster by the population, being aware that he can never have a normal and adapted life.

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