Go ahead and cry! The 8 most beautiful films to make you cry

Sometimes you just feel like it. You want to wallow in emotional drama and let your tears run free. This works particularly well in gray autumn weather. And with these films!

It's raining. The sky is overcast. It's freezing cold, windy and uncomfortable. To be honest: If you go out there voluntarily, it must be really important. Then you'd better hang out on the couch with popcorn, chips, gummy bears, chocolate and ice cream and watch sentimental films in a melancholy autumn mood. Basic renovation for the tear ducts, balm for the soul – yes! Here is a small selection of wonderfully sad blockbusters to cry on.

1. P.S. I love you

What it feels like to lose the love of your life is something you don't want to imagine. But that's exactly what happens to Holly. She married her Gerry young, 10 years later he dies of a brain tumor. The world is collapsing for Holly. Until her 30th birthday, when Gerry posthumously sent her a cake. Even after his death, he keeps his promise never to leave her. And in the end he even lets his beloved wife meet one of his childhood friends …

2. Time of awakening

A real film pearl from the 90s. "Time of Awakening" is moving and grandiose cast. A film about a doctor who brings coma patients back to life with a drug. Unfortunately, luck only lasts for a short time. The effectiveness of the drug is limited. A story that is all the more touching because it is based on true events. And let's be honest, Robert de Niro is just a god – even now, at 75.

3. Everything we had to give

Based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, "Everything we had to give" is about the fate of three young people, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, who grew up in isolation in an English boarding school in the late 1970s. Over time they will learn why they live there and what the reason for their existence is. Not only the fate of the three youngsters, but also the love triangle between them moves to tears. A film that you cannot prepare for.

4. Side by side

A family, a divorce and the "new one" by Dad's side. Isabel is quite successful at work, but not at all as the stepmother of two teenagers who suffer from the separation of their parents. No wonder, the two of them make life really difficult for their father's new friend and of course they always side with mother Jackie. And she diligently pours fuel on the fire. Until Jackie was diagnosed with incurable cancer. A wonderful story about hate, love, friendship and what really matters in life.

5. Manchester by the Sea

Lee is a caretaker and lonely. Until the death of his brother takes him back to his hometown, where he has to take care of his nephew. Not only is his nephew waiting in Manchester, but also his own past: a trauma that has not yet been processed. A film full of sadness and characters with an excess of emotions that really hurts the viewer.

6th room

It becomes oppressive in the truest sense of the word in "space". The Oscar-winning film adaptation shows the depressing everyday life of the kidnapped Ma, who is raising her son Jack in her prison. Ultimately, after more than five years, the two manage to escape, but the new freedom doesn't feel as good as it should and puts their relationship to the test. Handkerchiefs out!

7. Fate is a lousy traitor

Anyone who has read the book knows what to expect. You don't need to put your handkerchiefs aside for the last 50 pages alone. In his bestseller, John Green tells of the love between the cancer-stricken adolescents Hazel and Gus. A love that has death on the neck from the start. Illness, love, despair, romance and suffering in true Hollywood fashion. How not to cry?

8. Love, in fact

The classic. With whom does this howling film not flicker on the screen at Christmas? This is not just about one wonderful love story, but about many. And everyone can find themselves in one of these stories. Worth seeing, also before and after the holidays.