Even though streaming is fun, it can also bring you a heavy dose of emotions and sometimes make you bawl like a baby.
What’s better than a good cry for cleansing and purifying your heart! Get your feels-time out of the way with these sad movies on Netflix. Many of these picks are included in our list of must-watch movies on Netflix and force viewers to reach for a box of tissues.
From romance to tragedy, our list of tearjerkers has something for everybody. Our wide range of length and subject matter choices, no matter the occasion or outlook, gives you the right option without any hassle.
Take a look at our list of 45 sad movies on Netflix right now, and brush away your tears with the power of storytelling.
1. Roma (2018)
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfanso Cuaron
Writers: Alfanso Cuaron
Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Gloria works in an upper-middle-class home in Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, in the early ’70s. She’s a dream domestic worker: timid and quiet, with a doting disposition toward both her employers and their three young children.
Roma unfolds over a year—from Holy Week to Christmas—that begins with Gloria dealing with a series of unexpected events.
2. Fruitvale Station (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Ryan Coogler
Writer: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B.Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
On the last day of 2008, 22-year-old Oscar Grant plays football with his friends and looks forward to the future. Oscar’s world collapses around him as his mother has to fight to prove her son’s innocence.
Soon, though, personal and financial pressures force him to confront a past he hoped was behind him as well as a future he is not sure he can face making it one of the best sad movies on Netflix.
3. Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Mystery
Director: Ed Perkins
Cast: Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Kathleen Ray, Evan Milton, Luke Mulhurn
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
After a bike accident leaves Alex Lewis with amnesia, all he remembers is that he has a twin brother named Marcus and some vague childhood memories of the two playing together.
Marcus, a budding neuropsychologist, tries to help his brother piece his life back together.
When Alex begins to feel like something isn’t quite right between them, he starts digging into the past and discovers that his brother is hiding a dark secret making it one of the best sad movies on Netflix.
4. American Son (2019)
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenny Leon
Writer: Christopher Demos-Brown
Cast: Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan, Eugene Lee
IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
On his high school graduation, Jake mysteriously disappears. Detective Frank Dawson and Jake’s mom Amanda must overcome a harrowing ordeal that brings them closer to their buried secrets to find their son.
With Sandy’s help, they soon uncover a dangerous conspiracy extending far beyond their family– and uncover dark secrets about each other.
5. Someone Great (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
Writer: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, LaKeith Stanfield, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise, Michelle Buteau
IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
The day after a breakup is never easy. But imagine if you knew that everything was about to change FOREVER. That’s the dilemma facing Jenny in the indie romantic comedy Someone Great.
The breakup is a great opportunity to say goodbye to her wild nights in the big city, celebrate life and love, and drink some booze. She’s not just facing the end of an affair. She has realized that her life is changing.
6. Lost Girls (2020)
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: Robert Kolker, Michael Werwie
Cast: Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Gabriel Byrne, Lola Kirke, Oona Laurence
IMDb Rating: 6.1/10
A desperate mother reveals an ever bigger mystery about a haunted Long Island community. The police mistake the disappearance of a girl for a drug addict’s wish to disappear.
When a Long Island housewife loses her daughter to an international sex trafficking ring in the Hamptons, she begins to investigate the ringleader and over a dozen murdered sex workers.
7. Moonlight (2016)
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney
Cast: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R.Hibbert
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
In Moonlight, three lives intersect as a young black man named Chiron grapples with his mother’s drug addiction and his sexuality.
Growing up in a disadvantaged Miami neighborhood, this coming-of-age drama occurs during three stages of the main character’s life, each with its unique trials and tribulations.
From director Barry Jenkins comes Moonlight, a brilliant, honest examination of identity, sexuality, and being black in modern America.
8. The Pursuit of Happyness (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Writer: Steve Conrad
Cast: Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe, James Karen
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
Taking on the challenge, and with nothing left to lose, a struggling salesman embarks on a quest to find fame and fortune.
Moving his son into a new neighborhood and overcoming adversity at every turn, Chris Gardner finally realizes his dream of becoming a stockbroker.
But without warning, his fortune takes an unexpected turn, and the family is thrown into turmoil.
9. The Theory of Everything (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: James Marsh
Writers: Anthony McCarten, Jane Hawking
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry, Harry Lloyd
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Stephen Hawking, a brilliant physicist, unlocked some of the universe’s biggest secrets. But what lies behind his public image is a love story between Stephen and Jane Wilde Hawking that has endured triumphs and tragedies for more than half a century.
The Theory of Everything is the first film to explore their romantic partnership fully.
10. Blue Jay (2016)
Director: Alex Lehmann
Writer: Mark Duplass
Cast: Sarah Paulson, Mark Duplass
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Old is gold! There are feelings to cherish when you meet an old friend.
The film follows two former high school lovers (Jim Henderson and Amanda) who bump into each other at a grocery store. The last time they were in touch was more than 20 years.
They get to talking about their past while having coffee at Blue Jay, and before they realize it, they’re at Jim’s late mother’s house.
As they connect, it reveals that their breakup was due to an abortion conducted by Amanda; Jim can’t help but weep soberly.
11. First Match (2018)
Director: Olivia Newman
Writer: Olivia Newman
Cast: Colman Domingo, Elvire Emanuelle, Jharrel Jerome
IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
First Match is a touching story about a teenage girl (Monique) who joins the boys’ wrestling team in an attempt to find her estranged father (Darrel). Darrel has been in the wrestling game for years.
And Monique thinks that joining the team will help get her father’s love. But, she is endangering her life in underground fights. It’s so sad to give yourself to someone who doesn’t seem to care or deserve your struggle.
12. Eternal Sunshine of the Spottless Mind (2004)
Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, Pierre Bismuth
Cast: Kate Winslet, Jim Carrey, Gerry Robert Byrne
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
How do you erase someone from your mind?
The movie helps us to discover how memory works. Joel finds that Clementine (lover) has erased her memories to forget about him through a medical procedure.
Heartbreak hurts; Joel can’t condone this on his mind and decides to undergo the same medical process to have Clementine erased in his mind.
And as Joel’s memory is erased, he recalls the last fight he had with his wife. In other instances, he realizes he doesn’t want to forget her. The film is one of the sad movies on Netflix you don’t want to miss.
13. 6 Ballons (2018)
Director: Marja-Lewis Ryan
Writer: Marja-Lewis Ryan
Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco, Charlotte Carel
IMDb Rating: 5.9/10
Katie is preparing a birthday for her boyfriend Jack. As the family is setting up the decorations, she goes to pick the cake. On the way, she stops to pick up her brother Seth, only to find she has been buried in drugs.
Katie’s mind is divided, wondering how she will help her brother overcome the heroin addiction.
Addiction is a family illness; Katie and her family can be referred to as “invisible victims”. It is so sad to see how they struggle with the addict.
14. The Help (2011)
Director: Tate Taylor
Writer: Kathryn Stockett, Tate Taylor
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
The Help is a thought inciting movie. Around the 1960s, there was this misconception in Mississippi that girls would study to get married. Aibileen and Minny were sailing in that boat in 1963. They were employed as maids.
But there is one exception; Skeeter, she is skeptical about this and decides to write a book on the stereotype. The two maids are willing to share their sad stories about their positions. But she seems to struggle as other maids fear to share their stories due to fear of retribution from their employers.
15. Lady Bird (2017)
Director: Greta Gerwig
Writer: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Lady Bird follows the story of Christine (Saoirse Ronan), a high school senior who is struggling to keep the bond with her mother. Christine loves adventures, but it seems the world gives back something else. However, she stays strong for herself and the people around her. Lady Bird is among the top positively reviewed movies. You can watch it too and enjoy it, it has great educational stuff on relationships.
16. Tallulah (2016)
Director: Sian Heder
Writer: Sian Heder
Cast: Elliot Page, Tammy Blanchard, Allison Janney
IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
The movie follows a destitute girl (Tallulah) with the guts to kidnap a baby from the hands of a neglectful mother. The girl who lives in her van has a boyfriend (Nico). They both steal cards on the streets for a living.
The game starts when an intoxicated Carolyn mistakes Tallulah to be a housekeeping staff. Carolyn leaves her baby Maddy in the hands of Tallulah and goes on a date.
In a trick to soothe crying Maddy, Tallulah leaves with her and goes to her boyfriend’s mother, who accepts them as she is made to believe Maddy belongs to her son Nico.
Tallulah is an engaging drama with terrifying performances.
17. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Writer: Stephen Chbosky
Cast: Logan Lerman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a bittersweet movie depicting the life of teenagers in the 21st century. Logan Lerman is an introvert. Influenced by the life of two students (Emma and Ezra), he finds the meaning of life in love, friendship, and more.
His teacher gears him to fulfilling his dream of becoming a writer. But all seems shattered, and grief overcomes Logan when his two friends leave for college.
18. The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Writer: Kelly Fremon Craig
Cast: Blake Jenner, Hailee Steinfeld, Kyra Sedgwick
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Life seems to be an uphill battle for Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld). Blake, her brother, is an icon to her since their father died after a heart attack.
Life seems overturned when Blake starts a love relationship with Haley, her best friend. But there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel when she starts a relationship with Hayden.
Anyone who has been into teen depression can relate well with Nadine.
19. Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
Director: Burr Steers
Writers: Ben Sherwood, Lewis Colick, Craig Pearce
Cast: Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Charlie Tahan
IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
Charlie St. Cloud is between a rock and a hard place. The thoughts of whether to keep his dead brother’s promise or to move on with the love of his life tear her heart apart.
After Charlie’s younger brother dies following a car accident, he develops spiritual powers which enable him to see the spirits of the dead. He uses these powers to save his lover from impending danger.
But he has to keep his promise to Sam of playing in the woods to keep him alive, he starts to feel guilty.
20. War Horse (2011)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Michael Morpurgo, Richard Curtis, Nick Stafford
Cast: Peter Mullan, Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
War House is about friendship, grief, love, loss, courage, and universal suffering. The movie depicts the life of Young Albert, who, after losing his beloved horse (Joey) in WW1, is determined to fight to get his horseback.
In the quest to find his horse, he endures the tragedies of the raging war. The movie is so emotional with great footage. If you love horses, War House is your take.
21. West Side Story (1961)
Directors: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
Writers: Jerome Robbins, Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents
Cast: Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
West Side Story (1961) is one of the sad movies on Netflix. It’s all about undeserved violence that spreads to everyone. The story is about two teenage gangs from New York City who compete to maintain their names in the Upper West Side.
However, their mission seems to be crushed by another group belonging to whites. The story’s theme is that no matter the difference we have, it is vital to cooperate as violence breeds violence.
22. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell, Matthew Quick
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Like attracts like!
This happens when Pat Solitano is released from a mental institution after suffering from bipolar disorder. After moving back with his parents, he gets the urge to reconcile with his ex-wife. In the search, he meets Tiffany, who also has a borderline personality disorder.
Tiffany promises to help Pat get his wife in exchange for going to a dance competition with him. The movie ends in a tough turmoil. It’s one of the sad movies on Netflix that will help you reflect on mental illness and how it may lead to dysfunctional families.
23. Soul Surfer (2011)
Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Deborah Schwartz, Sean McNamara, Douglas Schwartz
Cast: Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Dennis Quaid
IMDb Rating: 7.0/10
Have you or your loved one ever been attacked by a Shark?
Soul Surfer is based on a true story about Bethany Hamilton, a survivor who can tell how it feels to face a shark. Bethany and her other siblings are surfers, but she and her close friend seem to have a passion. One morning as they go surfing, Bethany swings her left arm, and to her surprise, a shark from nowhere grabs it and bites it off.
Here is the deal; will Bethany ever get the guts to get back into the water for fear of sharks?
24. About Time (2013)
Director: Richard Curtis
Writer: Richard Curtis
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Nighy
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
On his 21st birthday, Tim learns that he can travel back in time and see the moments previously lived. His father, James, warns him never to use the gift to acquire wealth or fame. And true to this, Tim only needs to use the gift to improve his life.
Unfortunately, Tim realizes that the gift is incapable of changing anyone’s mind. What seemed like a star turns into a glare. Tim realizes that the gift is limited; he can’t use it to wipe life’s sorrows away.
25. Before I Wake (2016)
Director: Mike Flanagan
Writer: Mike Flanagan
Cast: Oleksandr Reshetilov, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane
IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
Before I Wake is a saddening story about a couple who decides to adopt Cody, an orphaned eight years old boy. The act is in an attempt to heal from the thoughts of their dead son, who drowned in a bathtub.
They are unaware that Cody is afraid to fall asleep. But they soon discover that Cody’s dreams manifest physically when he sleeps.
The couple must look for ways to save the family and at the same time understand the reason behind Cody’s nightmares. The story has a twist ending that leaves you yearning for more episodes.
26. 1 Mile To You (2017)
Director: Leif Tilden
Writers: Marc Novak, Jeremy Jackson
Cast: Graham Rogers, Tim Roth, Stefanie Scott
IMDb Rating: 6.3/10
The movie depicts a teenager who loses his girlfriend in a terrible accident. In a way to heal, he starts running, and this keeps him connected with her.
As the running progresses, his pace increases, this leads him to win the race for his new coach. But soon, he develops notoriety.
The behavior change attracts a girl who does all she can to understand what could be going round the teenagers’ minds.
27. A Fall From Grace (2020)
Director: Tyler Perry
Writer: Tyler Perry
Cast: Crystal Fox, Bresha Webb, Phylicia Rashad
IMDb Rating: 5.9/10
Grace Waters has been abandoned by her husband. To put her shattered life back to normal, she gets a second love (Mehcad) who is a stranger to her.
Her new love is a thorn in her flesh. He is found dead and a case is filed. Grace becomes the suspect of murdering her husband and has to plead guilty.
Her case is being handled by Jasmine, who is a public defender, who only takes pleas but has never tried a case. There is controversial news as some of his friends believe she is innocent.
Will Grace be found guilty of murder?
28. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Directors: John Musker, Ron Clements
Writers: Ron Clements, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Bruno Campos
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
The movie follows Tiana transforming into a frog through a single kiss. Tiana, working as a waitress, has dreams of owning a big restaurant.
Amusingly, she is also interested in changing a frog prince (Raveen) to human nature. Tiana believes that the talking frog will greatly reward her.
Unfortunately, when she kisses him, she gets into the same problem. Now, both must race to break the evil spell to ensure Tiana fulfills her dreams.
29. The Little Prince (2015)
Director: Mark Osborne
Writers: Irena Brignull, Bob Persichetti
Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
The Little Prince is an animated fantasy movie depicting the story of a young girl who meets a book narrator, who gives her the story of the Little Prince.
The meeting makes the girl believe everything in the world can be possible. The movie has a dark side of sadness of parting with loved ones and some dying, but educative messages to parents and kids.
If yearning for a family treat, The Little Prince is great. It has a childlike playfulness twist.
30. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Director: Andy Serkis
Writers: Rudyard Kipling, Callie Kloves
Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch
IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
The movies follow the life of Mowgli, an orphaned child who is brought up by wolves living in India’s jungles. He is taught the harness of the jungle by a black panther and a bear. While the animals are always keen to look after Mowgli, there is one enemy; the fearsome tiger Khan.
And as Mowgli comes to learn of his origins and is set out to find a human village, he must fight up with other tough dangers at hand.
31. Leap! (2016)
Directors: Eric Summer, Mimi Maynard, Éric Warin
Writer: Laurent Zeitoun, Eric Summer,
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen, Elle Fanning
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
The film follows Elle, an orphaned girl who is filled with the thought of becoming a ballerina. She and her friend (Dane) escape from the orphanage and move to Paris with no skills.
In Paris, they lose connection with Dane. Elle goes to the Paris Opera but is caught due to trespass. She later gets rescued by a cleaner who gives her accommodation, and this is when Elle secures a chance to join a class of trained dancers. The film targets little girls who may be interested in joining ballerinas.
32. The Spectacular Now (2013)
Director: James Ponsoldt
Writers: Michael H. Weber, Scott Neustadter,
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Masam Holden
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
If you love honesty and truth, this movie is for you,
The Spectacular Now gives the story of Aimee and Sutter, whose love life gets ignited after they meet. While Sutter has no life for the future, he loves his job.
Wasted by his alcoholism, he gets dumped by his girlfriend. But things seem to get better after she meets a different girl (Aimee) who is nice to him.
33. Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Uzodinma Iweala, Cary Joji Fukunaga
Cast: Emmanuel Affadzi, Ricky Adelayitor, Abraham Attah
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
It’s not the size of the dog, but its fight. The movie follows the life of a young boy who becomes a soldier in his country. Having his life brutally shattered by the war, his life would bring a scar to anyone who watches this movie. Indeed it’s a sad movie.
34. Brain on Fire (2016)
Director: Gerard Barrett
Writers: Susannah Cahalan, Gerard Barrett
Cast: Thomas Mann, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Armitage
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
Susannah is a writer who struggles with psychosis. A disease that could have led to her death was it not for the skills and experience of Soul, a Syrian-American neurologist.
Susannah continues to suffer as her condition escalates; sometimes the condition makes her violent. Her neurologist struggles with her until he discovers that Susannah suffers from brain inflammation. This brings up a tight connection between her and the neurologist.
35. Mudbound (2017)
Director: Dee Rees
Writers: Dee Rees, Virgil Williams
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
The effects of WW11 still linger in the minds of two veterans, one black and another white. They both embark on their journey to Mississippi while still fighting racism. Their racial difference soon ends after one veterans’ son and the other’s young brother arrives.
This film shows that hatred brings hostility, and as long as there is spiteful racism, life remains challenging, and changing it is a painful process.
36. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Writer: Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
Ron (Matthew McConaughey) can’t believe that he has been diagnosed with AIDS. Around the 1980s, everyone who had AIDS was segregated from family and community.
There is no cure for the disease, and he knows if no action is taken, he will be pronounced dead soon. In an attempt to get some drugs for his symptoms, he stumbles into unapproved pharmaceutical drugs. He does all he can to help others suffering from the condition, but too many policies are in place to stop him.
37. 3 Generations (2015)
Director: Gaby Dellal
Writers: Gaby Dellal, Nikole Beckwith
Cast: Linda Emond, Elle Fanning, Susan Sarandon
IMDb Rating: 6.0/10
3 Generation portrays gender reassignment. The movie follows Ray, who wants to get his true identity to become masculine. His mother is shocked but must come to terms with Ray’s decisions and accept who he is.
38. Irreplaceable You (2018)
Director: Stephanie Laing
Writer: Bess Wohl
Cast: Michiel Huisman, Steve Coogan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
The film is a sad story. It’s about Abbie and Sam, childhood friends who plan to live their life together as a couple. Sadly, Abbie is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
With the thought of dying, she searches for someone to love Sam. She joins a group of patients who are living but waiting to die. In the end, Abbie succumbs to death, having come to terms with her condition.
39. Her (2013)
Director: Spike Jonze
Writer: Spike Jonze
Cast: Lynn Adrianna Freedman, Joaquin Phoenix, Lisa Renee Pitts
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
Love with Samantha!
Theodore (Joaquin), who deals with professional writers, is in a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett), an intelligent operating system with a personified female voice. Being an introvert, he gets satisfaction from Samantha, who learns new things and grows psychologically. From Theodore’s writings, it becomes easy to grasp the depth of Samantha’s urge to grow and learn.
40. Five Feet Apart (2019)
Director: Justin Baldoni
Writers: Tobias Iaconis, Mikki Daughtry
Cast: Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias, Haley Lu Richardson
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Five Feet Apart is an inspiration from Claire, who was once a cystic fibrosis victim. It features two teenagers (Haley and Colel) suffering from the same condition.
Despite a warning from the hospital to maintain a distance from each other, their love feelings won’t let them. Haley wants to get healed and is following up on her medication. But Cole seems to careless, and this angers Haley. They later fall in love, and Haley’s tube contracts germs, forcing her to undergo surgery.
41. Remember Me (2010)
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Will Fetters
Cast: Moisés Acevedo, Noel Rodriguez, Caitlyn Rund
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
Ally and Tyler have each passed through a rough time in their families. Ally witnesses her mother being shot by a criminal while waiting for the subway to arrive. On the other hand, Tyler is grieving the loss of his father, mother, and sister. Their circumstances lead them to become love birds. But after some time, the same circumstances are tearing them apart.
42. The Last Song (2010)
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: Jeff Van Wie, Nicholas Sparks
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Miley Cyrus, Bobby Coleman
IMDb Rating: 6.0/10
The film features Ronnies, a rebellious 17 years old girl. Before the divorce hit, her father taught her classical piano. But after the split, Ronnie ignores the piano and cannot perform at school as revenge for her father. But things change when Ronnie’s mother sends her to stay with her father over the summer, and the duo’s love for music connects them.
43. The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
Director: Rob Burnett
Writers: Jonathan Evison, Rob Burnett
Cast: Alex Huff, Paul Rudd, Donna Biscoe
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
When Ben separates from his wife, he goes back to school to learn about caregiving to avoid being served with divorce. Being a registered caregiver, he is hired to care for an 18yrs old Elsa’s son who has muscular dystrophy. His bond with Trevor changes his life’s perspective.
44. Collateral Beauty (2016)
Director: David Frankel
Writer: Allan Loeb
Cast: Edward Norton, Will Smith, Kate Winslet
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
After Howard becomes frustrated by life after losing his daughter, He can only get comfort by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. Being clinically depressed leads his company to make losses. And the management plans to sell the company, but Howard challenges their decision.
The company hires a private investigator to prove Howard is mentally sick and have the company sold. He finds a way to inter with Howard’s letter. Howard now has a clear picture of how loss can also bear beauty.
45. We have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Director: Stacie Passon
Writers: Shirley Jackson, Mark Kruger
Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Taissa Farmiga, Crispin Glover
IMDb Rating: 5.7/10
The mystery thriller follows an 18yrs old Mary (Merricat) who is living with her sister (Constance) and Uncle Julian. Since Constance can’t leave the house after being associated with the death of her parents, Merricat has to go shopping alone. Due to the villagers’ harassment, she practices some protective magic to ensure no one disturbs her. Soon their cousin Charles arrives with intentions to steal the family wealth, revealing a dark secret the family has been hiding.
Wrapping Up!
Whatever you like, be it a movie, show, action, documentary, comedy, horror, holiday, classic movies, reality, thriller, or romance – Netflix offers various options to choose from. All you need is a fast internet connection, couch, snacks, and drinks!
Having a few sad movies and tearjerkers in your queue can help us get some closure and move forward. Fortunately, there is virtually no shortage of sad films; in fact, there’s such an abundance that the challenge is to find relevant sad movies on Netflix.