Peg Life Vol. 10

Movies and/or television shows that have made me cry (also includes times that tears welled up in my eyes and I probably would have cried if I hadn't held back) in semi-chronological order:
Return of the Jedi - Even at a very young age I loved the Star Wars movies but there was a time when Jabba the Hutt frightened me to tears. There's also a scene where two Ewoks are running and there's an explosion and one of them gets up and tries to shake the other one to get him moving and then he realizes he's dead that's made me a bit misty once or twice
Cheetah - A mediocre Disney movie about some kids who raise a cheetah cub and then have to return it to the wild. I was about eight years old at the time and the sappy, emotional ending got to me. I should rent it again and watch it. But it would probably end up being like Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend; much more boring and horrible than I remember. And no, I did not cry when I watched Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, now or fifteen years ago.
Mississippi Burning - Indirectly. I didn't actually watch the movie but I remember hearing parts of it when my parents watched it years ago. One line that stuck with me was "Do you have any idea how much you bleed when you cut off a man's balls?" It gave me nightmares where I saw that happening and I closed my eyes but could still see it. The nightmares were what actually made me cry.
Chicago Hope - Back in the early seasons when Mandy Patinkin was still on the show. The episode where Peter MacNicol's character gets shot and killed in a robbery made me cry. I think that was the first time I invested enough attention to have an emotional connection with the characters of a television show.
Schindler's List - I can't imagine this needing any explanation.
Saving Private Ryan - Spielberg certainly has a knack for jerking tears with World War II stories. The beach sequence was horrifying, but not quite as emotionally devastating as Schindler's List
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - When Gandalf fell from the bridge of Khazad-Dum I wasn't the only one in the theatre with eyes not dry. Boromir's death scene too.
House of 1000 Corpses - With laughter. When the final frame of that movie came up The End and after a slight pause ? I nearly shit myself. The timing was absolutely perfect and it struck me in just the right way that I couldn't help but find it colossally hysterical.
Fahrenheit 9/11 - I was in kind of a Buddhist frame of mind when I watched it and I felt such empathy with all the sorrow I was seeing that I had to weep silently.
Millenium Actress - Probably the most heartbreakingly beautiful love story I have ever seen. Should be required viewing for anyone who doubts the dramatic resonance of animated films in general and anime in particular.
Six Feet Under - There are several episodes that have drawn it out of me. Especially the tenth episode of the fifth season, which I watched today. Besides the emotional impact of the story, there were scenes that inspired flashbacks to my grandmother's memorial at my uncle's in Ottawa. This only served to potentiate more sobbing and resulted in the whole affair being particularly cathartic. I had to lie in the dark and listen to Sigur Ros before I could sit down to write this. I think it was worth it.

Tony Hawkins is drained