Do you know of good drama/tear jerker DVD's?

windowsill

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:17 pm

DH is going away next week for a whole week, and need some "company". Which DVD have you enjoyed the most? I love drama / tear jerkers / preferably continuous stories ie boxsets. Thanks

MOMMYRN

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:21 pm

The Notebook a must see.
loved it and cried for 1/2 of the movie!

windowsill

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:33 pm

Yes, I saw that one - it really was great! any other suggestions? Thanks

skymile

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:35 pm

sophie's choice, terms of endearment. try the TV show CHEERS. it's a classic

tziganka

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:38 pm

Big Love!

It's an HBO series so you can really get into it. I started watching it when DD wouldn't sleep at night unless she was nursing and it really got me through that difficult stage.

Good Luck.

DefyGravity

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:44 pm

I second Big Love, the writing is great and so is the acting.

Other series:
Entourage
Dead Like Me
Six Feet Under
Battlestar Galactica

btMOMtoFFBs

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:46 pm

Oh gosh... Holocaust movies never leave my head so I can't watch them without weeks of disturbed thoughts and dreams... but if they don't affect you so strongly, there's Sophie's Choice, Schindler's List, Life is Beautiful...

But, what about less intense themes... ET? The Stepmother. Forrest Gump. Steel Magnolias. Beaches. October Sky. Fried Green Tomatoes. Ghost.

Here's a link to an Amazon listmania for sad movies that might help you out: http://www.amazon.com/The-Best.....D23LV

windowsill

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:49 pm

Thank you so much! some mentioned I have watched, but will try the others! anyone else here addicted like me to DVD's?

windowsill

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:51 pm

Main reason I am asking you over here, is because I need the most "kosher" ones, as in not too much bad stuff.

btMOMtoFFBs

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:52 pm

yeah... a bit... I have the entire I Love Lucy on DVD and next on my list to get is all the Little House episodes. My boys like Leave It To Beaver, so I'd like to get those too, one day.

I love these old shows and I feel OK having my kids seeing them too. I also like to see things in smaller time chunks than a movie, so the TV shows on DVD work really well.

greenfire

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:52 pm

benjamin button ...

I could tell you stories that would make you cry ... if you'd like ...

windowsill

Mon, May 04 2009, 2:55 pm

I watched I Love Lucy and they are GREAT!
Greenfire - good one! LOL

Seraph

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:02 pm

Prince charming and fifty first dates were nice. Romantic, but touched my heartstrings as well.

btMOMtoFFBs

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:08 pm

Oh Yeah... 50 First Dates is really wonderful!!!

queenyemk

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:12 pm

Ever After
The Flying Scotsman - Cried like crazy

Brothers and Sisters is amazing Drama! What from ep. 1 as it is intense story lines.

www.surfthechannel.com if you want to stream it!

zigi

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:15 pm

I also liked 27 dresses, for a tearjerker the boy in the stripped pajamas.

Fabulous

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:19 pm

Seraph wrote:

Prince charming and fifty first dates were nice. Romantic, but touched my heartstrings as well.

What's Prince Charming? Is it recent? I've never heard of it.

fiddle

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:27 pm

Terms of Endearment
My Life
Steel Magnolias
Beaches
The Pianist
Philadelphia
life is beautiful
what dreams may come
I am sam
ghost
message in a bottle
pay it forward
marley and me
the story of us
return to me
seven pounds
an officer and a gentleman

shall I go on? some of these are oldies.

Seraph

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:34 pm

Its a made for tv movie. I have to admit that there are a few not so kosher scenes in the beginning, but I dont think its rated a bad rating or anything close. After the first 10 minutes absolutely nothing inappropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMf1TBUWMM
thats the youtube link.

chaylizi

Mon, May 04 2009, 3:39 pm

I don't watch anything at all generally. my dh convinced me to start watching 24 with him last week & found me a site to watch all the back episodes online for free. I've watched a couple & it's really good quality.

www.freeonlineepisodes.net