Tear-Jerkers are the second most common type of flick labeled ‘chick’ after rom-coms because real men aren’t supposed to cry, and therefore any movie which brings out the tissues must be aimed at women. These are not ‘I’ve got something in my eye’ weepers, these films come before the flood.
Most tear-jerkers are marked by death. The love portrayed is always epic, and ultimately doomed – or at least seriously maimed. It’s not only romantic love which suffers; familial bonds are snapped like rubber bands in the tear-jerker. Despite what Hollywood would have you believe, there are actually healthy mother-daughter relationships out there, but these films might give you insight as to why a woman hates her mother one moment, and will defend her to you the next.
