"Emotional roller coaster" is a horrible, hackneyed phrase, but it’s a cliché for a reason: Something in our nature craves a ride on the ol’ manipulation machine. Nine times out of 10, we know long before pushing play that the movie involves a terminally ill loved one, or an impossible love, or a giant robot that dies for our sins. And then there are the ambushes we still haven’t gotten over…like Bambi’s mom. (Let’s not talk about Bambi’s mom, okay?) Yes, there’s something about fictitious grief — different, it must be noted, from the real thing. (That’s why you won’t find The Sorrow and the Pity, or any other documentary, on our list.) Sure, laughter may be the best medicine — but discriminating depressives know that nothing beats a good sob. (found at: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041669_20041686_20049041,00.html)
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Terms of Endearment
by James L. Brooks
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Bambi (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by David Hand
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Sophie's Choice
by Alan J. Pakula
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An Affair to Remember
by Leo McCarey
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It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)
by Frank Capra
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Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)
by Ang Lee
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Brian's Song
by Buzz Kulik
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Widesceen)
by Steven Spielberg
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Ghost
by Jerry Zucker
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Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
by Phil Alden Robinson
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The Notebook (New Line Platinum Series)
by Nick Cassavetes
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Old Yeller (Vault Disney Collection)
by Robert Stevenson
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Brief Encounter - Criterion Collection
by David Lean
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Kramer vs. Kramer
by Robert Benton
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Life Is Beautiful
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Titanic (Special Collector's Edition)
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Glory
by Edward Zwick
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Love Story
by Arthur Hiller
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Ordinary People
by Robert Redford
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Stella Dallas
by King Vidor
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Steel Magnolias - Special Edition
by Herbert Ross
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Longtime Companion
by Norman René
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The Joy Luck Club
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Charly
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
by Sam Wood
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The Great Santini
by Lewis John Carlino
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The Deer Hunter
by Michael Cimino
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Universal Legacy Series)
by Robert Mulligan
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The Way We Were (Special Edition)
by Sydney Pollack
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Cocoon
by Ron Howard
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Romeo & Juliet
by Franco Zeffirelli
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West Side Story (Special Edition DVD Collector's Set)
by Jerome Robbins
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Imitation of Life
by Douglas Sirk
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Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
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Philadelphia
by Jonathan Demme
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Jerry Maguire
by Cameron Crowe
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The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Victor Fleming
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The Iron Giant (Special Edition)
by Brad Bird
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Champ (1973) (Ws Sub)
by Franco Zeffirelli
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Umberto D. - Criterion Collection
by Vittorio De Sica
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Little Women (Collector's Edition)
by Gillian Armstrong
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Now, Voyager (Keepcase)
by Irving Rapper
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Sounder
by Martin Ritt
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Dead Poets Society (Special Edition)
by Peter Weir
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Truly Madly Deeply
by Anthony Minghella
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Million Dollar Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Moulin Rouge! (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Baz Luhrmann
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Cinema Paradiso (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)
by Giuseppe Tornatore
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The Shawshank Redemption (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Frank Darabont
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Rudy (Special Edition)
by David Anspaugh
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