tearjerker
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tearjerker (plural tearjerkers)
(informal) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.
Synonyms: cryfest, sobfest
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That at least provides subscribers with an interesting selection of Columbia films—from to the famous made-for-TV tearjerker to help them make the time at home go more smoothly.
Definitely a tearjerker at the end, but I like how it all came back full circle, and I can't wait to see the sequel.
We're pretty sure droids can't cry but that doesn't matter — it would have been a real tearjerker nonetheless.
BSG gets me every time - Maelstrom was a huge tearjerker for me, too, and Sometimes a Great Notion - well, nearly all the episodes toward the end.
It’s such a tearjerker and page-turner.