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Best Weepy Dramas

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DVD: E.T.

Movies on DVD

Spielberg's family classic is still one of the best.

Release date: 3/22/2002

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DVD: Old Yeller

Movies on DVD

Tearjerker is one of the best early Disney dramas.

Release date: 01/01/1957

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DVD: Bridge to Terabithia

Movies on DVD

Beautiful lesson in friendship for young and old.

Release date: 2/15/2007

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DVD: It's a Wonderful Life

Movies on DVD

This classic delivers warmth all year long.

Release date: 1/1/1946

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DVD: Brian's Song

Movies on DVD

Weepy story of interracial pro football teammates.

Release date: 11/30/1971

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DVD: An Affair to Remember

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Made for romantics.

Release date: 4/5/1957

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DVD: Steel Magnolias

Movies on DVD

Three-hanky special, but with lots of laughs, too.

Release date: 11/15/1989

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DVD: Titanic

Movies on DVD

Great movie, but not appropriate for all kids.

Release date: 1/6/1998

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DVD: Life Is Beautiful

Movies on DVD

Wrenching, Oscar-winning Holocaust fable.

Release date: 2/21/1999

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DVD: Terms of Endearment

Movies on DVD

Glossy, funny, and packs a real emotional wallop.

Release date: 11/20/1983

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