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* [[The Birdcage/Heartwarming|The Birdcage]]
* [[Blade Runner/Heartwarming|Blade Runner]]
* [[The Blind Side/Heartwarming|The Blind Side]]
* [[Blood Diamond/Heartwarming|Blood Diamond]]
* [[The Blues Brothers/Heartwarming|The Blues Brothers]]
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* [[The War of the Worlds/Heartwarming|The War of the Worlds]]
* [[The Waterboy/Heartwarming|The Waterboy]]
* [[What Women Want/Heartwarming|What Women Want]]
* [[Where the Wild Things Are/Heartwarming|Where the Wild Things Are]]
* [[The Wild One/Heartwarming|The Wild One]]
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'''Examples:'''
* In ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' when, Robin Williams is looking at Matt Damon's file and says "all of this...it's not your fault." Matt Damon finally breaks down.
* In [[Angels and Demons]], one of the changes from the novel in which {{spoiler|the final cardinal is saved when bystanders jump into the fountain to help Langdon}}. Made me wish I were still Catholic so I could feel proud of that.
** Troper, you don't have to be Catholic (or Jewish or Islamic) to be proud that you're part of a race whose members are willing to throw themselves into mortal danger for one of their own.
* ''[[The Truman Show]]'', as he's exiting the giant dome and says "In case I don't see you - good afternoon, good evening, and good night." Definitely a CMOA.
* ''[[Somethings Gotta Give]]'': When Erica and Marin are sitting on the steps by the beach and Erica says "do you honestly think you can outsmart love?"
* The end of "First Wives Club" when the three ladies dance.
* In ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'', when Jules finds Kimmy in the ladies room:
{{quote|"Okay, okay! I kissed him. I tried to steal him. I lost. He doesn't love me. He loves you...I'd like to take you to the church, so you can marry the man of our dreams. Cause he sure wants to marry you."}}
* The very ending of [[Dirty Dancing]], in which Baby's crotchety father finally accepts the relationship between Baby and Johnny; complete with an amazing dance routine and [[Crowning Music of Awesome]].
* You wouldn't expect one in a movie like ''[[Red Dawn]]'', but the scene near the end when the Central American general clearly gets a shot at the brothers in the street but stands down and lets them go does qualify.
* "[[Yes-Man]]" (The Jim Carrey movie) had one of these - Carrey's character starting a crowd song with "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind to coax a man into not committing suicide. It makes one want to go out and try the same thing
* The movie ''[[Glory]]'', "If this man should fall, who will lift the flag and carry on?" Soldier steps forward, "I will." That movie will damn near make you want to join the military.
** A few moments before that, a regiment of white soldiers who'd mocked the black soldiers, ''are the first ones to salute them'' as they prepare for the charge at Fort Wagner.
*** "Give 'em hell, 54th!"
** "If you men will take no pay, then none of us will!"
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* ''Men Of Honor'', "Now dammit! Square that rig and approach the rail!!"
* ''[[Superman II]]'' has one brief, but astonishing, scene which doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMoA]] for the citizenry of Metropolis en masse. When they believe that the Kryptonian supervillains have killed Superman himself, the citizens first stand in horrified shock, then haltingly - but with steadily-increasing determination - advance on the villains. They must know that they'll be blasted into so much fly-ash by beings that can apparently kill Supes himself, but they don't give a damn about that. All of the average person's courage, humanity, and decency comes powering to the fore. And it's a real punch-the-air moment.
** Triply so in the Richard Donner cut, which removes the unnecessary comic relief that blunted the impact in the theatrical version.
* In the film ''[[Superman]] Returns:''
{{quote|'''Jor-El''': "[[Patrick Stewart Speech|They can be a great people]], Kal-El; they wish to be. They only lack the light to show them the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|I have sent them you... my only son]]."}}
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** Same disclaimer, but "Today we celebrate out Independence Day!" really made me feel good.
*** Disclaimer noted and respected, but that line felt more than a bit off for some of us who don't live in the US.
**** To the disclaimer, in the context of the film that speech is for the Independence Day of the world not just the US.It is circumstance that it falls on July 4th. This is shown by the coordination of each country and its soldiers/fighters.
* The ending of ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]''.
* [[A Star Is Born|"Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine!"]]
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* [[Fight Club]] has one of these, albeit in a twisted way, when the narrator and his love interest hold hands while watching the climax of Project Mayhem.
* Adam Sandler movies, despite all the comedy and slapstick, have those particular moments where "D'awww..." is the least of reaction expected.
** In ''[[The Longest Yard]]'', at {{spoiler|Caretaker's funeral, where most of the inmates, depicted until then as insensitive troglodytes, mourn the passing of their friend. Cheese Burger Eddie even leaves a double-special on his coffin as a farewell gift!}}
** ''[[Click]]'' has two worth of mentioning. The first one is when Sandler's character discovers that {{spoiler|his father was already dead in his future. When he used the controller to see the last time he has seen his father, he is disgusted with himself (in "auto-pilot", due to the controller's skip function) for being such an Jerkass with the poor man, then pauses the scene and gives the illusory representation of his father a hug}}. Another one is the movie's climax: {{spoiler|after having a heart stroke, Sandler's character worries for his son after hearing that he's going to delay his honeymoon for a business trip, and runs out of his hospital bed, into a heavy-rain, only to have another stroke. In his death breath, he begs his son not to make the same mistake he had, tells he still loves his ex-wife, and tells her current husband he isn't angry with him, followed by Morty, the angel of death, appearing behind the family and offering him his hand, telling him it's time to go}}.
** [[50 First Dates]]
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* The scene in the live action film ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' where Charlotte {{spoiler|explains her imminent death}} and Templeton reveals that he's really a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] by {{spoiler|agreeing to look after her eggs}} was quite a tearjerker.
** Frankly, we could put the same scene in the Western Animation and Literature sections, too.
* [[Tombstone]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVhtVCfzo8&feature=related "Wyatt Earp is my friend."]
** Not to mention, after that line, when Texas Jack Vermillion says, "Hell, I got lots of friends." Doc responds, "I don't." That particular line really gets me.
* The Red Balloon is a 33 minutes long moment of heartwarming...just watch it [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8080999735593908602# "here."]
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** "You were right. Tell your sister... you were right about me."
*** For me, it's the celebrations on Endor that get me, such as Leia running up and hugging Luke, and Luke {{spoiler|seeing his father as the man he should have been had he not turned to the Dark Side sharing a friendly look with Obi-Wan and then favoring his children with a loving smile}}
**** For me, it's the moment where Wicket hugs R2 during the celebrationon Endor. I don't why, but I teared up a little and went "Awww!"
** Much of the ending of ''[[Wham! Episode|Episode III]]'' was either [[Tear Jerker]] or Heartwarming.
*** For example:
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'''Willy Wonka:''' He lived happily ever after.
''They embrace.'' }}
** Shortly earlier, when Charlie returns the Gobstopper, feeling himself not worthy.
{{quote|'''Wonka''': So shines a good deed in a weary world...}}
** In the newer version, it showed all the newspaper clippings his father has saved.
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*** And then {{spoiler|he's promoted to an actual character on the 'Next Generation' type show.}}
** "{{spoiler|Quellek}}... by Grabthar's hammer... by the Sons of Warvan... ''you shall be avenged''."
** There was also Jason's salute of the fans whose devotion to the show helped save them all.
* [[Equilibrium]]: Da puppy! Wook at da puppy!
** The scene where Preston desperately rushes home to see if the stash of emotion-killing [[Applied Phlebotinum|Prozium]] he hasn't taken has been discovered. He looks where he hidden it, finds nothing, turns around and {{spoiler|see his son, a [[Creepy Child|creepily]] law-abiding example of why the society really was so dystopian, who after a few tense moments, suggests that he should find a better hiding place for it}}. Then he reveals that {{spoiler|neither he nor his sister has been taking [[Applied Phlebotinum|Prozium]] since before their mother was executed}} like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Then {{spoiler|he ''smiles''. Just a smile, but in a society where emotions are supposed to be dead, that's enough}}.
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* In the otherwise lackluster ''Doctor Dolittle 2'', when he realizes that his daughter can understand animals, you got to see it to believe it.
* The ending of ''[[Home Alone]]'', where the (at first) creepy old guy next door is touchingly reunited with his estranged family.
* In ''[[Being There]]'', Chance the gardener gets at least one of these (he's an idiot, but he has a good heart). As he's wandering the streets of Washington, D.C. in search of a new home/job, and stops to examine a tree near the White House. Realizing it's dying, he informs a security guard that "it needs care" before he goes on his way. {{spoiler|As it turns out, because Chance appears to be someone important, the guard immediately radios for assistance to save the tree!}}
* ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'', anyone? Specifically, Thatcher's blind father, who turns up for the final joust. It'd be regulation cheese if not for how damn ''well'' the actor plays it.
{{quote|"That's your name, Will. Sir William Thatcher. Your father heard that."}}
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* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Say what you want]] about ''Star Trek: Generations'', but the scene of Picard standing over {{spoiler|Kirk's grave}} is quite touching.
* Data learning to have fun in ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection|Star Trek Insurrection]]''. Dr. Crusher calls him, just like a mother calling her child; he pokes his head out of a haystack, turns to Artam, and says, again just like the child being called, "I have to go now."
* On the subject of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'': the scene in ''Insurrection'' where Geordi discovers his optical nerves have started to regenerate due to the effect of the planet gets me every time. Knowing it may not last after they leave puts extra weight on it as Geordi stands with the captain and watches his "first" sunrise, with tears in his eyes. [[Tear Jerker|Sniff...]].
* In ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', a few scant seconds that occur during the Enterprise D's destructive crash into the planet, with the entire bridge just struggling to stay on their feet/avoid being knocked out/not get crushed by falling debris/generally stay alive, a few seconds cut to Deanna, with Data clinging to her in a combination of hugging and trying-not-to-let-her-get-thrown-forwards-through-the-viewscreen-ism. It added a touch of 'aww' to an otherwise tearjerking moment.
* Don't forget Data finding Spot, his kitty, unharmed in the wreckage.
** The same movie, Geordi cheers Data up by reminding him just how ''human'' he's been acting lately, while Data's having a guilt trip for freaking out and letting Geordi get kidnapped earlier in the film.
* When humanity shook hands with Vulcans in friendship for the first in the finale of ''[[Star Trek: First Contact|Star Trek First Contact]].'' Jerry Goldsmith's inspiring and heartfelt theme of ''First Contact'' made it all the more uplifting.
** And speaking of ''First Contact'':
{{quote|'''Data''': Captain, I believe I speak for everyone here, sir, when I say... ''to hell with our orders''.}}
* In the new ''Star Trek'' Film, the first, and final meeting of {{spoiler|Spock and Spock}} where he realizes the importance of {{spoiler|Kirk keeping his future self a secret so that Spock and Kirk could begin their friendship.}}
** "You asked me once why I married your mother. I married her because I loved her." Oh, Sarek... * [[Tear Jerker|sniff]]*
** How about the whole opening scene? Watching {{spoiler|George Kirk sacrifice his life so that his wife and son could live, and naming the child with literally 60 seconds to live}}.
** {{spoiler|"I am, and shall always remain, your friend."}} You can get warm feelings from that line alone, even if {{spoiler|Kirk didn't.}}
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** Also the scene where Jennifer Garner's character is playing with little kids in the mall, and Juno is watching from a higher level.
*** "It ended with a chair."
*** Something about the awkward apology Juno gives Paulie, followed by that matter-of-fact, "Can we make out now?" was so adorably heartwarming.
*** The scene where Paulie, sweaty, feet still covered in mud from running to the hospital, climbs into bed with Juno and just holds her after she gave birth and gave up their child is easily one of the single greatest expressions of love ever captured in a film.
* Karen catching (or trying to catch) Gretchen in the circle of trust towards the end of ''[[Mean Girls]]'', after the latter's absurdly self absorbed 'apology'.
* ''Karate Kid II''. Miyagi and his old girlfriend Yuki (who chose to stay a spinster rather than being forced to marry a guy she didn't love) share a quiet moment in a tea ceremony for two. Cue to Kumiko (Yuki's niece) telling Daniel "they're showing each other their mutual love, Daniel-san".
** Daniel trying to follow a Japanese dance and failing, then imitating a little girl's dance steps.
{{quote|'''Daniel''': If not for you, I wouldn't be able to dance!
'''Girl''': If not for you, I wouldn't even be here! (Daniel had saved her from dying out in the open during an electric storm) }}
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** "I know I shall be homesick for you, even in Heaven."
* [[Dragonheart]]: Bowen, up until that point portrayed as disillusioned mercenary, [[Redemption in the Rain|sits alone in the rain]] at King Arthur's gravesite, pondering the hopelessness of rebelling against his apprentice-turned-tyrant. Then he hears a voice reciting the knight's code he long before ceased following. Then he begins repeating it, finally coming to the right conclusion (guess what it is). Could have been sappy, could have been narmy, instead is jaw-droppingly awesome and uplifting to boot.
** "Look to the stars, Bowen..." * sniff*
* ''[[Kill Bill]] Vol. 2'', of all films: The whole business with Budd's Hanzo sword. Budd claims he sold it, yet the Bride finds it later in his trailer (identifiable from its inscription: "To my brother Budd, the only man I ever loved. Bill."); Elle Driver points out what Budd had said, and the Bride responds, "Guess that makes him a liar." Not to mention this line: "You're a great person. You're my favorite person. But sometimes, you can be a real cunt." Awwwww... weirdly enough.
** What did it for this editor was the end of the movie, when the Bride {{spoiler|kills Bill with the five finger exploding heart technique.}}
{{quote|'''Bill:''' How do I look?
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* The final scene of ''[[Strange Days]]''; after the exhausting and wrenching events of the film, Mace and Lenny are being led, drained, away from the millennium celebrations, but not before sharing the big countdown to the year 2000 together. They part company, slightly awkwardly, and Lenny is led to an ambulance while Mace (who is in love with Lenny) broods in a police car as they slowly make their way through the crowd. Then Lenny suddenly appears at the car window, opens the door, drags a startled Mace out of the car, and kisses her, finally returning her feelings. A combination of the [[Concert Kiss]] moment, the beautiful, swelling music and the chemistry between the two make this possibly one of the most genuinely heart-warming and moving [[Last-Minute Hookup|Last Minute Hookups]] [[Doctor Nemesis|this editor]] has seen.
* ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' - pick almost any scene, but the scene when Lieutenant Dan and Forrest are reunited at Forrest's wedding gives new meaning to [[Tear Jerker]].
** The line "I'm going to Heaven, Lieutenant Dan".
* The dream/hallucination/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind at the climax of Drop Dead Fred. Elizabeth finally and symbolically freeing herself of the negative influence of her husband and mother, freeing her inner child, {{spoiler|her final and grown-up goodbye with her maybe-not-so-imaginary friend Fred}}...
* In ''[[Clerks]]'', the simple fact that Dante's girlfriend brought him homemade lasagna to him in work, after he complained about not even supposed to be there today, can still bring a smile.
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** Not to mention the entire end of the film. The will, and the final line of the movie most of all. "yeah, they really lived..."
** Just the fact that the two old men who didn't want to be stuck with this kid are willing to threaten his soon-to-be stepfather with grievous bodily harm is a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''. Shilo and Nathan. ''Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much,'' sung as a duet, while {{spoiler|Nathan is dying in Shilo's arms.}} -sniffle-
** ''Happiness Is Not A Warm Scalpel'' is a rather twisted but still strangely touching variation, when Rotti comforts Amber and reassures her that Daddy will make things okay, proving that the Largo family is still a family after all--even if the father is evil and the children are psychotic.
* In ''[[The Santa Clause]] 2'', the school faculty Christmas party is full of cranky, cynical, uncomfortable adults, until Scott uses some of his Santa Magic. The adults get presents they all wanted or had and adored as children, and the party goes into full swing as the adults embrace Christmas joy and let their inner child out for the duration of the scene.
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** Earlier on, he's stuck in the attic, trying to stay warm, and finds an 8mm movie projector...he forgets everything else watching old family Christmas movies.
* [[Australia|"I thought I'd lost you forever."]] It's schmaltzy and fluffy and ''oh'' so beautifully romantic...
* [[X Files|The X-Files: I Want To Believe]], in which Fox Mulder wins my heart all over again. And then he proceeds to kiss Scully in a manner that makes anyone who fancies blokes ''wish'' they were Gillian Anderson. ''SWOON.''
{{quote|'''Mulder:''' "If you have any doubts... any doubts at all... you just call off that surgery this morning, and then we'll get out of here. Just me and you."
'''Scully:''' "As far away from the darkness as we can get?"
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'''Scully:''' "I know it does."
'''Mulder:''' "But ''let it try''." }}
** And speaking of [[The X-Files]], what about the hallway scene of "Fight the Future"?
{{quote|'''Scully''': Why did they assign me to you in the first place, Mulder? To debunk your work, to rein you in, to shut
you down.
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I owe you everything, Scully, and you owe me nothing. I don't know if I wanna do this alone. I don't even know if I
can and if I quit now, they win. }}
* ''[[The Queen]]'': Queen Elizabeth has been left helpless and bewildered as her strict insistence after Diana's death on the royal protocol she has always brought up is is infuriating the British public and turning them against her. In desperation, she acquiesces to Prime Minister Blair's insistence that she return to London, address the people, and allow a state funeral for Diana. The embattled Queen goes to meet the crowd in front of Buckingham Palace, which seems practically hostile to the point of signs denouncing the Royal Family among the piles of bouquets. Shaken, she puts on her brave face and turns to an adorable little girl holding a bouquet, and asks her, "Would you like me to place those for you?" "No," the girl snaps, and for a second, the Queen's face has an expression of absolute heartbreak. Then the girl's expression softens, and says, "These are for you." The Queen is touched and relieved, and as she moves on, the crowd slowly begins to bow and curtsy to her.
** Tony Blair gives us another one in that same movie:
{{quote|'''Blair''': "That woman has given her whole life in service to her people. Fifty years doing a job that she never wanted - A job she watched ''kill'' her father. She's executed it with honor, dignity, and as far as I can tell, without a single blemish, and now we're all baying for her blood! All because she's struggling to lead the world in mourning for someone who threw everything she offered back in her face, and who for the last few years, seemed committed 24/7 to destroying everything she holds most dear!"}}
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qXkcPQUfJM The one constant through all these years has been baseball...] especially for the baseball fans out there
* [[The Shawshank Redemption]]. Especially the ending.
* ''[[The Pacifier]]'''s [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] happened about 75% of the way through. Shane has, using his Navy SEAL military training and a bit of understanding, gotten so through to the Plummer family that when he does the [[Override Command|Peter Panda Dance]] for the toddler, the toddler lovingly calls him "Daddy".
** Which leads to the second [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] of the movie as we discover Shane's [[Freudian Excuse]] for not wanting much to do with the children.
* ''The Boat That Rocked''. {{spoiler|WE HEARD YOU!}}
{{quote|{{spoiler|"I think the technical term is A WHOLE FUCKLOAD OF BOATS!"}}}}
* ''[[Empire Records]]'': the entire main cast dancing on the roof at the end.
* [[The Professional|"We'll be all right here, Leon."]] The movie has many other moments of greatness but this one, reinforced by Shape Of My Heart, is the crowning one.
* After all the relentless misery in ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'', the final scene of the main character watching his love interest play the piano...
* The epilogue of ''[[Battle Royale]]'': No matter how dark your past, how dangerous the forces you're up against, you're still alive!
{{quote|"No matter how far, run for all you're worth. Run!"}}
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{{quote|'''Cole Sear:'''She [grandmother] said you came to the place where they buried her. Asked her a question? She said the answer is...�Every day." What did you ask?
'''Lynn Sear:''' Do... Do I make her proud? }}
** Not only do we get {{spoiler|that grandmother was proud of her daughter Lynn and that Lynn was so happy to learn that, but we also get that Lynn finally has proof that Cole really can see dead people and he isn't crazy}}.
* Proof that [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] don't have to be overblown comes at the end of ''Before Sunset''. My eyes always well-up at the end of the film with the simple lines 'You are going to miss your flight' "I know".
* The documentary ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=armP8TfS9Is&feature=related Children Full of Life]'' is made of this and [[Tear Jerker]], but especially the ending. {{spoiler|The kids write a giant letter in their schoolyard to two of their classmates' deceased fathers, telling them that they'll be okay because their friends are with them.}}
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{{quote|"I am cold and wet."}}
** Even that doesn't dampen her spirit of determination when {{spoiler|her [[Big Damn Heroes|cavalry]]}} arrives.
** ''[[Royal Engagement]]'' had some good ones too. Mia is caught by the paparazzi curled up with her royal rival. Her fiancee Andrew quickly forgives her and assures her "we will be married and you will be the best queen Genovia has ever had". Later, he respects Mia's decision not to get married, as he too was going through without without love. Despite all that though, he was supportive and kind to her. Also, there's the line "the sparrow is taking off" "The eagle is flying for the last time".
* In ''[[Munich]]'', when Steve and one of the PLO members sharing a hotel room with him are fighting over the radio station and the dial gets turned too far and lands on a station playing "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green. The two men nod in agreement and leave the station where it is.
* 2009 surprise best foreign language film ''Okuribito'' (''Departures''), about a man who discovers he has a gift for preparing the dead (in front of their families, no less), has many of these (and many, many [[Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]]), but the ending is the biggest: {{spoiler|Daigo claims the body of his long-[[Disappeared Dad]], and, as he tenderly prepares the body, discovers that his father never forgot him. He finally remembers his father's face.}}
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* If you're making a 3-D IMAX short and are shooting for a heartwarming moment, you've got to make it big. The [[Cirque Du Soleil]] short ''Journey of Man'' (2000) did in its finale: The everyman, having realized how alone he became seeking only material success, tosses away the golden hat the devil-surrogate gave him and accepts his old derby from the little Vagabond Girl. He bows out of frame to do so, and as the everyman explains in voiceover "Years turned to dust. I was young again," he rises back into frame {{spoiler|as a sweet ''old'' man and hugs her. Suddenly the Flounes (clowns) who served as his childhood guides but vanished when he grew into a rebellious adolescent reappear, and he recognizes and reunites with them. The crowd of acrobats and others who brought him to his epiphany transform into children. Bidding his friends farewell, he takes several of the children in hand to become a guide and mentor to them in a scene gorgeously set against Berlin's Brandenburg Gate at night.}}
* The end of ''Truly Madly Deeply'' (1991) You realize that {{spoiler|Jaime and his friends have been helping Nina get over the loss by driving her crazy, and ultimately, driving her into the arms of a new man}}.
* In ''[[Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger]]'', after finding out that Normal was killed so that he could be [[Free the Frogs|dissected]], Esther and Sunni give him a human (Jewish) funeral.
* Okay, come on. Basically, the last thirty minutes of [[Mr. Holland's Opus]].
** After [[John Lennon]] was killed, Mr. Holland attempts to talk to talk to his deaf son, Sean about it. He immediately dismisses it, telling Sean he wouldn't know what he was talking about. Mr. Holland goes to talk to his wife, and Sean rushes in, and basically gets after Mr. Holland for thinking that Sean would take no interest in his father's line of work or doesn't know anything about the Beatles, communicated through his mother's signing. {{spoiler|Mr. Holland then goes and organizes a concert specifically so that deaf people may hear the vibrations made from the music. At the end of the concert, Mr. Holland sings/signs John Lennon's 'Beautiful Boy', replacing 'son' with 'Sean'.}}
*** Actually, the lyrics to "Beautiful Boy" already contain the world "Sean" in places (it was written for Sean Lennon). ...Mind you, this scene is still just as touching.
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* [[Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawaâ]]€™s ''Ikiru'' combines a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] with a [[Tear Jerker]]: during the wake that makes up the last third of the film, the mourners believe that the man being memorialized, a civil servant named Watanabe, froze to death, overlooked and desolate, in the playground he basically willed into existence (and for which local politicians took credit) despite horrendous bureaucracy, opposition from the yakuza, and his terminal cancer. Then we get a flashback from the POV of the last person to see him alive, which shows Watanabe sitting on a swing in the falling snow and singing, overjoyed to have accomplished one good deed in his life.
* ''[[Amelie]]'' has a lot of these scenes, but this editor's absolute favorite is at the end. {{spoiler|Amelie and Nino are cruising through the streets on his bike, showing nothing but freewheeling joy and generally being so deeply in love with each other that they seem oblivious to their surroundings. Then, for a second, they turn and make faces at the camera.}} It's just the most joyous thing ever.
** This movie is essentially this trope distilled. Not only does the scene above count for it, but also the scene on the street with the blind man. Additionally there is also the first person who Amelie assists.
* In "[[Driving Miss Daisy]]" after [[Morgan Freeman|Hoke]] comes to a 95-year-old Daisy's house and finds her confused and agitated, her thinking she was still a teacher and couldn't find the papers she graded, we have this exchange:
{{quote|'''Daisy:''' Hoke?
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* At the end of [[A Beautiful Mind]], John Nash delivers a speech after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, in dedication to his wife, who stuck by him throughout the whole movie, despite the complications and difficulties.
{{quote|"I've made the most important discovery of my career... the most important discovery of my life. It's only in the mysterious equation of love that any logical reasons can be found. I'm only here tonight because of you. You're the only reason I am... You are all my reasons."}}
** And after his speech, he holds up a handkerchief that she had given to him in the beginning when they first started dating and kisses it.
* The finale of Hairspray is filled with these. From the [[Big Bad]] being revealed as treacherous, to the foil accepting that she lost. And who can forget the dancing and celebrations that break out all over Baltimore following the integration of the Corny Collins show.
* The fact that a ''German'' Captain found [[The Pianist|Szpilman]] and didn't tell anybody, even occasionally bringing him food and giving him his jacket as a farewell present. After watching more than an hour and a half of [[Humans Are Bastards|cruelty and senseless killing and destruction from the Germans]], it was heartwarming to see that not all Germans were like that.
* I found Brom's death in the [[The Inheritance Cycle|Eragon]] [[The Film of the Book|movie]] to be ''more'' emotional than it was in the book. Sure, what killed him was still random and lame, but his actual death scene? "Let him die with dignity... as a dragon rider." And then comes the shot of Brom dying while riding on Saphira's back.
* In the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti, Laxman, a Hindu Nationalist who at the beginning of the film was extremely antagonistic towards Aslam (who is Muslim), is present at a protest led by Aslam and his friends. When it gets violent, Laxman realizes that {{spoiler|his father, the leader of a Hindu Nationalist party, is largely responsible for siccing the police/party goons on the crowd, because the protest goes against the party line}}. He turns to see the police beating Aslam, and, despite the fact that he'd twice been in a fight with him, rushes over and saves him. And let's not even talk about {{spoiler|them later dying beside each other, holding hands}}.
* In [[Blazing Saddles]], when the railroad workers all come to help the townspeople in exchange for a little land for a homestead. The mayor states, "Alright, we'll give some land to the niggers and the chinks, but we don't want the Irish." The railroad workers (and the black sheriff) all say no deal unless all are included. Played for laughs, but still, it was pretty heartwarming that the black and Chinese workers could have just said, "You're on your own, Fenians," but instead demanded everyone be accepted.
* The end of ''[[Cool Runnings]]'', a film about the Jamaican bobsled team. It's been years since I saw it, and the only time I cried at a movie. {{spoiler|In their final run, one of the runners of the Jamaican sled breaks and they crash shortly before the finish. The Jamaicans carry the sled on their shoulders across the line, during which one of the more hostile judges begins a [[Slow Clap]] which ends up with the whole audience (including many of the other characters who hadn't liked the Jamaicans) clapping and cheering for them.}}
** And subtly, {{spoiler|after the crash, Derise asks "Sanka... you dead?" and Sanka replies "No man... I'm not dead". That exchange was repeated quite a few times through the movie in less serious circumstances, but every previous time Sanka had said yes, indicating that he's finally matured a bit.}}
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** Everyone happy to see Dennis back.
* "Rudy, Rudy, Rudy, Rudy, Rudy...."
* When Elena and Diego are reunited at the end of ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'', it combines [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] with [[Tear Jerker]] ''perfectly''.
* Korbin Dallas admitting his love for Leeloo at the climax of ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' totally qualifies.
* The scene in ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' where Slevin and Linday lie in bed talking about the "James Bond" comment that happened earlier. It's cuter than a giant puppy made of puppies.
** Also, Goodcat deciding not to kill {{spoiler|Henry}} and instead taking him under his wing and helping him take revenge on the men who killed his parents.
* Pretty much every single scene between Jenna and Dr. Pomatter in ''Waitress''. Just...''all of them''.
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* The "morning after" scene of ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]'' in the kitchen. Hilarious and sweet at the same time.
* ''[[Sin City]]'' may have been violent and vulgar but it had a strangely large amount of these moments:
** Hartigan saving Nancy Callahan in the beginning of the film. The second time he saves her is more of a [[Tear Jerker]], though.
** {{spoiler|Wendy visiting Marv in prison and spending the night with him before his execution.}}
** Dwight and Gail after the gun battle: "I'll always love ya, baby."
* The scene in ''Stick It'' where Hayley's coach Burt comes up to her and tells her how proud of her he is. It's especially touching considering what awful relationships she has with both of her parents.
* From the film ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' we have:
** Astrid and Hiccup's flight. The soundtrack makes your heart swell.
** When Toothless imitates Hiccup's drawing in the dirt, teaches the boy to move over the meaningless squiggles, and shows how he trusts Hiccup by simply touching his hand.
** {{spoiler|"I'm proud to call you my son"}}. The happy tears flow every time.
** The ending. Was it a [[Tear Jerker]]? Oh absolutely. Was it a crowning moment of heartwarming. Oh, my word, yes.
* In the movie version of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof the part at the end of the movie where Brick confronts his father Big Daddy after he discovers that he will die within a year or so after being diagnosed with colon cancer and confides himself to his basement filled with many valuable possessions that he bought over the course of his career as a successful businessman. Brick finds Big Daddy doubling over in pain and he ventures over to the morphine that the doctor had left to allow Big Daddy to die comfortably, Big Daddy refuses to take it and instead ventures for Brick to get him a drink to relieve his pain. Big Daddy takes a sip and ventures over to his valuables and laments to his son that you can't buy back your life once its over and tells his son that he is gonna miss him when he's gone. He further presses on that if Brick had been having troubles in his life regarding the death of his friend and his marriage he should have come to him his father, he could have been his Big Daddy that loved him and watched over him. Brick laments that Big Daddy never loved him to which his father counters that he does and he would give him anything he ever wanted, to which Brick says that he doesn't want things and proceeds to destroy a lot of the valuables stored in the basement, most notably a poster of him in his younger days when he was a football star, and breaks down in tears.
** Big Daddy comforts his son and says that he had never seen him cry like that, Brick says to his father he knows that he loves him but his business persona is reflected in his parenting skills in that he treats his family the way a boss does an employee, he "owns" his family, and that all he wanted was pure love from his father and not the the man who doesn't even care about his employees much less know how to show proper love to his family. He even mentions how Big Daddy wants him and his older brother Gooper, who is notable for listening to anything Big Daddy ever wanted him to be or do, to have kids and Big Daddy says that it is all because he wants a part of him to keep on living and that the legacy he will leave behind is the great empire he made, but Brick says that men die and empires die, though Big Daddy refuses to believe that. Big Daddy then shows Brick a briefcase that his father had left behind, saying that all that was in it was his father's uniform from the Spanish-American War, his father left him nothing valuable before he died, he doesn't want to leave his family behind with nothing like his father had and that is part of the reason why he made the business he now has from nothing but the sweat of his brow. Brick confronts Big Daddy with the question of whether that was all his father had left him, Big Daddy elaborates saying that his father was a hobo and he did odd jobs with him from the time he was 9 years old to get any money that they could get and the first thing he could remember outside of hunger was shame over his father being a hobo, and that ultimately his father died when he was a teenager and he buried him alongside the railroad that they road on, lamenting to Brick that he will never have to bury him like he had buried his father. Big Daddy fondly looks back and recollects that his father had died laughing, about what he never could figure out, but Brick says that it was because he was happy about having his son with him and that he took the younger Big Daddy with him where ever he went and that he loved him, Big Daddy relents and says that his father hadn't left him with nothing and that he was left with the fond memories of his father, and Brick adds that love was another thing that his father had left him. Big Daddy says that he never loved anyone more than he did his father, fondly asking his son Brick how many times he thought that he had talked about his childhood with his old man to which Brick smiles back and says quite a lot. Big Daddy realizes that he doesn't need to leave behind money or a business empire but simply love like his father had left him, but the pain from his cancer starts to bother him again and Brick has to catch his father as he falls from his chair.
** Ready to administer the morphine to ease Big Daddy's pain Brick gets the needle, but Big Daddy refuses saying that at least if he is in pain he knows that he is alive and says that the pain is easing somewhat now. He then ventures to the staircase leading upstairs and says that he wants to think clear and not have his senses be skewed as his death nears and that he is ready die but he wants to know if his son Brick is ready to live. Brick says that doesn't know yet, to which Big Daddy lovingly puts out his hand and softly says that they can try and that they can start by helping each other up the stairs. Brick grabs Big Daddy's hand and father and son are at long last at peace and both ready to live with whatever may come.
* [[The Invention of Lying]]:
** "I want fat kids with snub noses."
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* The ending of the film ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' when Luke presents Rebecca with the green scarf that she had given away earlier to pay off her debts. Amazed, she realizes he was one of the bidders that was bidding for the scarf against another woman. Then, he told her that {{spoiler|actually he was the pereson behind both bidders.}}
* The finale of ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'', when the whole family gets up on stage and dances with Olive. Also, {{spoiler|Dwayne's rant}} just prior, trying to prevent Olive from going out there. [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]!
** Also when Dwayne is having his breakdown and refuses to get back in the van. Nothing anyone can say has made any difference, and someone suggests that Olive try. Without saying a word, Olive goes down the hill and puts her arm around his shoulders. Such a perfect testament to the power of just being there for someone, even if you can't make everything okay. And it gets even more heartwarming right after, as Dwayne, after {{spoiler|having yelled at his mother, accusing his whole family of being losers and screaming how much he hates them all}}, reacts to Olive's hug with no more fuzz a simple "Alright," and then easily gets up and helps his little sister back up the hill, so they can get back on the road and get to the pageant on time.
** The night before the competition, Olive is starting to feel the pressure, feeling insecure about her looks and actually starts crying. Grandpa swoops in, after being an asshole for 90% of his screentime, and tells her not only is she beautiful, but she's the most beautiful girl in the world. Seeing how Olive is coming apart just the way a normal little girl would and how Grandpa is comforting her was really touching.
** This exchange.
{{quote|'''Olive:''' Do you eat ice cream?.
'''Miss California:''' Yes. My favorite is Cherry Chocolate Garcia, except technically I think it's a frozen yogurt. }}
* ''[[Raise Your Voice]].'' Say what you will about this film and Hilary Duff, but I DARE you not to cry when her character Terri performs the song Someone's Watching Over Me as a tribute to her deceased brother.
* One scene near the end of ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' where the radio starts playing some traditional Irish ceilidh music. Maggie starts dancing around the kitchen, Rose and Agnes get up to join her followed by Chrissy. You see Kate restraining herself for a bit before she jumps up and they all dance together before running outside and just letting go of all their worries for that one moment. Almost done better than in the play where it happens much earlier in the story.
* I dare you not to cry in ''((The Last Song))'' during the final-third of the film. It's heartwarming and tearjerking at the same time. After Ronnie's father tells her that {{spoiler|he has lung cancer and will soon die,}} Ronnie then decides to spend the rest of her summer with him rather then returning to her mom. Eventually her father lacks the energy to finish writing the song- titled 'For Ronnie'- so Ronnie decides to finish the song herself. When she finally does finish she looks up and sees that {{spoiler|her father has passed away}}. Then she performs the finished song (called When I Look At You) {{spoiler|at her fathers funeral}} You can't deny how effective this scene is; I'm tearing up just thinking about it!
* In the Masterpiece Theater film, ''Bertie and Elizabeth'' [[The Wise Prince|George VI]] and
[[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask|Elizabeth]] drive through London during [[World War II|the blitz]]. Then they get out to talk to the people and swarms of plucky children come around cheering and waving tiny Union Jacks.
* The final scene of ''[[Son of Rambow]]''.
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* In the [[Iris Murdoch]] biopic ''[[Iris]]'', when the old Iris Murdoch is besieged with Alzheimer's disease and is having a fit when she realizes nothing makes sense to her while John Bayley (her husband) tries to calm her down and you see that in spite of all the troubles in their past when Iris and John were dating their love for each other is still there, it can cause anyone who's ever had a loved one go through Alzheimer's to weep tears of understanding.
* The scene in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' where [[Denzel Washington]]'s character, who was a vitriolic homophobe in the beginning of the movie, removes the oxygen mask from [[Tom Hanks]]' character and touches his face. That is just a beautiful moment.
* From the new 2010 remake of [[The Karate Kid]], on the anniversary of {{spoiler|the deaths of Mr Han's wife and son, Dre uses bamboo shafts to help a crying Mr Han get back on his feet, trying to tell him that he can heal from his loss. Before they begin, Dre lifts a bamboo shaft to help Mr Han wipe his eyes.}}
* [[Harry and the Hendersons]] gives us a few of these as well.
** When George Henderson looks Harry in the eyes {{spoiler|through the scope of his rifle and decides he can't shoot him.}}.
** Dr. Wallace Wrightwood [[Cassandra Truth|spent years trying to prove Bigfoot existed]]. His reaction to seeing Harry in the flesh is priceless.
** Perhaps the most Heartwarming of all is when Harry himself {{spoiler|1=stops George from hurting LaFluer, despite the fact that LaFluer has been hunting him this whole time}}.
* ''[[Up in the Air]]'': Ryan's letter of recommendation, which is what helps Natalie get a job back home in San Fransisco.
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** And Chamberlain's speech before the 2nd Maine regiment "Many of us volunteered to fight for the Union. Some came mainly because we were bored at home and this looked like it might be fun. Some came because we were ashamed not to. Many came because it was the right thing to do... We are an army out to set other men free."
** Directly after the Battle of Little Round Top, Cpt. Ellis, one of Col. Chamberlain's officers, asks Chamberlain to "so honor him" by sharing a swig from Ellis' flask.
*** Also, the new brigade commander:
{{quote|'''Col. Rice''': Colonel, we were watching from our post above. It was the damnedest thing we ever saw. May I...may I shake your hand, sir.}}
* In ''[[She Wore a Yellow Ribbon]]'', when Capt. Brittles goes to inspect his troop for the last time due to his retirement and all the men are in their best uniforms and when they present him with the watch that they all chipped in to buy and Brittles puts on his glasses to read the sentiment "Lest We Forget."
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* The ending of the film Love!Compassion!Valour!,in which all the main characters are shown happy together.
* ''[[Wild Strawberries]]'', "Good-bye, father Isak. Can't you see you're the one I love?".
* [[The Day After]] is a [[Nightmare Fuel|terrifying and brutal]] glimpse into what would happen in the case of nuclear war in America. But the final scene features one of the protagonists and some fellow unlucky survivors, crouching in the wreckage of his old street. The protagonist at first angrily and deliriously demands they [[Tear Jerker|get out of his house... and is then ''hugged'' as he crouches in the rubble sobbing]].
* [[Seven Pounds]] had {{spoiler|Tim}} rebuilding The Beast for Emily.
** Also, when Emily meets with Ezra at the end of the film.
* ''Where The Heart Is'', with Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd, is full of these.
** The first time Novalee meets her baby girl and names her Americus.
** When Sister Husband found Novalee and Americus after Novalee's mother abandoned them again and brought them to live with her in her house.
** When Novalee and {{spoiler|her ex-boyfriend Willy Jack}} talk near the end of the movie, after {{spoiler|Willy Jack}} was in an accident. We later found out that despite everything {{spoiler|Willy Jack}} had done to her, Novalee found the time to bring him home.
** Of course, when {{spoiler|Novalee and Forney finally get together and marry. In Wal-Mart.}}
** But one of the most poignant scene was when Novalee was talking with Leslie after {{spoiler|her boyfriend had beat her up and raped her two kids.}} What made it so heartwarming was the fact that Novalee herself knows what it's like to be at the lowest point of her life and now, she is telling Leslie that things will turn for the better.
{{quote|'''Novalee''': You tell them that our lives can change with every breath we take... and tell 'em to hold on like hell to what they've got: each other, and a mother who would die for them and almost did... You tell them we've all got meanness in us, but we've got goodness too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. And that's why we've got to make sure we pass it on.}}
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** And in the climax when {{spoiler|both Ramona and Knives still love Scott [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|but each tries to convince him to follow the other one]].}}
** God, there's too many to list. Which is pretty typical of all [[Edgar Wright]] and [[Jason Reitman]] films so far.
* There was a brief scene where old friends Mu Bai and Shu Lien in [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]], who have been dancing the [[Cannot Spit It Out]] and [[Just Friends]] dance through the whole movie. Despite [[Everyone Can See It]], they chose to not act on their feelings out of respect for Shu Lien's deceased fiancée who was also Mu Bai's best friend. But in this scene, Mu Bai gently takes Shu Lien's hand and presses it to his face, showing just how much he felt for her. No words needed to be said at that moment. And from Shu Lien's reaction, she felt ''exactly'' the same way.
** {{spoiler|Mu Bai and Shu Lien's [[Last Kiss]] as Mu Bai was dying. "I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side...as a condemned soul...than enter heaven without you. Because of your love...I will never be a lonely spirit."}} This doubles as a [[Tear Jerker]].
** There was this scene between two minor characters, the servant Bo and the police inspector's daughter May. After {{spoiler|Jade Fox had killed her father}}, Bo was worried that May could be in danger so he stood on guard at her house, despite being clearly terrified. May opened her door and quietly told him to come in so that even if both of them were scared, at least they could be scared together.
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* When Adrian buys Butkus, a stray and long-term resident of the pet shop where she works, for [[Rocky (film)|Rocky]]. Not so much because of Rocky's reaction, but because it was heartbreaking seeing that big dog locked up in a tiny cage in the pet shop every day.
* It may sound strange, but the ending of [[The Da Vinci Code]] when Langdon kneels in the front of the chuch makes me well up. I considered it a turning point in my crisis of faith and made me believe again
** Langdon and the Camerlengo's conversation at the end of [[Angels and Demons]] before Langdon leaves the Vatican is another good example.
* [[High School Musical]] Narm aside, when Troy and Gabriella are auditioning for callbacks and the ENTIRE SCHOOL comes in to support them. The school that had previously made fun of them for acting outside of their groups. It's topped when Sharpay tries to say they can't do it because they have no pianist. Kelsi (who is not only the pianist but terrified of Sharpay) Runs right back in and informs the teacher that, yes, she will play. And then the parents watch. Seriously, the Breaking Free scene is all about the Heartwarming.
* [[In America]]: "Don't "little girl" me. I've been carrying this family on my back for over a year, ever since Frankie died. He was my brother too. It's not my fault that he's dead. It's not my fault that I'm still alive."
** And "Say goodbye to Frankie, dad."
* ''What Dreams May Come'': Chris's reaction when he realizes that Leona is {{spoiler|really his daughter Marie}}
* The ending to ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]'', at the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMo36SfyQhw Christmas Party.]
* "Coach Carter" - After being told that the school will be opening the gym to appease the families and fans, Carter begins to gather his things to quit. He comes across his players and sees them studying instead of practicing. Timo Cruz, who spent most of the film as an antagonist answers the questions "What is your deepest fear?" that has been posed to him throughout the movie, stands up and answers.
{{quote|Timo: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.}}
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