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Since most of these involve death scenes, shocking twists, or something just as major, expect '''many''' spoilers. However, they can also be as simple as the right imagery, tone, and music coming together - for the sole purpose of working those tear-ducts.
Since most of these involve death scenes, shocking twists, or something just as major, expect '''many''' spoilers. However, they can also be as simple as the right imagery, tone, and music coming together - for the sole purpose of working those tear-ducts.

When an entire movie is made up of Tear Jerkers, Hollywood calls it a "[[weepie]]".


This being one of the [[Subjective Tropes]], one person's '''Tear Jerker''' may be another's [[Narm]], which is often a failed attempt to induce this. Some tearjerking moments, especially of deaths, can wind up being [[Nightmare Fuel|traumatizing]].
This being one of the [[Subjective Tropes]], one person's '''Tear Jerker''' may be another's [[Narm]], which is often a failed attempt to induce this. Some tearjerking moments, especially of deaths, can wind up being [[Nightmare Fuel|traumatizing]].
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== Tropes that often result in Tear Jerker moments ==
== Tropes that often result in Tear Jerker moments ==


{{#dpl:
* [[A Death in the Limelight]]
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* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]/[[Alas, Poor Scrappy|Scrappy]]
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* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]
}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]/[[Break the Haughty|Haughty]]
* Crossing the [[Despair Event Horizon]].
* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]
* [[Disney Death]]
* [[Driven to Suicide]]
* [[Dying Alone]]
* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]]
* [[Face Death with Dignity]]
* [[Face Heel Turn]] (if the character was well-known and loved enough)
* [[False Friend]]
* [[Fond Memories That Could Have Been]]
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]
* [[The Grotesque]]
* Certain types of [[Heartwarming Moments (Sugar Wiki)|Heartwarming Moments]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]
* [[He Will Not Cry, So I Cry for Him]]
* [[It's a Wonderful Failure]]
* Particularly cruel [[Kick the Dog]] moments
* [[Kill the Cutie]]
* [[Let Them Die Happy]]
* [[Meaningful Funeral]]
* [[Mercy Kill]]
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]
* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]
* [[Not So Stoic]]
* [[Parting Words Regret]]
* [[Planning for The Future Before The End]]
* [[Please Don't Leave Me]]
* [[Please Wake Up]]
* [[Shoot the Dog]]
* [[Stay with Me Until I Die]]
* [[Tragic Hero]]/[[Tragic Villain|Villain]]
* [[Together in Death]]
* [[Was It All a Lie?]]
* [[Yank the Dog's Chain]]
* [[You Are Worth Hell]]




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{{examples|Examples from works:}}
{{examples|Examples from works:}}
* [[Tear Jerker/Anime|Anime and Manga]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Anime|Anime and Manga]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Comics|Tear Jerker]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Comics|Comics]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Disney|Tear Jerker]]
* [[Walt Disney/Tear Jerker|Disney]]
* [[Fan Fiction/Tear Jerker|Fan Fiction]]
* [[Fanfic/Tear Jerker|Fan Fiction]]
* [[Film/Tear Jerker|Film]]
* [[Film/Tear Jerker|Film]]
* [[Literature/Tear Jerker|Literature]]
* [[Literature/Tear Jerker|Literature]]
* [[Live Action TV/Tear Jerker|Live Action TV]]
* [[Live-Action TV/Tear Jerker|Live-Action TV]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Music|Tear Jerker]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Music|Music]]
* [[Newspaper Comics/Tear Jerker|Newspaper Comics]]
* [[Newspaper Comics/Tear Jerker|Newspaper Comics]]
* [[Professional Wrestling/Tear Jerker|Professional Wrestling]]
* [[Professional Wrestling/Tear Jerker|Professional Wrestling]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Radio|Tear Jerker]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Radio|Radio]]
* [[Tabletop Games/Tear Jerker|Tabletop Games]]
* [[Tabletop Games/Tear Jerker|Tabletop Games]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Theater|Tear Jerker]]
* [[Tear Jerker/Theater|Theater]]
* [[Video Games/Tear Jerker|Video Games]]
* [[Video Games/Tear Jerker|Video Games]]
* [[Web Comics/Tear Jerker|Web Comics]]
* [[Web Comics/Tear Jerker|Web Comics]]
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[[Category:YMMV Trope]]
[[Category:Sadness Tropes]]
[[Category:Sadness Tropes]]
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[[Category:Tear Jerker]]

Latest revision as of 01:16, 23 December 2022
"I'm fine. I have something in my eye, that's all. [sobs] ...I have something in my other eye. [sobbing] I have something in my heart..."
—Stephen Colbert

Some viewers are impassive when it comes to what they watch. They've seen it all. No fictional death, sacrifice, emotional display or confession can move them.

Except these.

Since most of these involve death scenes, shocking twists, or something just as major, expect many spoilers. However, they can also be as simple as the right imagery, tone, and music coming together - for the sole purpose of working those tear-ducts.

When an entire movie is made up of Tear Jerkers, Hollywood calls it a "weepie".

This being one of the Subjective Tropes, one person's Tear Jerker may be another's Narm, which is often a failed attempt to induce this. Some tearjerking moments, especially of deaths, can wind up being traumatizing.

Tropes that often result in Tear Jerker moments


Many Downer Endings and Bittersweet Endings include tearjerking moments. Either way, make sure to bring the Kleenex. If you want to avoid them altogether, then you might want to consider heeding the Snicket Warning Label.

Examples from works:
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