![]() Why So Sad: A spouse who loses their partner is widowed. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Official Description: When Ellen passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. Hereditary (2018) Though Toni Collette had decided not to do any more heavy, dark films, she made an exception once she’d read the script for Hereditary. We do not advise you watch this with your partner, for you may find yourself wondering what thoughts they keep sequestered. ![]() There are simply two sides vying to “win” when they both have already irrevocably “lost.” The pain from this one lingers long after the credits roll. Not to mention, there’s an innocent child caught in the crosshairs between two parents with conflicting motivations and desires. This film proves that the oft-quoted aphorism is true: “the opposite of love isn’t hate it’s apathy.”īoasting career-defining performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story beckons viewers to feel empathy for both parties - to yearn for the pair to rediscover what no longer exists - in an inevitable journey to separation. Rather, it remains evident that love found and love lost is this narrative’s crux. Yet, Noah Baumbach’s direction is so taut, his dialogue so specific, that hate never triumphs as the core emotion. Aggravation festers until reaching an irreversible breaking point: the spewing of vitriol so unforgivable that all love seems lost. Why So Sad: Marriage Story gives equal attention to both sides of a bitter divorce. Official Description: Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach directs this incisive and compassionate look at a marriage coming apart and a family staying together. The Saddest Movies Ever Marriage Story (2019) Writer-director Noah Baumbach based much of the story on his real-life 2013 divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. ![]() This list will highlight the most heart-wrenching movies of all time, spanning genres to give an encompassing account of the layers of sadness that define humankind’s most somber tribulations. There are many types of sad movies - from the socially relevant and politically driven to the melodramatic tearjerkers with one goal in mind: to leave you wrecked beyond repair. Spirits refusing to relinquish their grip on the mortal world.
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