When you feel down in your life, these saddest movies on Netflix are the best medium to cry. Sometimes it is not necessary to have a reason to cry. But when we see the sad romantic movies on Netflix, they remind us of our pain and agony of past. Sad movies have different forms, but a single heart touching sad movie is enough to make you get emotional. There is a lot of sad movies on Netflix like Titanic, Old Yeller, Coco which shake our emotions. We have collected 10 cry worthy films which will stir up your emotions and leave you with eyes full of tears. Enjoy the list of sad movies and watch them on Netflix.

Schindler’s List (1993)

Schindler’s List movie is an American historical drama. It is directed and co-produced by Steven Speilberg and is based on the novel Schindler’s Ark. After spending a decade in the film industry, it is the first film of Steven Speilberg who won the Oscar award. Schindler’s list movie is focused on a businessman who risks his life for the welfare of 1100 Jewish men and women. This movie contains a lot of emotional drama which will make you cry. This is one of the saddest movies on Netflix.

Atonement (2007)

Atonement is one of the sad love movies on Netflix about wartime. It is directed by Joe Wright and based on a novel with the same name. This movie is like a tragedy in which two lovers get separated in the wartime of the two countries. This movie is the finest art of emotion and sadness. Its cast is prestigious which contain talents like James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juno Temple, Alfie Allen, Tobias Menzies, Saoirse Ronan, and Vanessa. This movie has won an Oscar award for its story and nominated for the best picture where it faced tough competition with movies like No country for the old man and There Will Be Blood.

Milk (2008)

Another one of the saddest movies on Netflix is Milk. This is a biographical movie of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. He was the first openly selected person for the public office of California. Sean Peen has excellently played his character in the film and won the second Oscar award of his career. Harvey Milk’s story is full of struggle and emotions. The saddest part of this film is that many people of the gay community are still facing problem in the U.S. even after so many movements. It is a good film to watch in which emotion and sad feeling of a person are expressed in a very well way.

Coco (2017)

Coco is an American 3D computer-animated fantasy film which has made its viewer cry in the theatres. It is a story of a young boy who understands the importance of the family in the traditional Mexican celebration. He wants to become a singer like his late father but his family denies him to pursue his dreams. His family thinks that he will leave them like his father once he becomes a singer. This movie is full of family emotions and love. Coco is one of the saddest movies on Netflix that will definitely make you cry and stir up your sad feelings.

Lion (2016)

Lion is a biographical drama film directed by Garth Davis. It is based on the non-fiction book A long way home written by Saroo Brierley. This is the story of a 25-year-old boy who got separated from his family a long time ago and set out to find his family. Dev Patel stars in this movie as a boy who searches for his family and Nicole Kidman plays the character of his caretaking mother who found him in an orphanage home. Lion is a family emotional drama movie which brings out the emotions and sad feelings of its viewer out of the shell.

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Mudbound is an American war drama film. It is written, directed and Co-produced by Cary Joji Fukunaga who has also directed movie True Detective Season 1. This movie will give you 90’s nostalgia in which a young boy becomes a soldier in an African civil war. He works under his commander. This movie is loud, violent and emotional. It is one of the saddest movies on Netflix.

Mudbound (2017)

Mudbound is directed by Dee Rees, the first black woman who was nominated for Oscar award for the best screenplay. This movie has changed the definition of sadness. Mudbound is the story of two soldiers of World War 2 who return to their hometown after the war. They face racism and struggle to adjust in the community after the war. This movie is one of the saddest movies on Netflix. Mudbound is among the super hit movies of 2017.

The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)

The Place Beyond The Pines is a crime drama film directed by Derek Cainfrance. It is a murder story which features Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes in the lead roles. The film takes heartbreaking twists and turns which proves that the bond between father and son is unbreakable. It tells the three different story of two generations. It is a heart-shaking film which will make you cry in real life.

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Million Dollar Baby is 2014 best picture winner movie and it is the last film by Clint Eastwood. He was awarded second best director statue for Million Dollar Baby film. Hilary Swank, the main lead of this film had won her second Oscar for this movie. Her first Oscar award was for the movie Boys Don’t Cry. Million Dollar Baby is an old fashion movie, its twists, and turns in the story are enough to make you cry. It is one of the saddest movies on Netflix.

Sunday’s Illness (2018)

This movie on Netflix is a Spanish drama film. Sunday’s Illness is the story of the raw emotions of a mother and daughter. She had abandoned her daughter 35 years ago. But now they once again get united for 10 days. It is full of drama and heart-shaking turns which will definitely make you cry. The climax of this film is very well portrayed in the story, that makes it the superhit movie of 2018.

So, these are the popular saddest movies on Netflix which would make you express your feelings through tears from your eyes. Everyone who has faced a tough time in his life would relate to these films in a great manner. This list will be updated soon and we will add more similar movies to the list.