Best Hollywood tearjerkers

Star-crossed romances, heartbreaking loss, gut-wrenching sacrifice…Hollywood knows all about how to tug at the heartstrings and bring out the tears.

Recently, Entertainment Weekly set out to identify the 50 best Hollywood tearjerkers of all time. It’s a tough field to narrow down, to say the least, but here are the Top 10:

10. Field of Dreams (1987)

9. Ghost (1990)

8. E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)

7. Brian’s Song (1971)

6. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

4. An Affair To Remember (1957)

3. Sophie’s Choice (1982)

2. Bambi (1942)

1. Terms of Endearment (1983)

To see the rest, and to read about these and catch a slideshow, visit Entertainment Weekly.

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