Best Sadness Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 41 top-rated sadness movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Elfen Lied 2004 ★ 8.3

La Dolce Vita 1960 ★ 8.0

Inside Out 2015 ★ 7.9

The Notebook 2004 ★ 7.9

La Strada 1954 ★ 7.9

After Life 2019 ★ 7.9

Edward Scissorhands 1990 ★ 7.7

Encanto 2021 ★ 7.6

Seven Pounds 2008 ★ 7.6

Billy Elliot 2000 ★ 7.6

Manchester by the Sea 2016 ★ 7.6

Inside Out 2 2024 ★ 7.5

Billy Elliot: The Musical Live 2014 ★ 8.1

Burning 2018 ★ 7.4

The Big Sick 2017 ★ 7.3

21 Grams 2003 ★ 7.3

25th Hour 2002 ★ 7.3

Tell No One 2006 ★ 7.2

Solo Mio 2026 ★ 7.3

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938 ★ 7.1

A Ghost Story 2017 ★ 7.1

The Son's Room 2001 ★ 7.1

If Only 2004 ★ 7.0

Snow Cake 2006 ★ 7.1