Yahoo Lifestyle Parents Are Sharing The Children's Movies That Are Almost Too Painful To Re-Watch, And IDK How We Watched Any Of These As Kids
I recently shared the children's movies that parents say hit harder when they watched them as adults, with their own kids. It was a real tear fest for me personally, so naturally, I wanted more!
I called on the BuzzFeed Community for their own responses, and their submissions were just as wonderful. Here's what they had to say about some of the movies featured:
And here are the movies they responded with. Enjoy! (Maybe with a box of tissues handy.)
1.The Fox and the Hound (1981)
"Can't believe no one mentioned The Fox and the Hound yet. I can't even watch the movie knowing how sad the ending is. 😭"
"And the scene where the widow is about to leave her pet in the woods, and he doesn't suspect anything..."
2.Now and Then (1995)
"Now and Then — when Christina Ricci learns how her mother really died, and then after, they make a pact to be friends forever."
—Anonymous
3.Up (2009)
"When I was younger, I used to love the opening of Up. Carl and Ellie were so cute together! But my dad passed away last year, my mom still feels sad, and I never watched it ever since. I think it would make me cry now."
4.Old Yeller (1957)
"Old Yeller, that movie scared me. As an adult, I logically get it, but damn, that movie made me cry."
5.The NeverEnding Story (1984)
"The Neverending Story. That hits hard whether you're a kid or an adult. I mean, c’mon… Artax?!"
—Anonymous
6.Lilo & Stitch (2002)
"Lilo & Stitch — an orphan singing 'Heartbreak Hotel' in the first 15 minutes. I cried the whole movie. My stepdaughter recommended I didn't watch cartoon movies after."
—Kathryn, VA
7.An American Tail (1986)
"My dad moved to another country very far away for work, and we always bonded through the song 'Somewhere Out There' from An American Tail. We would play it whenever we were really missing each other. Many years later, they played it for the father-daughter dance at my wedding. My dad held it together, but I was a total mess, and by the end of the dance, my mascara ran all over the place."
"Just thinking of that song makes me cry; I can't imagine it at my wedding!!"
8.Babe (1995)
"The beginning of Babe. 🥺😭"
9.Toy Story 2 (1999)
"Toy Story 2 — when Jessie is remembering when she was left in a box by the side of the road. I cry every time I watch that or hear 'When She Loved Me.'"
—Anonymous
10.The Croods (2013)
"The Croods — the scene when they are trying to get away from the eruption at the end, and they can't get across. The dad decides to throw his family across the gap so they'll survive, but they realize he won't be able to make it across. He's prepared to sacrifice himself for them. The moment between him and Eep (the daughter) especially hits me hard. I bawl every time just thinking about it."
—Jenna
11.The Hunger Games (2012)
"I watch the reaping scene from the first Hunger Games movie differently now that I am a mom. I thought about Katniss and Prim's mom and how she must have felt when her daughter's name was called. My son was not even a year old at the time. I sobbed uncontrollably, thinking about the highly unlikely scenario of him being selected as a tribute for the Hunger Games."
12.Toy Story 3 (2010)
"Toy Story 3, when Andy is getting ready for college, and his mom starts to cry, it reminded me of my oldest son, who was 7 when we saw it together in theaters, and now he's in college too. I was bawling."
13.Rugrats in Paris (2000)
"For me, it's Rugrats in Paris, seeing the babies destroy Paris in Robo-Reptar, trying to get to the church to stop the wedding. I'm just sitting there like, 'They're lucky they don't hurt themselves or someone else doing that.'"
—Kelsey C., 31, Kentucky
14.Watership Down (1978)
"Watership Down upsets me too much now because it’s just so sad."
—Anonymous
15.A Little Princess (1995)
"My sister and I always loved A Little Princess, but watching as an adult had me gagging on my own tears a month ago when I decided to watch out of nostalgia. So much darker than I remembered, but still a great film."
"I remember sneakily reading the book during a summer school class and trying SO hard not to cry when I got to the part where Sara's trying to get her dad to remember her."
"I immediately thought of A Little Princess reading this list. Even as a child, it made me bawl!"
—ST33
16.Toy Story 4 (2019)
"I always cry when watching Toy Story 4, when the toys see the little lost girl at the carnival before Gabby Gabby finds her. The terror that the parents feel when they realize their child is missing and knowing it can easily happen to you, as a parent, always tears me up."
17.Pinocchio (1940)
"I've said this before... Pinocchio, when the boys are all on Pleasure Island, and the boys turn into jackasses (donkeys). The one boy screaming for his Mama as he turns into a donkey just kills me."
"That scene gave me nightmares as a kid. I literally haven't watched it since that first time, and I will never show it to my kids."
18.Selena (1997)
"I have a friend who has littles who have never seen the end of Selena, she turns off the movie every time."
"That scene is SO hard to watch. 😭 R.I.P Selena. 💜"
What kids' movies hit harder for you when you watched them as an adult (or parent)? Let me know in the comments, or by using this anonymous form.
