They say crying is good for the soul, and if a good cry session is exactly what the doctored ordered, Illinois residents say these 10 movies are ready to deliver the tears.

The Best Thing About Movies

I love watching movies and firmly believe their soul purpose is to make us feel things.

Just think about it, we all have those movies that hit us straight in the feels every time we watch them. Some movies make us laugh until we cry, some cause happy tears, and others can make us bawl like a baby.

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Movies Illinoisans Love to Hate

Today we wanted to know which movies make Illinoisans cry the most, so we asked this question;

What is one movie that never fails to make you cry?

I will never forget how hard and how long the movie 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale' starring Richard Gere made me cry.

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Honestly, any movie that involves something terrible happening to a dog will make me tear up, but this movie made me straight up ugly cry for nearly the entire time I was watching it.

I can't say this is a movie I love to hate, because I have never, and will never, watch it again...it broke my heart that darn bad.

Now, let's get to the 10 most popular responses to the question "what is one movie that never fails to make you cry";

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Yep. All of our lives have been touched by cancer, so this one can hit a little too close to home.

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I can't remember the last time I watched this movie, but I don't remember crying while watching it. Must be a baseball lover/guy thing.

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I'm a sucker for a big teddy bear man, and Michael Clarke Duncan played a fabulous one on this movie. His execution scene is BRUTAL.

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I will never forgive Jackson for not pitching a fit when Shelby wanted to have a baby. Sally Field's outburst in the cemetery also breaks my heart every single time.

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This movie has a tendency to give me goosebumps, but does not have me reaching for the tissues.

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I think I might cry right now thinking about little Simba trying to wake up his dad.

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I had to read this book in school, and I'm pretty sure I didn't make it through that either.

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Bruce Willis saying goodbye to his daughter gets to me every single time.

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This is another movie that just gives me goosebumps, but my husband will cry every time we watch it.

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I tried watching this movie, but I just couldn't finish it. Too sad.

Those 10 movies may have received the most responses from Illinois residents, but if we wanted to make it "12 Movies Illinois Residents Love to Hate" we'd have to add the movies 'Markey & Me' and 'My Girl', and 'Pure Country'.

What movies do you think should be added to this list?

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