History TearJerker / RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes

** Later, Will returns to get Caesar, and Caesar acts like he's angry at him and refuses to go with him. In reality, he'd bonded with the other apes in the shelter and had a mass escape plan prepared, and he could not abandon them. When Will leaves, we see Caesar's expression showing his true feelings and just how tempting the prospect of going back with Will really was for him.

* Buck's death.
* Due to the DownerEnding described in the Main section, the realization that Caesar will likely soon lose his adoptive father as well.

* Scenes with Will's father, Charles, that reveal the symptoms of his Alzheimer's disease, especially after Cure 1.0 fails.
** What makes it more heartbreaking is the first scene where Charles confuses the handle of a spoon for a knife and struggles to eat his food, prompting Caesar to gently correct his error. Charles appears to be both confused and embarrassed by his odd behavior, where Will is left slowly realizing that his father's Alzheimer's may have returned, and Caesar seems so distressed at the realization that something is not right with Charles.
* The death of Charles, who refuses to take Cure 2.0, signalling to his son that it was perhaps time to let him go.

* Caesar's AccidentalMurder of Dodge. Dodge deserved it, but Caesar still didn't want it to happen and the look on his face after it happens screams "MyGodWhatHaveIDone".

* Scenes with Will's father, Charles, that reveal the symptoms of his Alzheimer's disease, especially [[spoiler:after Cure 1.0 fails]].
** What makes it more heartbreaking is the first scene where [[spoiler: Charles confuses the handle of a spoon for a knife and struggles to eat his food, prompting Caesar to gently correct his error. Charles appears to be both confused and embarrassed by his odd behavior, where Will is left slowly realizing that his father's Alzheimer's may have returned, and Caesar seems so distressed at the realization that something is not right with Charles]].
* The death of [[spoiler:Charles, who refuses to take Cure 2.0, signalling to his son that it was perhaps time to let him go.]]

* Caesar's [[spoiler: AccidentalMurder of Dodge. Dodge deserved it, but Caesar still didn't want it to happen and the look on his face after it happens screams "MyGodWhatHaveIDone".]]
* [[spoiler:Buck's death.]]
* [[spoiler:Due to the DownerEnding described in the Main section, the realization that Caesar will likely soon lose his adoptive father as well.]]
* [[spoiler:Franklin's death. He was one of the only people at the facility who actually cared about all the apes, yet he dies a slow and probably agonizing death alone in his apartment as the first victim of the plague.]]
* The immediate aftermath of Caesar [[spoiler: attacking Hunsiker to protect Charles. After Hunsiker's daughter comes out, Caesar [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he made a mistake]], and goes over to hug Charles]]. The expressiveness on his face is just gut-wrenching, as seen at the top of this page.

* [[spoiler:Franklin's death. He was one of the only people at the facility who actually cared about all the apes, yet he dies a slow and probably agonizing death as the first victim of the plague.]]

* Scenes with Will's father that reveal the symptoms of his Alzheimer's disease, especially [[spoiler:after Cure 1.0 fails]].
* The death of [[spoiler:Will's father, who refuses to take Cure 2.0, signalling to his son that it was perhaps time to let go.]]

* Caesar learning that his mother died.

** [[spoiler:Franklin's death. He was one of the only people at the facility who actually cared about all the apes, yet he dies a slow and probably agonizing death as the first victim of the plague.]]

* The immediate aftermath of Caesar [[spoiler: attacking Hunsiker to protect Charles. After Hunsiker's daughter comes out, Caesar [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he made a mistake]], and goes over to hug Charles]]. The expressiveness on his face is just gut-wrenching in this scene.

* The immediate aftermath of Caesar [[spoiler: attacking Hunsiker to protect Charles. After Hunsiker's daughter comes out, Caesar [[OhCrap realizes that he made a mistake]], and goes over to hug Charles]]. The expressiveness on his face is just gut-wrenching in this scene.

* The immediate aftermath of Caesar [[spoiler: attacking the neighbor to protect Charles (Will's father). After the neighbor's daughter comes out, Caesar [[OhCrap realizes that he made a mistake]], and goes over to hug Charles]]. The expressiveness on his face is just gut-wrenching in this scene.

* The immediate aftermath of Caesar [[spoiler: jumping on the neighbor to protect Charles (Will's father). After the neighbor's daughter comes out, Caesar [[OhCrap realizes that he made a mistake]], and goes over to hug Charles]]. The expressiveness on his face is just gut-wrenching in this scene.

* TearJerker: Scenes with Will's father that reveal the symptoms of his Alzheimer's disease, especially [[spoiler:after Cure 1.0 fails]].
** The death of [[spoiler:Will's father, who refuses to take Cure 2.0, signalling to his son that it was perhaps time to let go.]]

** Caesar being separated from Will for the first time at the primate shelter.
** Caesar learning that his mother died.
** [[spoiler:Buck's death.]]
** [[spoiler:Due to the DownerEnding described in the Main section, the realization that Caesar will likely soon lose his adoptive father as well.]]