History TearJerker / LiveActionDisney

* Finding out what ''[[BrainwashedAndCrazy really]]'' happened to [[spoiler:Rinzler, a.k.a. Tron]]. And this line, which also counts as a [[AwesomeMoments Awesome Moment]].

** Chance, Sassy and Shadow's owners driving to the animal shelter to pick up their pets and ''[[MissedHimByThatMuch just missing]]'' said pets on the road after they'd managed to escape from the shelter. As if that weren't bad enough, for a brief moment Shadow had had a feeling that they should go back...

** Not to mention Amy's near drowning before Russ is able to resuscitate her with CPR. After she wakes up Nick can't hold it in anymore, and he hugs her as tears start pouring down his eyes. Seeing how scared he was at how close his sister was to dying is enough to get anyone misty-eyed.

** Flynn's HeroicSacrifice;

** The old lady who takes her 15-year old dog, her only companion since her husband died, to the vet for treatment. He has to bluntly tell her there's nothing he can do to alleviate his pain and, for his sake, it's much better to put him to sleep. Not only is this sad for dog owners who have had to put theirs down for the same reason, but also really hammers home the fact that vet is ''not'' the miracle worker they expect him to be.
* Film/DarbyOGillAndTheLittlePeople: Katie has just found out that [[spoiler: Lord Fitzpatrick is having her and her father relocated from the only home she's ever known]] and [[Creator/SeanConnery Michael]] knew the whole time. The scene where she angrily decries him for taking her father's position . . .
* From ''Film/PetesDragon1977'', when Pete and Elliot have to say good-bye. Yeah, it's a classic ButNowIMustGo situation, but even so. On an intellectual level Pete knows why Elliot has to leave, but that doesn't make him feel any better. He still manages to put on brave face, though.
* When Mr. Browne leaves for London, in ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks''. Sure, he [[spoiler: technically doesn't leave and actually comes back to save them]], but the music, the prolonged romantic tension between him and Miss Price, Carrie saying in mid-tears, "Must you really go?" It's practically asking for someone to bawl.

* Finding out what ''[[BrainwashedAndCrazy really]]'' happened to [[spoiler: Rinzler, a.k.a. Tron]]. And this line, which also counts as a [[AwesomeMoments Awesome Moment]].

* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'': "A London Carol". Anyone familiar with the story of Literature/AChristmasCarol should have an idea what's coming, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking. First is when London sees her younger self--just a little girl, and the child is told by Moseby that her father can't make it for Christmas. The previously cheerful little girl instantly sombers up. Moseby offers to take her to volunteer at the soup kitchen since "that always cheers you up!" and she snaps that she doesn't want to go this year. Then later London sees her future, herself as an old lady, shocked and sad that "Santa skipped me again?" She then calls Bailey, but is rejected, ...and then sits there, whispering "I'm...all alone," before she starts to cry. Even Present-London is near tears at the sight!
* In ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' young Mary blames her father for the loss of her cat and refuses to acknowledge his existence. At one point she even mentions that her father is dead, that she killed him and put him in a box. Her dad does everything he can to get her to even look at him, including getting her a puppy, but nothing works. Later, Mary gets incredibly sick after running out into the rain looking for Thomasina and is still so distraught over the cat that she doesn't respond to any treatment. Her father is watching her die and she ''still'' won't even look at him. ... this description doesn't do the movie justice, but it's rather heartbreaking to watch.

** The little girl lost in the mountains, crying for her mommy. If you're not reaching for the tissues, ''you have no soul''.

* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'': "A London Carol". Anyone familiar with the story of Literature/AChristmasCarol should have an idea what's coming, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking. First is when London sees her younger self--just a little girl, and child!London is told by Moseby that her father can't make it for Christmas. The previously cheerful little girl instantly sombers up. Moseby offers to take her to volunteer at the soup kitchen since "that always cheers you up!" and she snaps that she doesn't want to go this year. Then later London sees her future, herself as an old lady, shocked and sad that "Santa skipped me again?" She then calls Bailey, but is rejected, ...and then sits there, whispering "I'm...all alone," before she starts to cry. Even Present!London is near tears at the sight!

* When Uncle Remus told Johnny about the dog in ''Disney/SongOfTheSouth''.

* Film/DarbyOGillAndTheLittlePeople: Katie has just found out that [[spoiler: Lord Fitzpatrick is having her and her father relocated from the only home she's ever known]] and [[SeanConnery Michael]] knew the whole time. The scene where she angrily decries him for taking her father's position . . .

* ''[[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Suite Life On Deck]]'': "A London Carol". Anyone familiar with the story of Literature/AChristmasCarol should have an idea what's coming, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking. First is when London sees her younger self--just a little girl, and child!London is told by Moseby that her father can't make it for Christmas. The previously cheerful little girl instantly sombers up. Moseby offers to take her to volunteer at the soup kitchen since "that always cheers you up!" and she snaps that she doesn't want to go this year. Then later London sees her future, herself as an old lady, shocked and sad that "Santa skipped me again?" She then calls Bailey, but is rejected, ...and then sits there, whispering "I'm...all alone," before she starts to cry. Even Present!London is near tears at the sight!

* [[Film/{{Tron}} The first movie]] delivered a real gut-punch with Ram's death. He was an insurance program, not designed as a {{Badass}} the way Tron was. He had done nothing wrong aside from still believe in the Users and enjoy helping them, and is the first to befriend and help Flynn. Then, he's dying painfully from his injuries despite Flynn's best efforts, and realizes Flynn is a User...

* From ''Film/PetesDragon'', when Pete and Elliot have to say good-bye. Yeah, it's a classic ButNowIMustGo situation, but even so. On an intellectual level Pete knows why Elliot has to leave, but that doesn't make him feel any better. He still manages to put on brave face, though.

* Burton's version of ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' gets a lot of flack, but it does have some genuine moments.
** After Alice calms the Hatter down after his spout of madness in the Red Queen's castle:
--->'''Hatter''': [with Alice's hands on his cheeks] Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk? I'm frightened, Alice -- I don't like it here, it's terribly crowded... have I gone mad?
** The whole Horunvendush Day sequence, but particularly at the end when Hatter returns to the scene...
** The most heartbreaking thing to possibly come out of Depp's mouth thus far:
---> ''..."You could stay."''
*** Or, even worse:
---> ''"You won't remember me..."''

* [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Suite Life On Deck:]] ''A London Carol." Anyone familiar with the story of Literature/AChristmasCarol should have an idea what's coming, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking. First is when London sees her younger self--just a little girl, and child!London is told by Moseby that her father can't make it for Christmas. The previously cheerful little girl instantly sombers up. Moseby offers to take her to volunteer at the soup kitchen since "that always cheers you up!" and she snaps that she doesn't want to go this year. Then later London sees her future, herself as an old lady, shocked and sad that "Santa skipped me again?" She then calls Bailey, but is rejected, ...and then sits there, whispering "I'm...all alone," before she starts to cry. Even Present!London is near tears at the sight!

The Tearjerking moments in Disney live action. '''WARNING''': Spoilers are ahead.

* Burton's version of ''Film/AliceInWonderland''.

The sadness in Disney has even bled over to their live action. '''WARNING''': Spoilers are ahead.

* DarbyOGillAndTheLittlePeople: Katie has just found out that [[spoiler: Lord Fitzpatrick is having her and her father relocated from the only home she's ever known]] and [[SeanConnery Michael]] knew the whole time. The scene where she angrily decries him for taking her father's position . . .
* From ''PetesDragon'', when Pete and Elliot have to say good-bye. Yeah, it's a classic ButNowIMustGo situation, but even so. On an intellectual level Pete knows why Elliot has to leave, but that doesn't make him feel any better. He still manages to put on brave face, though.
* When Mr. Browne leaves for London, in ''BedknobsAndBroomsticks''. Sure, he [[spoiler: technically doesn't leave and actually comes back to save them]], but the music, the prolonged romantic tension between him and Miss Price, Carrie saying in mid-tears, "Must you really go?" It's practically asking for someone to bawl.
* [[spoiler: Leslie's death]] and every scene after that in ''BridgeToTerabithia'' is a tear jerker, but especially when Jess starts sobbing in his father's arms asking if [[spoiler: she's going to Hell]]. After he says that would never happen, Jess then says he's going to Hell because [[spoiler: he didn't invite her to go on a trip the day she died]].

* When Uncle Remus told Johnny about the dog in ''SongOfTheSouth''.

* ''DavyCrockett: King of the Wild Frontier'' has Davy getting the letter saying that his wife Polly had died.

* The end of ''OldYeller''.

* [[{{Tron}} The first movie]] delivered a real gut-punch with Ram's death. He was an insurance program, not designed as a {{Badass}} the way Tron was. He had done nothing wrong aside from still believe in the Users and enjoy helping them, and is the first to befriend and help Flynn. Then, he's dying painfully from his injuries despite Flynn's best efforts, and realizes Flynn is a User...

* [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Suite Life On Deck:]] ''A London Carol." Anyone familiar with the story of AChristmasCarol should have an idea what's coming, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking. First is when London sees her younger self--just a little girl, and child!London is told by Moseby that her father can't make it for Christmas. The previously cheerful little girl instantly sombers up. Moseby offers to take her to volunteer at the soup kitchen since "that always cheers you up!" and she snaps that she doesn't want to go this year. Then later London sees her future, herself as an old lady, shocked and sad that "Santa skipped me again?" She then calls Bailey, but is rejected, ...and then sits there, whispering "I'm...all alone," before she starts to cry. Even Present!London is near tears at the sight!

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* ''HomewardBoundTheIncredibleJourney''.
** Sassy meowing helplessly as she floats rapidly down river
** [[TeamDad Shadow]] falling into the ditch and giving up hope

* For this section's most classic example, there's of course the end of ''OldYeller''.
* ''HomewardBoundTheIncredibleJourney'' anyone? Just to name a few scenes, Sassy meowing helplessly as she floats rapidly down river, [[TeamDad Shadow]] falling into the ditch and giving up hope, and them all making it back home in the end.
** Sassy's scene is especially hard to watch for this troper. As a little girl, I wished I could dive inside the TV and save the poor kitty!

** This troper can't be the only one who gets teary-eyed at the part where Shadow goes into the burning apartment building to save the little boy... and after he and the boy emerge safely, Sassy comes out too, having gone in to save the boy's pet kitten. Being a cat lover herself, she gets especially emotional at the boy's cry of ''"Tiger!"'' when he takes the kitten back.

** Flynn's HeroicSacrifice; probably helped in this troper's case by the fact that she saw the original Tron at a very young age and wanted to marry Kevin Flynn. (Secretly, I kinda still do.) To watch a character you've been in love with your whole life destroy himself for the good of humanity is quite the TearJerker.

* [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Suite Life On Deck:]] ''A London Carol." Anyone familiar with the story of AChristmasCarol should have an idea what's coming, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking. First is when London sees her younger self--just a little girl, and child!London is told by Moseby that her father can't make it for Christmas. The previously cheerful little girl instantly sombers up. Moseby offers to take her to volunteer at the soup kitchen since "that always cheers you up!" and she snaps that she doesn't want to go this year. Then later London sees her future, herself as an old lady, shocked and sad that "Santa skipped me again?" She then calls Bailey, but is rejected, of course...and then sits there, whispering "I'm...all alone," before she starts to cry. Even Present!London is near tears at the sight!
* In ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' young Mary blames her father for the loss of her cat and refuses to acknowledge his existence. At one point she even mentions that her father is dead, that she killed him and put him in a box. Her dad does everything he can to get her to even look at him, including getting her a puppy, but nothing works. Later, Mary gets incredibly sick after running out into the rain looking for Thomasina and is still so distraught over the cat that she doesn't respond to any treatment. Her father is basically watching her die and she ''still'' won't even look at him. ... I don't think my description does the movie justice, but it's rather heartbreaking to watch. I first saw the movie when I was rather young and spent most of it in tears.

* [[spoiler: Leslie's death]] and pretty much every scene after that in ''BridgeToTerabithia'' is a tear jerker, but what got this troper (admittedly) crying was when Jess starts sobbing in his father's arms asking if [[spoiler: she's going to Hell]]. After he says that would never happen, Jess then says he's going to Hell because [[spoiler: he didn't invite her to go on a trip the day she died]].

* The flashback in ''TronLegacy'' when Kevin Flynn witnesses the genocide of the ISO population. The fact that he accepts that there's nothing he could do to save them makes it even worse.

* Call it [[Main/AffectionateParody Affectionate]] or IndecisiveParody, the scene in ''{{Enchanted}}'' when Giselle has that dance with Robert is strangely moving. It becomes crushingly sad when [[spoiler:she's alone and the disguised Narissa essentially taunts her with the knowledge she's going to marry a man she no longer loves, as a way to convince her to eat an (actually poisoned) apple with the promise that she'll forget this experience and live HappilyEverAfter. Giselle is in such pain that she does.]] Of course, this ''is'' a Disney movie, and this troper knew going in exactly how everything would work out, but perhaps it's a testament to how good Amy Adams is that she was sobbing during this anyway.
** The ambiguity of [[spoiler: Narissa's]] wording and Giselle's Genre Savvy could also make it so that she [[spoiler: knows she'll fall into eternal sleep]] and it's a sort of [[spoiler: suicide.]] Which slays this one even more.
** For this troper, it started when Robert started mouthing the chorus of "So Close" in Giselle's ear.
*** More than just mouthing...he's ''singing'' to her. When you remember his earlier statement that he didn't sing, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming it gets all the better.]]

* Anty's sacrifice against a scorpion in ''HoneyIShrunkTheKids''.