A little while ago, we shared what Redditors believed were some of the saddest lines of TV and movie dialogue. The BuzzFeed commenters chimed in with their own suggestions; here are 17 monologues or single lines that always make them feel like they have something in their eye.
Submissions may have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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When Vision offers this comforting take on loss to Wanda in WandaVision.
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When Will asks Uncle Phil this heartbreaking question about his father on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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When Simon’s mother says this to him after he comes out in Love, Simon.
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When the 10th Doctor says this just before he regenerates in Doctor Who.
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When M’Lynn breaks down over the death of her daughter Shelby in Steel Magnolias.
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When Bruno attempts to explain himself to Mirabel in Encanto.
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When Bucky starts to remember who Captain America is, prompting his handlers to painfully wipe his memory in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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When Sam makes this promise to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
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When Red reflects on the escape of his friend Andy in The Shawshank Redemption.
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When Bart is devastated to discover that he still failed the one test he actually studied for in The Simpsons.
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When Haley tells her husband her final wishes just before she is killed by the Reaper in Criminal Minds.
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When Aragorn gives the hobbits the respect they deserve in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
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When Bing Bong says goodbye to Joy and broke the world’s collective heart in Inside Out.
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When a devastated Neil says this to his mother about his performance in a play prior to his death by suicide in Dead Poets Society.
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When Pepper reassures a dying Tony that everyone would be alright without him in Avengers: Endgame.
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When the other Avengers showed up to the climactic battle in Avengers: Endgame.
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And finally: When Flynn/Eugene told Rapunzel this while he was on the verge of death in Tangled.
Which devastating lines did we miss? Tell us about them in the comments!
