tearjerker
noun
tear·jerk·er
ˈtir-ˌjər-kər 
: a story, song, play, film, or broadcast that moves or is intended to move its audience to tears
Examples of tearjerker in a Sentence
I'm not in the mood to see a tearjerker. Let's watch something funny instead.
Recent Examples on the Web
That side of Ryan Reynolds has never been put to better use than in Definitely, Maybe, which is equal parts tearjerker and romantic comedy.
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Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Harrelson most recently appeared in Laura Chinn’s Sundance tearjerker Suncoast, which went out on Hulu in the U.S.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The classic tearjerker Steel Magnolias (1989) soon followed, along with her first Academy Award nomination.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024
But once the story has nowhere to go but a tearjerker denouement, its world seems rather thin.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Photo: Shutterstock Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield bring wistful melancholy to the parts of three young adults who met at a sinister boarding school in Mark Romanek’s dystopian tearjerker.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
Starring Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Emilio Estevez, and Diane Lane, this movie is a major tearjerker, guaranteed to grab (and hold) the interest of even the most reticent young viewer.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2023
Adapted from the off-Broadway play by Robert Harling, this tearjerker follows the lives, loves, and tragedies of a group of women gathered in a Louisiana beauty shop.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
In honor of its birthday, here are the stars whose hearts still go on for the tearjerker.
—Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Harrelson most recently appeared in Laura Chinn’s Sundance tearjerker Suncoast, which went out on Hulu in the U.S.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The classic tearjerker Steel Magnolias (1989) soon followed, along with her first Academy Award nomination.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024
But once the story has nowhere to go but a tearjerker denouement, its world seems rather thin.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Photo: Shutterstock Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield bring wistful melancholy to the parts of three young adults who met at a sinister boarding school in Mark Romanek’s dystopian tearjerker.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
Starring Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Emilio Estevez, and Diane Lane, this movie is a major tearjerker, guaranteed to grab (and hold) the interest of even the most reticent young viewer.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2023
Adapted from the off-Broadway play by Robert Harling, this tearjerker follows the lives, loves, and tragedies of a group of women gathered in a Louisiana beauty shop.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
In honor of its birthday, here are the stars whose hearts still go on for the tearjerker.
—Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
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“Tearjerker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearjerker. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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