What's the saddest movie you've seen?
By Toni
@toniganzon (81790)
Philippines
September 30, 2026 6:03pm CST
The saddest movie I had seen as a kid was Dumbo.
I knew I had seen several movies as a kid as my father would let us watch a movie almost every night as our family time back in the 80s.
It was Dumbo that made me feel sad. Probably it was because I was a kid and I could imagine how it was to be separated from your mother.
I spent most of my childhood with my dad coz mom was too busy. I longed to be with her.
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@snowy22315 (213660)
• United States
1 Oct
Old Yeller..kids had to shoot their beloved dog because he had rabies.
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@snowy22315 (213660)
• United States
1 Oct
@AmbiePam My dad who must have been crazy. took sis and I to see that when we were quite young. We cried in the movie and all the way to where the car was parked maybe 3 or 4 blocks away. People probably thought he was beating us or something. He must have been mortified. I have an acute sensitivity to animals..and that kind of thing was torture for me.
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@AmbiePam (131081)
• United States
1 Oct
@toniganzon It’s excellent, and won Academy awards, but wow.
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@Orson_Kart (8839)
• United Kingdom
2 Oct
It was only sad at start wasn’t it?
Do you know why elephants have Big Ears?
No?
Because Noddy wouldn’t pay the ransom! 
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@toniganzon (81790)
• Philippines
2 Oct
I don't know why I could never really forget how sad I was when Dumbo got separated from his mom. And I haven't rewatched Dumbo nor seen the live action movie.
The first and last time I watched Dumbo? I was just a preschool kid.
wow I totally forgot Big Ears lol! I bet the kidnappers still keep pulling Big Ear's ears.
wow I totally forgot Big Ears lol! I bet the kidnappers still keep pulling Big Ear's ears.1 person likes this
@toniganzon (81790)
• Philippines
3 Oct
@Orson_Kart I agree. I grew up watching those old Disney movies because my father would rent those movies for me to watch. I loved Pinocchio too. But as a girl, I enjoyed, Cinderella and Snow White.
Didn't like Sleeping Beauty, found it too boring. Must be because she was just sleeping?
@Orson_Kart (8839)
• United Kingdom
2 Oct
@toniganzon I love the old Disney movies and have watched them all multiple times. Pinocchio is probably my favourite, but they are all great. They are all way older than I am, and I am old, but like me, they are timeless…..
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@toniganzon (81790)
• Philippines
2 Oct
I saw Bambi when I was a kid but it didn't make me as sad as Dumbo.
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@toniganzon (81790)
• Philippines
2 Oct
@LadyDuck I saw Dumbo only in the early 80s. Watched it on betamax in the comforts of our home. My father wanted me to watch it. I had only seen it once. Never rewatched it again but I would love to.
I also haven't seen the live action movie.
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@LadyDuck (504430)
• Italy
2 Oct
@toniganzon - I did not see Dumbo when I was a kid.
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@RasmaSandra (101421)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Oct
There are many too many to mention but OK among them is Beaches and Ghost,
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@RasmaSandra (101421)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Oct
@toniganzon I saw them when I was already grown up and I have both videos.
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@toniganzon (81790)
• Philippines
2 Oct
Nope, no elephants here. But I did go to Thailand and saw some but didn't want to ride them.
