(may contain "spoilers")

• About Schmidt: When Warren sees his overseas foster child’s drawing.
• Big Fish: When Will tells the fictional story of his father’s death at the end of the film.
• Braveheart.
• Brazil: When Sam is revealed to have not run away with Jill, but has simply lost his mind.
• Brian’s Song: Gale’s locker room speech.
• Ed Wood: When Ed Wood feels accomplished while watching "Plan 9 From Outer Space" at its premier.
• Edward Scissorhands: When Kim leaves the mansion, forever parting ways with Edward.
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: When Joel and Clementine decide to stay together knowing the ways that they will eventually disappoint one another.
• The Fellowship of the Ring: When Boromir is dying—especially when he calls Aragorn “my king”—after heroically fighting to defend Merry and Pippin.
• Field of Dreams: When Ray plays catch with his father.
• Forrest Gump: When Forrest is talking to Jenny at her grave.
• Gladiator: When Maximus dies.
• The Life Aquatic: When Ned dies in Steve’s arms after the helicopter crash.
• Man on the Moon: Andy’s death and funeral.
• Philadelphia: Andrew’s death and funeral.
• The Pianist.
• The Royal Tenenbaums: When Royal is shown in the ambulance with Chas holding his hand and touching his head before Royal closes his eyes.
• Schindler’s List.