The saddest movie ever made was filmed nearly 70 years ago and continues to captivate audiences across generations.
According to one of the most trusted source of movie and TV reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, the saddest movie of all time is 1957’s An Affair to Remember, starring silver screen legends Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
Despite scoring 67% on the site, An Affair To Remember delivers the perfect balance of real-life woes and hopeless romantic desires, which keeps it impactful and relevant.
Without giving too much away, the plot of the beloved film is as follows:
“A man and a woman have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps her from the reunion, and he fears that she has married or does not love him anymore.”
Other movies that made the Top 5 include 2021’s After Yang, 2017’s Coco, 1989’s Dead Poets Society, and 1980’s The Elephant Man.
The full 100 list is over at Rotten Tomatoes
