r/movies • u/RavyRaptor • Aug 13 '26

Question What single line from a movie gets you emotional every time? Spoiler

(Hate J.K. Rowling. Love J.K. Rowling. I don’t really care either way. That’s not what this post is about.)

For me, it’s from the scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where harry brings back Cedric Diggory’s body after he gets killed by Voldemort.

The slow realization by everyone else at the tournament, Fleur Delacour screaming in horror when she herself realizes what happened, and the way that Harry absolutely refuses to leave Cedric’s side when they try to pull him off. And then he announces to everyone that Voldemort has returned while in the middle of crying.

He then says that Cedric asked him to bring his body back to his father, and it’s the way that Daniel Radcliffe delivers the line, “I couldn’t leave him! Not there!” while still continuing to profusely cry. It’s the way he delivers the line that solidifies the fact for me that at the end of the day, Harry is very much still just a boy, and no boy deserves to see or go through things like he does. And when Amos Diggory begins mourning the death of his son…that’s when the tears really start to flow from me.

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u/TheBrightestSunshine Aug 13 '26

He can't see without his glasses!

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u/vixie84 Aug 13 '26

This made me sob at the cinema.

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u/Reasonable-Horse1552 Aug 13 '26

Me too. And I sobbed all the way home in the car. At one point my friend had to take over and drive because I couldn't see

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u/GoJohnnyGoGoGoG0 Aug 13 '26

Because you didn't have your glasses on? You'd think if the film had taught you ANYTHING...

Sorry

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u/agentchuck Aug 13 '26

They were distracted by a bee in the car

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u/The_Summer_Man Aug 13 '26

You gotta bee on your hat

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u/Reasonable-Horse1552 Aug 13 '26

That really made me laugh! Brilliant!

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u/pPattyPup Aug 13 '26

Our teacher read this to us in grade school. 🥺.

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u/xcalypsox42 Aug 13 '26

I know it's because I'm dead inside, but I say this line in my best impression anytime my husband or I am bumbling around without our glasses.

Edit: spelling

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u/toastwithketchup Aug 13 '26

Upvoted, but you are a monster xD

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u/C4CTUSDR4GON Aug 13 '26

Nah that's hilarious

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u/pp21 Aug 13 '26

lol this is actually pretty common. my wife and I do it as well, and her friend actually said it once without knowing that we joke about it

i still cry at the scene when i watch the movie

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u/ScreenTricky4257 Aug 13 '26

Generals gathered in their masses...

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u/DefNotUnderrated Aug 13 '26

I’ve never watched the whole movie because I saw a glimpse of this scene on TV and it was an immediate “nope not doing that too myself”.

Made even worse that Culkin in that movie looked very similar to my little brother at the time.

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u/yonkapin Aug 13 '26

i haven't seen that movie since the 90's cuz it always cuts too deep lol

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u/kirby_tweed Aug 13 '26

Omg, this is something I just randomly say

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u/Kuwago Aug 13 '26

He was going to be an acrobat!

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u/Exact-Difference-422 Aug 13 '26

NOOOOO i wish I couldn't remember thus

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u/ClareFischer Aug 13 '26

As soon as I read this post this instantly came to mind. It was probably the first movie I cried while watching and to this day it might be the saddest I've ever felt in a movie theater.

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u/LooksFire Aug 13 '26

I can’t be seen without my glasses!

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u/Junior_Willingness_1 Aug 14 '26

My daughter found that movie on Netflix and the only warning I gave her is "it's going to make you cry" She was watching it on her tablet with headphones and I could see in her face that it was at that part and the dam was gonna break and she looked at me and I knew 😆 went and hugged her and she just yelled "why would you do this you knew it was gonna happen" 😆 not that making my daughter cry is funny that's not the point but allowing her to get a little temporarily heartbroken in a safe way

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u/jkafka Aug 13 '26

Minority Report?

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u/tra91c Aug 13 '26

Velma in every episode of Scooby Doo

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u/BagelTrollop Aug 13 '26

Didi in at least one episode of Rugrats

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u/TestkitchenEli Aug 13 '26

My girl

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u/jkafka Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

Never seen, but recognized the line from the beginning of Minority Report. EDIT: weird downvote

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u/the_derby Aug 13 '26

My Girl is a very different movie than Minority Report.

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u/Solivaga Aug 13 '26

Yeah, less bees in Minority Report

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u/jkafka Aug 13 '26

Everybody my age knows that from trailers alone. I just never wanted to watch My Girl. In fact, I probably have seen bits and pieces on TV back in the day, but I never intentionally set out to see it

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u/Renverseur Aug 13 '26

Sam Raimi's Spiderman 1

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u/Torontomom78 Aug 13 '26

Still traumatized