Murphy's Romance (1985) [James Garner, Sally Field, Corey Haim]
The Color Purple (1985) [Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey]
The Fisher King (1991) [Jeff Daniels, Mercedes Ruehl, Robin Williams]
Love Actually (2003) [Most of England]
King Kong (2005) [Naomi Watts, Andy Serkis, Adrien Brody]

What do these five films have in common? Their ability to make me cry is unending.

Murphy's is by far one of the best and most underrated romantic comedies of the 1980s. James Garner and Sally Field are magical. The last bit of dialogue is the sinker. Seen it: 40X

The Color Purple has the most powerful cast of just about any film of the 1980s. Some of the finest acting by a very underrated ensemble. Probably Steven Spielberg's best film. The Oscar-worthiest film of that time, and completely robbed. Seen it: 40X

I am sure to cry by the end of each of them, but especially Love Actually. Something about cute, romantic Britons during the holidays to open the floodgates. Specifically the sequences with Colin Firth and Lucia Moniz. Man oh man. Seen it: 10X

The Fisher King is my favorite film of all time. Easily one of the best examples of redemption, aside from Shawshank. I believe this to be Daniels' and Williams' best performances, though the role of Parry seems to have been written for Williams. Seen it: 100+X

King Kong is gorgeous. It is a masterpiece of film making. Also, Andy Serkis is a physical performance genius and a fine actor (he played Kong and Gollum in all three Lord of The Rings). The chemistry between Watts and Kong is tangible. The best digital effects-based acting to date. I hate sitting through it, knowing how it ends, but I must muster the mustard. Seen it: 5X

Give me a list of five of your guaranteed film weepers, replete with details.
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Off the record, my record for most views of any film is Annie; I have seen it over 200 times. Maybe 300. It was one of the few VHS tapes my sisters wanted to watch after school between 1987 and 1989. Pretty much every other day. I had to put it in for them and usually watched it's entirety.  The cast is remarkable and the film was directed by the legendary John Huston, who did a fine job. I do love that film, and can watch it any time.

During my senior year in high school, we did the musical version, and I knew it so well, I already had every line memorized. I wanted the part of Daddy Warbucks, but I didn't get it due to height. Height, yo. I got the butler.

I dropped out of the show and joined the tech crew, running spotlights. My knowledge of the show was so well known, I became an unofficial expert offstage. Running spots was the best thing I could have done.

Height. Geh.
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Word to the nerd.