Not too recent but Atonement made me sob like a child- but only the second time I watched it. I had the sniffles the first time I watched it watching it but the second time...
I brokedown at the scene where Robbie is being comforted by the Tommy and promises not to make another sound- he never did
When the presidents wife died in Independance Day and her little daughter said to her dad ( Bill Pullman ) "is mummy sleeping" is so sad and emotional!!!
It was gratuitous to the point where it was obviously just trying to make people feel ill or offended. There is simply no need or justification to show a 9 minute rape sequence in all it's lurid horror. Unless you get off on that kind of thing.