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Updated January 13th, 2020 at 15:15 IST

From 'Brokeback Mountain' to 'The Reader' - A list of Hollywood films with sad endings

A lot of Hollywood movies have left the viewers teary-eyed with tragic endings. Read on for the list of some quaint films with unexpectedly sad endings.

Reported by: Tarun Nair
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The Hollywood film industry is best known for producing different films with happy endings. However, Hollywood has also produced many films that do not end on a happy note. Here is a compiled list of such movies that left the viewers teary-eyed.

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Titanic

Starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic is considered one of the best romantic movies of all time. Helmed by James Cameron, Titanic chronicles the story of a 17-year-old aristocrat, who falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Unlike the quintessential Hollywood films, it has a rather sad ending, as it features the death of Leonardo DiCaprio's character after the ship accidentally collides with an iceberg.

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The Reader (2008)

Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and David Cross in the leading roles, The Reader is listed as Kate Winslet's finest performances till date, as the much-acclaimed movie has earned the actor an Academy Award for her performance in the Best Actress category. Helmed by Stephen Daldry, The Reader chronicles the story of a law student, who re-encounters his former lover, as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. The movie is one of its kind, as it features an illicit relationship between a young boy and an older woman. As the movie nears its end, it features the death of Kate Winslet's character.

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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Brokeback Mountain is considered to be one of the first movies made in Hollywood to feature a relationship between the two leading male characters in a film. Starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall in the leading roles, Brokeback Mountain chronicles the story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys, and their lives over the years. Directed by Ang Lee, the much-acclaimed film has won Jake Gyllenhall a BAFTA Award for his stellar performance in the movie. Reportedly, the poster of Brokeback Mountain was deliberately styled to resemble the romantic epic, Titanic.

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Published January 13th, 2020 at 15:15 IST

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