E.T.: The Saddest Moment in the Theatre

Martin D'Anjou
Crédit:

Nearly 70,000 people who participated in the survey by the British Channel 4 in England, have chosen the moment where E.T. says goodbye to Elliott to return to his space ship, as the saddest moment in film history.

The Spielberg film, shown in 1982, received more votes than other films, such as The Green Mile and Titanic.

Here are the top 20 film sequences that bring the most tears:

1. E.T.
2. The Green Mile
3. Titanic
4. It’s a Wonderful Life
5. Ghost
6. Bambi
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. The Champ
9. Field of Dreams
10. My Girl
11. Forrest Gump
12. Beaches
13. Blackadder
14. Gone With The Wind
15. Watership Down
16. Terms of Endearment
17. Stand By Me
18. Brief Encounter
19. Sophie’s Choice
20. Dead Poet’s Society