7 Movies That Will Make You Cry

4. 12 Years a Slave

While genocide is probably one of the toughest historic events to sit through, slavery is no joke either. This Oscar-winning drama, written by John Ridley, narrates how Solomon Northrup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) survives 12 years of enslavement and the hardships that go with it, in order to be reunited with his family. The movie is full of heart-breaking moments that make you seriously question the human behaviour of that time and I would be seriously surprised if anyone managed to sit through this epic drama without shedding tears of empathy.