(SPOILER ALERT! We give away the plots — and even endings — of some of the movies covered in this feature.)

Previously, we revealed Nos. 50-26 on our countdown of great weepies. Now, we present the top 25 — most of them stories of star-crossed love, sacrifice, and long goodbyes; all of them fictionalized (sorry, documentary buffs — we excluded those from this list).

Now get your hankies ready...