(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).

When the crying's done, make sure you visit EW.com's PopWatch blog, to tell us which of your favorites we forgot to include.

Now get your hankies ready...

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