Film fans pick the most heartbreaking scenes in cinema history

Did Emma Thompson break your heart in Love Actually? Photo / YouTube

We all remember scenes from films that have haunted us forever - from traumatising moments in children's films to recent flicks that struck an emotional chord.

In a conquest to discover the most emotional movie scenes of all time, Twitter user @guiltyart put a call out asking people to share "the most upsetting scenes that you have ever seen".

They started with four strong contenders: The Great Gatsby, Up, Maleficent and Atonement.

#FilmTwitter What are the most upsetting scenes that you have ever seen?
Here are the four that broke my heart in two. pic.twitter.com/yP2SXRuw5X

— 🍾 (@guiItyart) June 9, 2019

Multiple fans responded with an obvious choice: Emma Thompson's famous scene in Love Actually when her character Karen discovers her husband has had an affair.

pic.twitter.com/xkk2xKYcc3

— Cupcake (@CupcakeNPuddin) June 10, 2019

Emma Thompson in “Love Actually” when she realizes Harry didn’t get the necklace for her. pic.twitter.com/YDllV9LVGa

— Daniella Leigh (@danielladerobbs) June 11, 2019

YouTube star Connor Franta chose: Ennis (Heath Ledger) holding Jack's shirt in Brokeback Mountain; Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams kissing in the rain in The Notebook; Elio driving home from the train station in Call Me By Your Name and Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) watching video diaries in Interstellar.

first few that came to mind. absolutely wrecked me. pic.twitter.com/iJOPDkzHmL

— connor (@connorfranta) June 11, 2019

Brokeback Mountain featured multiple times, with many referencing the scene with Ennis holding Jack's shirt, while others also cited Call Me By Your Name scenes.

i bawled during all of these pic.twitter.com/vMlzllavlE

— leah (@leahhforbes) June 10, 2019

The final scene of #BrokebackMountain. Sobbed like a child. That music, that man. pic.twitter.com/AJU4JhHkiz

— Virginia Trioli (@LaTrioli) June 11, 2019

Timothée Chalamet in front of the fireplace crying at the end of Call Me By Your Name destroyed me for days. pic.twitter.com/BUYNXBfQCa

— Mallory (@malybu_) June 11, 2019

Twitter user @wrterinthdark shared two animated classics: Mufasa's death in The Lion King and Littlefoot's mother's death in The Land Before Time.

I'm goin to be that person https://t.co/hItdBFbfhV pic.twitter.com/9jxvaG6kul

— mcdreamy does NOT love mcsteamy and Abigail (@mikrokcsms) June 10, 2019

One user shared a moment from the sixth Harry Potter film: "Dumbledore knowing he was going to die and who was going to kill him and not doing anything about it cos it would ruin his long-term plan was the most upsetting scene I've ever seen."

Meanwhile, writer Jenny Johnson shared another memorable contender: Artax the horse getting stuck in the swamp in The NeverEnding Story.

I wanted to play along and answer, then I got very upset just searching this image. It broke and continues to break my heart. Such a sad scene, however it’s one of the best movies EVER made. cc: @NeverendingTami pic.twitter.com/UY8PIBufQt

— Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) June 11, 2019