Pathetic play

• Moving picture?
• Note fool in rear moving - source of emotional reaction?
• Schmaltzy drama
• "Terms of Endearment" e.g.
• Excessively sentimental tale
• Movie with a very sad ending
• Two-hanky film

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an excessively sentimental narrative

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context informal English) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, real-life story, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance. n. (context informal English) ...