Two-hanky film

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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an excessively sentimental narrative

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Tearjerker " is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the animated comedy series American Dad! . It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 13, 2008. As the episode follows a story based entirely from a James Bond film, each American ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ His latest movie is a typical Hollywood tearjerker .

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) ...