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Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hang
MPAA Rating PG
Status Released
Release Date 1991-01-01
Runtime 103 minutes
Budget $17m
Revenue $59m
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hayden_talley shared a tip "🥲 such a beautiful film"
nick_karlsons shared a tip "Watched"
gypsy_rose_4528 shared a tip "Great coming of age movie that doesn’t shy away from the tragedy of life."
mami-Kay shared a tip "In love with this classic."
jacob_ha shared a tip "Cry your eyes out"
ashley_tyndall shared a tip "Good movie but I can’t watch it without crying. #water_works"
xYz4hs shared a tip "Such a good movie.The ending is really sad though 💔"
l.h.k. shared a tip "destroyed me. i was so mad and very sad and it was just so emotional. one of my favorites but im not sure I can rewatch it lol"
heather_stevens shared a tip "Super sad…I can’t watch these kinds of movies over and over.😭"
shannon_mcgraw shared a tip "Great but sad movie"
alexandra_lazarow shared a tip "One of my favorite movies about growing up and heartbreak"
avsd11 shared a tip "such a good movie. very sad but heartwarming."
maria_vazquez_7383 shared a tip "Absolutely phenomenal and funny and it really hurts your heart. Fabulous work!"
build_a_bear shared a tip "So cute but I cry waterfalls every time"
kate_revord shared a tip "So sad but so good"
leilah_hussain shared a tip "Sad"
ashley_moore_5255 shared a tip "This movie scarred me as a child, but I love it"
hailee_borrego shared a tip "Fav movie 💕"
payton_powell_7606 shared a tip "made me ball😔"
enessa_zhdanov shared a tip "This movie was soooooooo sooo sad, I cried for literally the whole second half of it! But i loved it, it was really sweet"
tellybelly shared a tip "So flipping sad and a cute it warms and breaks your heart in so many ways!!!"
abdulkir shared a tip "Is there two movies of my girl??"
stella_1557 shared a tip "LOVE THIS!!!! so good"
jennifer_n. shared a tip "My cousin showed me this movie. It’s so sweet, sad, and good. I highly recommend."
stealastar shared a tip "One of my favorites growing up"
jess_ica_9043 shared a tip "Sad part aside, this is a very cute movie"
bronwyn_harrison shared a tip "Great movie but the ending was too sad."
emmerson_hazelwood shared a tip "Had me violently sobbing."
megan_small_576 shared a tip "It was so good but it was also really sad one of the saddest movies I’ve watched"
jisces shared a tip "The first movie I watched to make me bawl my eyes out"
lupe_44 shared a tip "I didn't think a movie about two adorable kids could make me cry so much. Such an amazing movie♡"
leslie_oliveras shared a tip "Tear jerker. Make sure you have tissue before you start watching."
gabrielle_benschop shared a tip "It traumatized me as a child, so awesome 👍🏼👍🏼"
kristy_b_9997 shared a tip "Get out your tissues!"
elizabeth_sanders_5655 shared a tip "Great movie"
kalea_kershaw shared a tip "Ngl I cried really hard at the end and I’m not ready for it to leave netflix"
jody_baer-swanson shared a tip "I have watched this at least 15 times and I still lose it when Vada gets upset at Thomas J.'s funeral. I just want to hug her."
heather_sampson_5239 shared a tip "A beautiful coming of age story told from a young girls perspective who has seen more then most."
nicole_renee_1198 shared a tip "One of my all time favorite movies!! #classics"
erica_lane shared a tip "Love it"
samantha_liska_1928 shared a tip "This movie made me cry so much"
clara- shared a tip "so sad i love them so much"
madison_shaver shared a tip "I have seen this movie so many times and it still makes me cry every time I watch it."
willow_martin_6982 shared a tip "bruh i sob every time"
kc.ss2 shared a tip "I was crying all night bruh this movie is so good"
tyrone002 shared a tip "Made me cry"
kaitlyne_veneklasen shared a tip "This movie is so sad! Just warning you, have a box of tissues on hand!"
jess_pfrommer shared a tip "makes my bawl my eyes out every single time."
vaughn_wright shared a tip "I have never ever sobbed watching a movie before but this one had me gasping for air"
evie_jklein shared a tip "Such an amazing movie. Made me cry but still amazing"
SaLma-uWu shared a tip "OG."
anne_henderson shared a tip "Watched this the other day!!! Never gets old!!!"
breelyn_worley shared a tip "#classics"
simplyjamilah shared a tip "an absolute classic!!! enough said."
andrea_lambert_3366 shared a tip "The whole story was engaging, one time f the saddest movies of all time 🥹"
alexandria_3736 shared a tip "Don't forget the #tearjerker Alexandria"
lucy_keith shared a tip "Can y'all believe they made a COMEDY sequel to this.... you can't recover from this"
kari_campbell shared a tip "I've watched this movie so many times, and to this day I still ugly snot cry to this"
adventures_of_j.a.n shared a tip "Really good will make you cryyyy"
adalina_mesa shared a tip "this movie will forever make me ugly cry"
gabsgabs08 shared a tip "Sooo cute!"
phyllis_richard shared a tip "I’ve seen it great movie"
tamaira_lewis shared a tip "Yes you should I think it’s on Netflix"
mariana_del_valle shared a tip "Its very good"
mia_kelly_9851 shared a tip "It’s the perfect date night movie!"
itzel_santana shared a tip "My favorite part is when he tells her he has feelings for her and agree not to kiss because it is gross"
itsremedy_perry shared a tip "I don’t know I loved the whole movie"
stephanie_7977 shared a tip "Hands down the first one for sure 🥰"
madisynne_gwalter shared a tip "All I have to say, " HE CANT SEE WITHOUT HIS GLASSES ""
lindsey_lopez_2083 shared a tip "This movie made me cry, and I NEVER cry during movies. I can't even watch it now without tearing up."
love_is_everthing_l shared a tip "This movie had me crying and laughing very good. Definitely recommend it."
shaysunshyne shared a tip "Honestly there are too many to count! Depend on the genre. What’s yours?"
sadie_britt shared a tip "Classic. Such a great watch"