What are the most devastating movie breakups?
When we go to the cinema, we often want to see a rose-tinted version of love.
While this rom-com model can be pretty satisfying, sometimes it can feel a little unrealistic.
Cue the breakup scene.
If you’re looking for some real tearjerkers, you’re in luck.
It turns out, Hollywood loves a good breakup almost as much as a romance scene.
Here are the most devastating breakup scenes in movie history.
By the end of the film, it becomes clear that Summer was never the right woman for Tom.
Then, after they breakup, Tom and Summer have a devastatingfinal chat.
“You know what sucks?”
“Realizing that everything you believe in is complete and utter bulls***.”
Summer then explains that true love can exist she’s now married to a guy she met by chance.
She just wasn’t ever meant for Tom.
So what really happened between these two?
Gordon-Levitt stuck up for Deschanel’s character onTwitter, writing, “It’s mostly Tom’s fault.
He’s not listening.
He’s selfish.”
This was another film that pulled the rug out from under our feet with a not-so-happily-ever-after ending.
After a touching, magical romance, Sebastian and Mia pursue their own careers and go their separate ways.
Naturally, fans were seriously disappointed by this heartbreaking end.
When Noah hears Allie’s snobby mom insulting him, he runs out of her house.
She chases him andbreaks up with himduring a heated argument.
When they finally reconnect, Allie is engaged and Noah has literally built her a house!
Apparently, the dramatic gesture of love Noah makes for Allie even caused some real-life breakups.
Apparently, she was upset that her fiance refused to build her a house.
It’s safe to say this love story sets some high standards.
Charlie, played by Adam Driver, is a theater director.
His wife, Nicole, played byScarlett Johansson, is an actress.
After experiencing marital problems, the couple decide to separate.
Nicole moves to Los Angeles with their young son while Driver remains in New York City for his job.
Eventually, Samantha needs to end her “relationship” with Theodore.
Now we know how."
Perhaps this doomed relationship and devastating breakup was Theodore’s way of learning how to love again after divorce.
AsThe Scotsmanexplained, the story has autobiographical links to the director’s own real-life marriage to Sofia Coppola.
Thescenethat marks the crumbling of their marriage is raw, visceral, and pretty hard to watch.
Where does it go?"
Gosling also shared that the filming conditions were pretty intense.
“We shot 24/7 while we were shooting,” he revealed.
No wonder the breakup scene felt so real!
During the fight, Holly insists that she will go to Brazil to find a wealthy husband.
He then throws a sentimental Cracker Jack ring at Holly.
Still, it’s clear that this couple’s happy ending won’t come easily.
The story ofBrokeback Mountainis pretty painful to watch.
AsRoger Ebertnoted, their deep love is uncontrived and unconventional in the Hollywood sense it feels real and complicated.
This means that when the couple dobreak-up, it’s absolutely devastating.
“We could’ve had a real good life together,” he says.
“Had a place of our own.”
Needless to say, this unfair, devastating breakup is one of the saddest of all.
Starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, Jacob is Anna’s teaching assistant.
The two strike up an adorable relationship that we watch in rose-tintedmontageform.
However, when Anna’s visa runs out, she’s forced to return to America.
What follows is a harrowing look at what happens to young love when it’s separated by an ocean.
AsNPRnoted, the most of the film is a “grueling” watch.
Both Anna and Jacob clearly miss each other, but realize that the relationship is impossible.
Nevertheless, they simply can’t tear themselves away from the relationship.
Essentially, the entire film is a long, drawn-out, devastating break-up.
According to Jones, the performances felt so devastatingly real thanks to a long rehearsal process.
“It was like we were doing a play,” she explained.
She went on to explain that she and her co-star created all of the personal props for the film.
“I wrote a poem and the letters,” she revealed toCinema Blend.
No wonder their love felt so real!
The devastatingbreakup sceneconsists of Therese reading a heart wrenching letter from Carol.
The letter goes on to gently cut off all ties between the pair, leaving Therese heartbroken.
Needless to say, Rick and Ilsa faced quite a few problems from the beginning.
It’s completely devastating watching two people who could have been together in another lifetime forced to separate.
But before he struck gold with his social web connection concept, Zuckerberg was just another college student.
She then calls him a cruel name.
Wow, talk about a vicious and devastating breakup!
Heleaveswith the famous line, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
Plus, the communication between these two was pretty much non-existent.
It’s no surprise that the relationship eventually crumbled.
The couple break up after Dan cheats on Alice with Anna, played by Julia Roberts.
There’s a moment, there’s always a moment."
At the end of the scene, Alice asks him, “Will you hold me?”
and the pair embrace.
Clive Owen spoke toThe Guardianabout playing Dan on stage.
He’s got that right!
