Crying

If it's more than a poetic single tear rolling down the cheek (for that, check "just a drop"), this is the right place.

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Animes
Ao no Exorcist


 * 2x07: Afraid he might end up hurting Shiemi, Okumura Rin yells to her stay away, calling himself a monster. The girl watches Rin on his knees, crying, and realises how scared and lonely he has been since everyone found out his true identity.

D.Gray-man


 * Ep 5: Allen Walker, holding on his arms the living doll that at last "died", singing in mourning for her friend non stop until finally breaking.
 * Ep 58: Allen Walker wakes at a medical wing, surprised that he is still alive and he cries, not knowing how to feel about it, if being alive is a good thing or not.
 * Ep 100: Allen Walker, as he faces for the first time a Level 4 Akuma and sees how absolutely terrifying that soul is. He cries, falling onto his knees, unable to face it.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood


 * Ep 10: Roy Mustang, after his friend's funeral. He puts his hat on and looks up, to hide his expression, but the tears keeps rolling down.

Kyou Kara Maou


 * Ep 40: Shibuya Yuuri, when Konrad "proves" his betrayal, by apparently killing his long time friend in front of everyone.
 * Ep 52: Yuuri gets transported to the past, during the war, and witness the moment when Konrad and the others half-blooded Mazoku were send off to the front lines, to "prove their loyalty". Suzanna Julia thanks him for crying on behalf of them, since no one else would.

Peacemaker Kurogane


 * Ep 18: Yamazaki Susumu cries for his sister's brutal death, open to his feelings for the first time in a very long time, so much so that he at first calls himself "angry", before realising that he is actually... sad.

Saiunkoku Monogatari


 * 1x04: Shi Ryuuki, the emperor, as he hugs his long lost older brother, having just recognized him beneath his new identity.
 * 1x07: Shuuei comforts Li Kouyuu and reassures him that he'll never let him take a dark path, as Kouyuu feels sorry and relates to the girl that almost took part in a political coup. He rests his forehead on Shuuei's shoulder, tears dropping.

TV Shows
Alex Rider


 * 1x01: Alex Rider (Otto Farrant), upon hearing the news of his uncle's death.

Balthazar


 * 1x01: Raphaël Baltazhar (Tomer Sisley), when talking to his fianceé's "spirit", concerning his (in)hability to move on.

Charmed (1998)


 * 6x15: Not exactly crying, it's more of an "unshed tears" kind of scene. Chris (Drew Fuller), as he apologises to Phoeve and Paige's ghosts, both of them just wished dead by a geenie.

Class


 * 1x08: Charlie (Greg Austin) is faced with a big "pick one" situation, involving a possible genocide, the death of his friends (and his own), the obliteration of his people's souls, and the feeling that doing what he might do, he will be losing Mateusz trust and love. So yeah, he cries.

Dark


 * 1x10: Jonas Kahnwald (Louis Hofmann) is locked inside the experimentation room, and talks with The Stranger through a small hatch on the door. Revelations are shared and Jonas cries, begging to be let out to change them.
 * 2x06: Jonas, as he is trying to break the cycle but realises that there's more to it than he thought.

Doctor Who (2005)


 * 2x13: The 10th Doctor (David Tennant), alone in the Tardis, as he didn't have enough time to say all the goodbyes he wanted to say to Rose.
 * 3x05: Frank (Andrew Garfield), sitting alone after the death of the man he admired, the leader of their camp, killed by a Dalek.

Downton Abbey


 * 2x05: William Mason (Thomas Howes), who knows it is dying, as he asks Daisy to marry him so she would have a widow's dole after he's gone.

Godless


 * 1x06: Roy Goode (Jack O'Connell) lets out a brief moment of tears, as an angry Truckee leaves after yelling at him, about Roy's decision to go away.

Grey's Anatomy


 * 2x06: Very brief and practically only sounds, but still good. Bailey stops the elevator she and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) are on, so he can get a moment to let out the feels for the loss of a patient they just had to choose to let die.
 * 3x16: Meredith is at a delicate state, after drowning, and while the doctors make everything they can to save her, Derek Shepherd is sitting outside the trauma room, crying, and doesn't even flinch when Mark sits beside him for support.
 * 3x23: Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) gives the bad news to his father, that his wife died during surgery, crying herself, and he slaps her midsentence.

House M.D.


 * 4x16: James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), since his girlfriend is about to die and Cuddy convinces him to wake her up to say goodbye.

Lucifer


 * 2x05: Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), arriving at the penthouse and hugging his mother, still in shock of what he had done to his brother.
 * 5x10: Lucifer at the end of the lastest God's induced song (I dreamed a dream), facing how things turned out very far from what he hoped and God saying he can't just "fix" Lucifer and make the pain go away.
 * 5x15: (SPOILER) Amenadiel (D.B.Woodside), giving his speech at Dan's funeral.
 * 5x16: (SPOILER) Mazikeen (Lesley-Ann Brandt) openly cries in grief, as she accepts the memories she holds dear of Dan, while cleaning up his apartment with Linda and Amenadiel.

MacGyver (2016)


 * 5x05: After doing everything to finish Jack's mission and bottling up the grief during the process, when everyone else is asleep on the plane, Angus MacGyver (Lucas Till) lets it all out, crying and punching in silence.

Magnum P.I. (2018)


 * 3x11: Rick (Zachary Knighton) suffers with the imminent demise of Icepick, his father figure.

Merlin


 * 1x13: Merlin (Colin Morgan) cries twice this episode. Frist, it's more of a single tear, when he faces the consequences of his deal with Nimueh; and the second, when he thinks Gaius is dead.
 * 2x09: Merlin, as he has to say goodbye to Freya at the lake shore, after she got wounded for being magical.
 * 2x13: Merlin, as he once again holds someone dear as they die. On this case, his just found father. Also later, trying to hold the tears back at the presence of the king as Arthur gives his report of the quest, and more when talking to Gaius about it.

Shadowhunters


 * 1x07: Simon Lewis (Alberto Rosende), terrified by the realization that he might be turning into a vampire.

SS-GB


 * Ep 3: Douglas Archer (Sam Riley) has a moment alone, and covers his face while he cries; out of grief for his wife, for the state the country is in after losing the war, for being a part of it...

Star Trek: Picard


 * 1x10: (SPOILER) Elnor (Evan Evagora) cries and is comforted by Raffi, protected on her arms, as he lets out all the emotion from Picard's death.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier


 * 1x04: Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), as he struggles against the control of the Winter Soldier's trigger words, and finally sees himself free from them.

The Flash


 * 1x09: Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) faces, for the first time since he was a kid, the man who murdered his mother. And he cries when sharing this with his father, who has been in prison for this crime ever since.


 * 1x15: Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) figure it out that Dr.Wells has been lying about many things to all of them, and as his mentor confirms everything (and even admits truly liking him), Cisco silently cries.


 * 1x23: Barry Allen, who went back in time to stop his mother's murder, but realises that he shouldn't and has, at least, the chance to finally say goodbye to her.

The Mentalist


 * 1x07: A so called psychic takes part on the investigation, and naturally Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is not at all happy about it. After the case is closed, she tells Jane of a message to him, from his wife, about the night of their murder. The woman leaves, and Jane, alone, starts crying.

The Night Shift


 * 1x06: Drew Alister (Brendan Fehr) is frustrated, scared, worried and powerless, as his boyfriend is at the hospital after a car accident, and there's not much he can do to help him. Krista finds and comforts him.
 * 1x08: TC Callaham (Eoin Macken) had an intense PTSD episode, and later, when Jordan goes to him, he finally talks something. He cries, declaring himself guily for his brother's death.

Ti Ti Ti


 * Ep 43: Edgar Sampaio (Caio Castro) confesses to Marcela the guilt he feels for having avoid his brother while growing up and many years after, for the embarrassment from Osmar's (the now dead brother) sexuality.

Transplant


 * 1x13: Sitting beside his unconscious friend's bed, Bashir Hamed (Hamza Haq) finally says out loud some of the guilt that has been consuming him.

Walker


 * 1x09: (flashback) Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) identifies his wife's body at the morgue.

Movies
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)


 * John Kelly (Michael B.Jordan), coming back home for the first time since the attack on his family.

Dramas
Navillera


 * Ep 1: Lee Chae Rok (Song Kang) decides at the last minute to go meet his father, who is being released from prison; but he only get one quick phone call when he gets there, without any attachment.
 * Ep 3: Lee Chae Rok encounters his father on his mother's grave, and they try to have coffee together. That doesn't work very well and Chae Rok storms out of the place, crying on the outside.
 * Ep 10: (SPOILER) This one is heavy on the tears, for both Chae Rok and Shim Seong Gwan (Jo Bok Rae), as they are worried sick when Mr.Shim stops answering his phone and can't be found anywhere. Also Seong Gwan when he figure it out that his mother already knows about his father's Alzheimer.
 * Chae Rok, saying goodbye to Mr.Shim at the airport, since he was leaving for a dance contest and Mr.Shim says that he doesn't want to forget Chae Rok's face.

Sweet Home


 * Ep 10: Lee Eun Hyuk (Lee Do Hyun), as he listens to his sister's music, looking at their family picture.
 * Ep 10: (SPOILER) Cha Hyun Soo (Song Kang), after he loses control and actually has his body transformed to defeat the enemy. When he wakes up, doesn't remember anything at all, and cries without knowing why.

The Untamed


 * Ep 16: Wei Wu Xian (Xiao Zhan) and Jiang Cheng (Wang Zhuo Cheng) sneak back to their home and face the results of the enemy attack, all the bodies, all the destruction...

W (2016)


 * Ep 5: (SPOILER) Kang Chul (Lee Jong Suk), confronting his creator and processing the revelation that all his suffering, pain and loss have been for nothing.

Word of Honor


 * Ep 34: Zhou Zi Shu (Zhang Zhe Han), as he makes a promise to the drunk and sleepy Wen Ke Xing, knowing very well that he (Zhou) has little time left and might not be able to fullfill it.