The Neverending Story
Anyone who grew up in the ’80s remembers this heart-breaker.
Set in a fantasy world that is rapidly being devoured by a malevolent entity called “The Nothing”, The Neverending Story gave children their first taste of animal bereavement. The sight of watching Atreyu, the film’s hero, try desperately to save his horse as it sinks into a swamp is guaranteed to get the waterworks going.