cryfest

noun2

1. •
   (informal) An episode of intense crying.

   • Tears were a part of who he was. But this wasn't the usual cryfest. It was a deluge. — 2010
2. •
   (informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film.

   • The Sin of Madelon Claudet was another hugely successful exemplar of the crime-and-punishment cryfests that shopgirls and housewives took to heart. — 1999