History Heartwarming / Hannibal

* Lecter offering to take the blame for Verger's death, telling his trod-on assistant Cordell
-->'''Dr. Lecter''': Hey Cordell, why don't you push him in (to the pigpen)? You can always say it was me.
* Lecter [[spoiler: hurting himself rather than Clarice in order to get free--by means of cutting off his own hand when she cuffs herself to him. His hand being left behind in her handcuffs will also be proof that she had him too--and his sweating right before he successfully removed the hand also gives futher credence to how had he otherwise not chosen to cut his hand off, she would've had him dead to rights.]]

* Clarice [[spoiler: saving Lecter's life, then Lecter in turn saving hers after being shot]]
* Letter offering to take the blame for Verger's death, telling his trod-on assistant Cordell

* Lecter [[spoiler: hurting himself rather than Clarice in order to get free]]

* Despite [[FatalAttraction the facts surrounding their meeting]], and [[FromBadToWorse what follows]], Hannibal and Will reuniting in the art museum in Florence may count, and what Hannibal says to Will almost seems like a confession of love. If you account for Will's current headspace, it also borders on a {{Tearjerker}}.

** The cops who find Will are also quite gentle and kind with him. While they question Will about where he lives and if he could be intoxicated, they're never rude or aggressive about it. In the end, they allow Will to wait in the cruiser to set down and get out of the cold then take him home.

* Letter offering to take the blame for Verger's death, telling his trod-on assistant Cordell, "Push him in (to the pigpen). You can always say it was me."

* Every moment with Will and Molly counts. Whether or not you favor Hannibal and Will as a couple, it's hard to ignore how Molly genuinely makes Will happy, how understanding she is of his situation and his past with Hannibal, and how sweet they are together.

* Alana showing concern towards Will by threatening to take away Hannibal's privileges if he does anything to harm Will again. Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* The IntergenerationalFriendship that [[spoiler: [[PetTheDog Lecter strikes up with the boy sitting next to him]] on his flight]] at the end of the film manages to be both Heartwarming and NightmareFuel at the same time. [[spoiler: Noticing the little boy's interest in what he is eating, Lecter teaches him about the different food items and asks if he would like to try something, but tells him that [[ChildrenAreInnocent he probably would not like]] the piece of Krendler's brain that he was planning to eat himself. However, when the boy continues to show interest in the brain, he relents and [[{{Squick}} lets him try a piece]].]]

* The IntergenerationalFriendship that [[spoiler: [[PetTheDog Lecter strikes up with the boy sitting next to him]] on his flight]] at the end of the film manages to be both Heartwarming and NightmareFuel at the same time. [[spoiler: Noticing the little boy's interest in what he is eating, Lecter teaches him about the food he is eating and asks if he would like to try something, but tells him that [[ChildrenAreInnocent he probably would not like]] the piece of Krendler's brain that he was planning to eat himself. However, when the boy continues to show interest in the brain, he relents and [[{{Squick}} lets him try a piece]].]]

* [[spoiler: During the dinner scene, and in a complete 180 from the novel. Despite what Paul Krendler has done, Clarice still tries to save his life by offering to trade information to Lecter that could help him flee the country.]]