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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
19,818 emotionally heavy movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Parole
2018 · Action
Golden Dawn Girls
2018 · Documentary
#Screamers
2018 · Mystery
Gogol. Viy
2018 · Adventure
Dukun
2018 · Thriller
Just a Breath Away
2018 · Drama
Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil
2018 · Action
Outside In
2018 · Drama
Acrimony
2018 · Thriller
The China Hustle
2018 · Documentary
The Titan
2018 · Sci-Fi
Baaghi 2
2018 · Action
Rangasthalam
2018 · Drama
Instinct
2018 · Horror
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Horror
Danur 2: Maddah
2018 · Thriller
I Kill Giants
2018 · Drama
Sajjan Singh Rangroot
2018 · Action
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018 · Drama
Unsane
2018 · Thriller
Paradox
2018 · Music
Elis
2018 · Biography
Pyewacket
2018 · Thriller
The Poe Clan
2018 · Music
Journey's End
2018 · Drama
Flower
2018 · Drama
7 Days in Entebbe
2018 · Drama
Take Your Pills
2018 · Documentary
Josie
2018 · Drama
Ira
2018 · Thriller
Terrifier
2018 · Thriller
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018 · Fantasy
Ghostland
2018 · Horror
Boomerang
2018 · Drama
Mirrors
2018
Stillwater
2018 · Thriller
Piggy
2018 · Drama
The Death of Stalin
2018 · Biography
Thoroughbreds
2018 · Drama
The Forgiven
2018 · Thriller
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