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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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Black Panther
2018 · Action
The Party
2018 · Drama
Nostalgia
2018 · Drama
Looking Glass
2018 · Thriller
Samson
2018 · Action
Naachiyaar
2018 · Thriller
Nagesh Thiraiyarangam
2018 · Horror
The Housemaid
2018 · Horror
River’s Edge
2018 · Drama
Tehran Taboo
2018 · Drama
Double Lover
2018 · Drama
Hellraiser: Judgment
2018 · Horror
Gayatri
2018 · Action
Bomb City
2018 · Action
Aapla Manus
2018 · Thriller
The Ritual
2018 · Horror
Kri
2018 · Drama
Accident Man
2018 · Thriller
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018 · Action
On Body and Soul
2018 · Drama
Before We Vanish
2018 · Sci-Fi
Braven
2018 · Action
Scorched Earth
2018 · Action
Winchester
2018 · Biography
Padai Veeran
2018 · Drama
Pari
2018 · Horror
Dandupalya 3
2018 · Crime
Hoax
2018 · Drama
The Mercy of the Jungle
2018 · War
Peranbu
2018 · Drama
Bhaagamathie
2018 · Thriller
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018 · Action
Padmaavat
2018 · Action
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018 · Biography
Kickboxer: Retaliation
2018 · Action
Desolation
2018 · Thriller
The Great Silence (1968)
2018 · Western
Les Unwanted de Europa
2018 · History
Time Share
2018 · Mystery
12 Strong
2018 · Action
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