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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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The Post
2017 · Biography
Hostiles
2017 · Adventure
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017 · Action
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017 · Action
Happy End
2017 · Drama
Velaikkaran
2017 · Thriller
Mayaanadhi
2017 · Drama
Crooked House
2017 · Drama
Hangman
2017 · Mystery
Masterpiece
2017 · Thriller
Anjaniputra
2017 · Romance
The 8-Year Engagement
2017 · Romance
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
2017 · Action
Maayavan
2017 · Action
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
2017 · Sci-Fi
Beyond Skyline
2017 · Action
The Unseen
2017 · Thriller
Killing for Love
2017 · Crime
Steel Rain
2017 · Action
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!
2017 · Drama
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Adventure
I, Tonya
2017 · Biography
Quest
2017 · Documentary
Foxtrot
2017 · Drama
Bullet Head
2017 · Drama
Hollow in the Land
2017 · Drama
Sathya
2017 · Crime
Richie
2017 · Action
Cinderella the Cat
2017 · Thriller
Cyborgs
2017 · Action
Burn Out
2017 · Action
Dating Game Killer
2017 · Crime
Mufti
2017 · Action
Wonder Wheel
2017 · Drama
Loveless
2017 · Drama
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
2017 · Drama
24 Hours to Live
2017 · Action
Fullmetal Alchemist
2017 · Fantasy
Slumber
2017 · Horror
Oxygen
2017 · Thriller
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