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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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Nightworld
2017 · Thriller
Valley of Shadows
2017 · Mystery
Autumn Sonata
2017 · Drama
Mersal
2017 · Crime
Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2
2017 · Drama
Slovo House
2017 · Documentary
Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower
2017 · Romance
Gali Guleiyan
2017 · Drama
The Foreigner
2017 · Action
Marshall
2017 · Biography
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017 · Biography
M.F.A.
2017 · Thriller
Breathe
2017 · Biography
American Satan
2017 · Drama
The Secret Scripture
2017 · Drama
6 Below: Miracle On The Mountain
2017 · Adventure
Raju Gari Gadhi 2
2017 · Thriller
Method
2017 · Romance
Haunted Road 2
2017 · Horror
When Angels Sleep
2017 · Action
Journeyman
2017 · Drama
Heartthrob
2017 · Thriller
The Howling
2017 · Horror
Hellriser
2017 · Horror
Truth or Dare
2017 · Thriller
The Inhabitant
2017 · Horror
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country
2017 · Drama
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · Sci-Fi
The Mountain Between Us
2017 · Action
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · Action
The Florida Project
2017 · Drama
Walking Out
2017 · Adventure
Better Watch Out
2017 · Thriller
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017 · Documentary
Una
2017 · Drama
So B. It
2017 · Drama
Cold Moon
2017 · Drama
Dementia 13
2017 · Horror
Trafficked
2017 · Drama
The Crucifixion
2017 · Mystery
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