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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Gautamiputra Satakarni
2017 · History
Bairavaa
2017 · Action
Pihu
2017 · Thriller
Unrest
2017 · Documentary
Underworld: Blood Wars
2017 · Action
Pushpaka Vimana
2017 · Family
From Dusk till Dawn
2017 · Animation
A Different American Dream
2017 · Documentary
Arsenal
2017 · Action
Mawlana
2017 · Drama
Amityville Exorcism
2017 · Horror
Extortion
2017 · Adventure
The Fourth Kingdom
2017 · Documentary
Kirik Party
2016 · Comedy
Appatlo Okadundevadu
2016 · Drama
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
2016 · Action
The Devil of Christmas
2016 · Comedy
Seklusyon
2016 · Horror
Live by Night
2016 · Drama
A Monster Calls
2016 · Drama
Silence
2016 · Adventure
I, Daniel Blake
2016 · Drama
Vangaveeti
2016 · Action
Viking
2016 · Drama
Assassin's Creed
2016 · Action
Patriots Day
2016 · Drama
Julieta
2016 · Drama
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · Horror
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Action
The Boatman
2016 · Drama
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Drama
Fences
2016 · Drama
Wajah Tum Ho
2016 · Thriller
Solace
2016 · Drama
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016 · Drama
A Kind of Murder
2016 · Drama
The Wasted Times
2016 · Drama
Sword Master
2016 · Action
Abattoir
2016 · Thriller
Beyond the Gates
2016 · Adventure
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