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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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Operation Avalanche
2016 · Thriller
Tanna
2016 · Drama
Deserted
2016 · Drama
Iqaluit
2016 · Drama
Good Fellas
2016 · Drama
Maya 3D
2016 · Horror
150 Milligrams
2016 · Drama
Searchers
2016 · Action
City of Tiny Lights
2016 · Thriller
The Curse of Robert the Doll
2016 · Horror
Flemish Heaven
2016 · Drama
Your Lie in April
2016 · Romance
Sully
2016 · Biography
The Disappointments Room
2016 · Drama
When the Bough Breaks
2016 · Drama
A Death in the Gunj
2016 · Thriller
Devil’s Bride
2016 · Drama
Ithaca
2016 · Drama
Come What May
2016 · Drama
Other People
2016 · Drama
Kicks
2016 · Adventure
Demon
2016 · Thriller
As I Open My Eyes
2016 · Drama
Oozham
2016 · Drama
Oppam
2016 · Thriller
Iru Mugan
2016 · Thriller
Ek Thi Marium
2016 · Drama
The Road to Mandalay
2016 · Drama
The Light Between Oceans
2016 · Drama
Morgan
2016 · Sci-Fi
Kuttrame Thandanai
2016 · Drama
Summer of 8
2016 · Drama
Kickboxer: Vengeance
2016 · Action
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
2016 · Mystery
Antibirth
2016 · Horror
White Girl
2016 · Drama
Pekak
2016 · Thriller
Kidaari
2016 · Romance
Janatha Garage
2016 · Action
Akira
2016 · Thriller
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