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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 Huntsman: Winter's War
2016 · Action
Nina
2016 · Biography
Tale of Tales
2016 · History
Flight Crew
2016 · Action
Extremis
2016 · Documentary
Tiger Raid
2016 · Thriller
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare
2016 · Action
Curve
2016 · Thriller
Fan
2016 · Action
Women Who Kill
2016 · Romance
Hostile Border
2016 · Drama
Sky
2016 · Drama
Paradox
2016 · Action
Criminal
2016 · Action
Colonia
2016 · Drama
Above and Below
2016 · Adventure
The Adderall Diaries
2016 · Action
Green Room
2016 · Thriller
Fog in August
2016 · Drama
Theri
2016 · Thriller
Time Renegades
2016 · Fantasy
Love, Lies
2016 · Drama
Red Garden
2016 · Fantasy
The Conduit
2016 · Thriller
The Dark Tapes
2016 · Thriller
Love Games
2016 · Thriller
The Phoenix Incident
2016 · Sci-Fi
The Dead Room
2016 · Thriller
Daddy
2016 · Drama
Memoria
2016 · Biography
Hush
2016 · Thriller
Demolition
2016 · Drama
The Invitation
2016 · Thriller
Louder Than Bombs
2016 · Drama
Insane
2016 · Thriller
Zorawar
2016 · Action
The Cleansing Hour
2016 · Horror
Seoul Station
2016 · Thriller
Beyond the Call to Duty
2016 · Thriller
Cheerleader
2016 · Romance
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