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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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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016 · Action
Tharai Thappattai
2016 · Action
The Gigolo 2
2016 · Drama
Kathakali
2016 · Mystery
Nannaku Prematho…
2016 · Action
The Submarine Kid
2016 · Drama
My Sweet Audrina
2016 · Thriller
The Forest
2016 · Mystery
Harbinger
2016 · Horror
Wazir
2016 · Drama
Cherry Tree
2016 · Horror
Diablo
2016 · Action
The Abandoned
2016 · Mystery
Mercury Plains
2016 · Drama
Chocolat
2016 · Comedy
Adulterers
2016 · Crime
Natsamrat
2016 · Drama
Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2016 · Drama
Heart for Heaven
2015 · Comedy
Anomalisa
2015 · Drama
The Revenant
2015 · Adventure
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Drama
Concussion
2015 · Biography
Buy Now, Die Later
2015 · Comedy
Delibal
2015 · Drama
Masterpiece
2015 · Action
Impossible Love
2015 · Drama
Bhooloham
2015 · Action
Mr. Six
2015 · Action
Thangamagan
2015 · Comedy
Anguish
2015 · Drama
He Never Died
2015 · Drama
Bajirao Mastani
2015 · Drama
Son of Saul
2015 · Drama
Extraction
2015 · Action
The Himalayas
2015 · Adventure
The Emperor's New Clothes
2015 · Documentary
Orange
2015 · Drama
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 · Action
The Big Short
2015 · Biography
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