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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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Freetown
2015 · Action
If There Be Thorns
2015 · Thriller
Batman vs. Robin
2015 · Thriller
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
2015 · Mystery
Last Knights
2015 · Action
The Living
2015 · Drama
Cut Bank
2015 · Thriller
The 12 Days of Christine
2015
Battle for Sevastopol
2015 · War
Woman in Gold
2015 · Drama
Ned Rifle
2015 · Drama
Barkhaa
2015 · Romance
Jil
2015 · Action
Bizim Hikaye
2015 · Drama
Nightlight
2015 · Thriller
A Girl Like Her
2015 · Drama
Serena
2015 · Drama
The Riot Club
2015 · Drama
52 Tuesdays
2015 · Drama
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes
2015 · History
A Wolf at the Door
2015 · Drama
White God
2015 · Drama
Red Rocket
2015 · Adventure
Murmur of the Hearts
2015 · Drama
Janda Pai Kapiraju
2015 · Romance
Old 37
2015 · Horror
Winter Light
2015 · Thriller
Assassination Classroom
2015 · Action
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
2015 · Action
The Gunman
2015 · Action
Playing with Dolls
2015 · Horror
Jalaibee
2015 · Crime
Mirrors
2015 · Romance
Shajarur Kanta
2015
She's Lost Control
2015 · Drama
Backcountry
2015 · Drama
Spring
2015 · Sci-Fi
Jauja
2015 · Drama
Amour Fou
2015 · Drama
Uncle John
2015 · Drama
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