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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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Black Sea
2015 · Adventure
Son of a Gun
2015 · Action
The Entity
2015 · Horror
Sanctuary
2015 · Drama
Hansel Vs. Gretel
2015 · Horror
Veronika Decides to Die
2015 · Drama
The Substitute
2015 · Horror
Blackhat
2015 · Action
The Phoenix Project
2015 · Drama
Classmates
2015
Alone
2015 · Horror
Vice
2015 · Action
Little Accidents
2015 · Drama
Gangs of Wasseypur
2015 · Action
Cyberbully
2015 · Drama
NightCry
2015 · Horror
Taken 3
2015 · Action
Bound
2015 · Thriller
Psycho-Pass: The Movie
2015 · Action
Black November
2015 · Action
Ode to My Father
2015 · Drama
Dark Summer
2015 · Thriller
Predestination
2015 · Action
Bring Back the Dead
2015 · Horror
88
2015 · Action
Ebar Shabor
2015 · Thriller
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[REC] 4: Apocalypse
2015 · Thriller
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2015 · Drama
The Taking of Tiger Mountain
2015 · Adventure
The Return of the Dead
2015 · Documentary
The Translator
2015 · Comedy
Avunu 2
2015 · Horror
A Most Violent Year
2014 · Action
Dandelion
2014 · Drama
Unbroken
2014 · Action
American Sniper
2014 · Action
The Gambler
2014 · Drama
Selma
2014 · Biography
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
2014 · History
Feng Shui 2
2014 · Mystery
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- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
- Slow-Burn Movies Patient storytelling that builds to something big.
- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
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- Bittersweet Movies Bittersweet endings: the win comes at a real cost.
- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
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- Intense Movies Relentless action and constant pressure.
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