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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 Great Beauty
2013 · Drama
Thira
2013 · Thriller
Scorned
2013 · Mystery
Pizza 2: Villa
2013 · Thriller
Friend: The Great Legacy
2013 · Crime
Geethanjali
2013 · Mystery
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
2013 · Romance
The Motel Life
2013 · Drama
The Falls: Testament of Love
2013 · Drama
The Book Thief
2013 · Drama
Great Expectations
2013 · Drama
The Armstrong Lie
2013 · Documentary
How I Live Now
2013 · Action
The Wind Rises
2013 · Biography
Steel Cold Winter
2013 · Thriller
Army of the Damned
2013 · Horror
Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness
2013
Greatful Dead
2013 · Thriller
Supercollider
2013 · Drama
Ender's Game
2013 · Action
Dallas Buyers Club
2013 · Biography
Satya 2
2013 · Crime
Pandiya Naadu
2013 · Action
Diana
2013 · Biography
The Broken Circle Breakdown
2013 · Drama
Man of Tai Chi
2013 · Action
Arrambam
2013 · Thriller
All Hallows’ Eve
2013 · Horror
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
2013 · Comedy
Zombex
2013 · Horror
The Husband She Met Online
2013 · Drama
The Counselor
2013 · Drama
Bhai
2013 · Comedy
Zurich
2013 · Drama
IRL
2013 · Drama
Lord of Tears
2013 · Horror
Toad Road
2013 · Thriller
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Drama
Stonehearst Asylum
2013 · Thriller
Bastards
2013 · Drama
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