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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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Pacific Rim
2013 · Action
Sixteen
2013 · Drama
Killing Season
2013 · Action
Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013 · Action
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013 · Biography
V/H/S/2
2013 · Thriller
The Hunt
2013 · Drama
Fruitvale Station
2013 · Biography
Tales from the Dark 1
2013 · Horror
Pluto
2013 · Mystery
The Devil You Know
2013 · Mystery
Policegiri
2013 · Comedy
Absence
2013 · Thriller
Hammer of the Gods
2013 · Action
The Look of Love
2013 · Biography
Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
2013 · Animation
Cold Eyes
2013 · Thriller
Puppylove
2013 · Drama
God For Sale
2013 · Drama
Copperhead
2013 · Drama
Redemption
2013 · Action
100 Bloody Acres
2013 · Horror
Byzantium
2013 · Drama
Laurence Anyways
2013 · Drama
World War Z
2013 · Action
1st Love
2013 · Drama
The House at the End of Time
2013 · Drama
Raanjhanaa
2013 · Romance
Rushlights
2013 · Thriller
Maniac
2013 · Thriller
A Hijacking
2013 · Drama
Player
2013 · Comedy
IRL
2013 · Drama
SAGA - Curse of the Shadow
2013 · Fantasy
The Smile Man
2013 · Drama
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend
2013 · Romance
Man of Steel
2013 · Action
Meghe Dhaka Tara
2013 · Drama
Left Right Left
2013 · Drama
The Guillotines
2013 · Action
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