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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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What Richard Did
2013 · Drama
Hummingbird
2013 · Action
Cinco de Mayo
2013 · Comedy
#1 Serial Killer
2013 · Horror
Wither
2013 · Horror
Bharya Athra Pora
2013 · Family
Caroline and Jackie
2013 · Drama
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013 · Action
The Iceman
2013 · Biography
Kiss of the Damned
2013 · Horror
What Maisie Knew
2013 · Drama
Mumbai Police
2013 · Thriller
Pain & Gain
2013 · Action
House of Good and Evil
2013 · Thriller
Aashiqui 2
2013 · Drama
Sun Don't Shine
2013 · Drama
The Numbers Station
2013 · Action
Midnight's Children
2013 · Drama
Paradise: Love
2013 · Drama
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013 · Thriller
At Any Price
2013 · Adventure
Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
2013 · Horror
Vampire
2013 · Drama
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Drama
Oblivion
2013 · Action
The Lords of Salem
2013 · Thriller
Gouravam
2013 · Family
Cho Lon
2013 · Action
Azooma
2013 · Thriller
Udhayam NH4
2013 · Thriller
Ek Thi Daayan
2013 · Thriller
Floating Skyscrapers
2013 · Drama
Penthouse North
2013 · Thriller
Separation
2013 · Thriller
The Oxbow Cure
2013 · Drama
Babysitter Massacre
2013 · Horror
Disconnect
2013 · Drama
Antiviral
2013 · Sci-Fi
It's a Disaster
2013 · Drama
Into the White
2013 · Action
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