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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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Song for Marion
2012 · Comedy
Resident Evil: Retribution
2012 · Action
Cyberstalker
2012 · Mystery
Mulberry Child
2012 · Biography
Arbitrage
2012 · Drama
The Master
2012 · Drama
Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City - 1900-1922
2012 · Documentary
White Deer Plain
2012 · History
The Scapegoat
2012 · Mystery
Mr. Pip
2012 · Drama
Home Invasion
2012 · Action
Puppy Love
2012 · Comedy
Tell No One
2012 · Comedy
Raaz 3
2012 · Horror
The Deep
2012 · Drama
Ozhimuri
2012 · Drama
Banaz: A Love Story
2012 · Documentary
What Remains
2012 · Drama
Raaz 3: The Third Dimension
2012 · Thriller
The Eye of the Storm
2012 · Drama
Branded
2012 · Action
Keep the Lights On
2012 · Drama
Thy Womb
2012 · Drama
Ship of Theseus
2012 · Drama
Bait
2012 · Horror
The Possession
2012 · Thriller
Fire with Fire
2012 · Thriller
Bravehearts
2012 · Documentary
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
2012 · Fantasy
The Tall Man
2012 · Drama
The Good Doctor
2012 · Drama
Breathing
2012 · Drama
Srimannarayana
2012 · Drama
B.A. Pass
2012 · Drama
Shanghai Gypsy
2012 · Drama
Lawless
2012 · Drama
Starship Troopers: Invasion
2012 · Action
The Apparition
2012 · Thriller
Taken Back: Finding Haley
2012 · Mystery
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012 · Action
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