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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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In Time
2011 · Sci-Fi
Sket
2011 · Crime
13
2011 · Drama
Retreat
2011 · Thriller
The Double
2011 · Drama
Hotel Lux
2011 · Drama
Demons Never Die
2011 · Horror
All Superheroes Must Die
2011 · Thriller
Velayudham
2011 · Action
Force
2011 · Thriller
War of the Dead
2011 · Horror
The Afflicted
2011 · Horror
Enter Nowhere
2011 · Mystery
Paranormal Activity 3
2011 · Horror
Margin Call
2011 · Thriller
Four
2011 · Thriller
Wild Bill
2011 · Drama
Cargo
2011 · Drama
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011 · Drama
The Bunny Game
2011 · Horror
Red State
2011 · Thriller
Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt
2011 · Horror
The Howling: Reborn
2011 · Horror
DC Showcase: Catwoman
2011 · Animation
Hellraiser: Revelations
2011 · Horror
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
2011 · Horror
Setup
2011 · Crime
Apartment in Athens
2011 · Drama
The Thing
2011 · Sci-Fi
Bombay Beach
2011 · Drama
Fireflies in the Garden
2011 · Drama
Trespass
2011 · Drama
The Woman
2011 · Drama
Miss Bala
2011 · Action
The Skin I Live In
2011 · Drama
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
2011 · Drama
Taking Chances
2011 · War
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast
2011 · Horror
Arena
2011 · Thriller
Madison County
2011 · Horror
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