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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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ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
2011 · Horror
The Red Virgin
2011 · Drama
Donovan’s Echo
2011 · Fantasy
Amen
2011 · Drama
Straw Dogs
2011 · Thriller
Drive
2011 · Action
Restless
2011 · Drama
Engeyum Eppodhum
2011 · Drama
The Karadedeler Incident
2011 · Horror
No Rest for the Wicked
2011 · Thriller
The Hidden Face
2011 · Mystery
Berlin 36
2011
Silent Souls
2011 · Drama
Above Us Only Sky
2011 · Drama
Muran
2011 · Drama
Night #1
2011 · Drama
388 Arletta Avenue
2011 · Thriller
Bunohan: Return to Murder
2011 · Drama
Contagion
2011 · Action
Warrior
2011 · Action
The Holding
2011 · Thriller
The Whale
2011 · Documentary
Where Soldiers Come From
2011 · Documentary
Creature
2011 · Horror
Grave Encounters
2011 · Horror
Shaolin
2011 · Action
Burke and Hare
2011 · Thriller
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
2011 · Documentary
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
2011 · Drama
Kotoko
2011 · Horror
Tangiwai: A Love Story
2011 · Drama
The Entitled
2011 · Crime
Shark Night 3D
2011 · Thriller
Apollo 18
2011 · Sci-Fi
Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish
2011 · Action
That Girl in Yellow Boots
2011 · Mystery
Love Exposure
2011 · Action
Love Crime
2011 · Mystery
Throat Song
2011 · Drama
Mambattiyan
2011 · Drama
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