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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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Caged
2011 · Drama
247°F
2011 · Thriller
The Debt
2011 · Drama
Children of the Corn: Genesis
2011 · Thriller
A Night in the Woods
2011 · Horror
Panic Button
2011 · Thriller
Colombiana
2011 · Action
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2011 · Thriller
Jerusalem Countdown
2011 · Fantasy
House of Bamboo (1955)
2011 · Drama
The Caller
2011 · Mystery
Vile
2011 · Horror
Conan the Barbarian
2011 · Action
One Day
2011 · Comedy
5 Days of War
2011 · Action
Not a Love Story
2011 · Crime
Jogayya
2011 · Drama
The Journals of Musan
2011 · Drama
Atrocious
2011 · Thriller
A Horrible Way to Die
2011 · Thriller
The Last Circus
2011 · Comedy
Overheard 2
2011 · Action
Tormented
2011 · Horror
Final Destination 5
2011 · Thriller
Aarakshan
2011 · Drama
Senna
2011 · Biography
The Help
2011 · Drama
War of the Arrows
2011 · Drama
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Action
Fakta Ladh Mhana
2011
Gun Hill Road
2011 · Drama
Mysteries of Lisbon
2011 · Drama
Cold Fish
2011 · Drama
The Whistleblower
2011 · Drama
Bellflower
2011 · Action
Habermann
2011 · Drama
Sector 7
2011 · Action
The Devil's Double
2011 · Action
Iti Mrinalini
2011 · Drama
Veppam
2011 · Thriller
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