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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
19,844 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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White: Melody of Death
2011 · Music
KL Gangster
2011 · Crime
All God’s Creatures
2011 · Romance
X-Men: First Class
2011 · Action
Bhindi Baazaar Inc
2011 · Crime
Screwed
2011 · Action
Beautiful Boy
2011 · Drama
The Butcher of Prague
2011 · War
Shaitan
2011 · Thriller
Joe + Belle
2011 · Comedy
!Women Art Revolution
2011 · Documentary
YellowBrickRoad
2011 · Thriller
The Tree of Life
2011 · Drama
We Are the Night
2011 · Drama
Too Big to Fail
2011 · Drama
The Big Uneasy
2011 · Documentary
Veera
2011 · Action
Blitz
2011 · Action
The Tunnel
2011 · Thriller
Age of Heroes
2011 · Thriller
Nur Kasih The Movie
2011 · Drama
Elephant White
2011 · Fantasy
Snowtown
2011 · Crime
Stopped on Track
2011 · Drama
Tomie: Unlimited
2011 · Horror
Priest
2011 · Action
Hesher
2011 · Drama
Ragini MMS
2011 · Horror
Shagird
2011 · Drama
The Big Bang
2011 · Mystery
The First Grader
2011 · Biography
True Legend
2011 · Action
Two & Two
2011 · Drama
City of Life and Death
2011 · Drama
Love for Life
2011 · Romance
There Be Dragons
2011 · Biography
The Beaver
2011 · Drama
Tatanka
2011 · Drama
The Colors of the Mountain
2011 · Drama
Passion Play
2011 · Drama
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