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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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Wish 143
2009 · Drama
Red Cliff
2009 · Action
Lula, the Son of Brazil
2009 · Drama
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
2009 · Drama
Rivers Wash Over Me
2009 · Drama
2012
2009 · Action
The Messenger
2009 · Drama
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
2009 · Documentary
Kurradu
2009 · Romance
Reverse
2009 · Thriller
I.C.U.
2009 · Horror
The Lost Tribe
2009 · Horror
My Rainy Days
2009 · Romance
The Box
2009 · Sci-Fi
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009 · Drama
Adhe Neram Adhe Idam
2009 · Romance
Jail
2009 · Drama
Endgame
2009 · Drama
Storm
2009 · Drama
Collapse
2009 · Documentary
The Fourth Kind
2009 · Sci-Fi
The Vanquisher
2009 · Action
Searching for the Elephant
2009 · Drama
Freeway Killer
2009 · Thriller
Hardwired
2009 · Action
Summer’s Blood
2009 · Thriller
Luna caliente
2009 · Thriller
The Assailant
2009 · Fantasy
London Dreams
2009 · Drama
Labor Day
2009 · Documentary
Skin
2009 · Biography
The House of the Devil
2009 · Thriller
Paju
2009 · Romance
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009 · Drama
S-94
2009 · Horror
I Give My First Love to You
2009 · Drama
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009 · Action
Saw VI
2009 · Mystery
The Canyon
2009 · Thriller
Ong Bak 2
2009 · Action
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- Dark Movies Grim worlds, moral grey zones and heavy atmospheres.
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- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
- Slow-Burn Movies Patient storytelling that builds to something big.
- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
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- Bittersweet Movies Bittersweet endings: the win comes at a real cost.
- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
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