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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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Explicit Ills
2009 · Drama
Horsemen
2009 · Drama
Phoebe in Wonderland
2009 · Adventure
Everlasting Moments
2009 · Drama
Hidden
2009 · Horror
Romeo Juliet
2009 · Drama
Basket Case
2009 · Documentary
Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us
2009 · History
An American Affair
2009 · Drama
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
2009 · Action
Crossing Over
2009 · Drama
The Combination
2009 · Drama
Red Sands
2009 · War
The Cat Piano
2009 · Fantasy
Zone of the Dead
2009 · Action
Taking Chance
2009 · War
Jag Jeondeyan De Mele
2009 · Drama
Walled In
2009 · Thriller
Hydra
2009 · Horror
Must Read After My Death
2009 · Documentary
Katyn
2009 · Drama
Screamers: The Hunting
2009 · Action
Feast III: The Happy Finish
2009 · Action
Friday the 13th
2009 · Horror
Monpura
2009 · Romance
The Stoneman Murders
2009 · Crime
The Caller
2009 · Drama
Two Lovers
2009 · Drama
Gomorrah
2009 · Drama
Siddham
2009 · Action
Eden Is West
2009 · Drama
Strella
2009 · Drama
Laadam
2009
Cherrybomb
2009 · Thriller
The Cry of the Owl
2009 · Drama
John Rabe
2009 · History
The International
2009 · Action
The Fish Child
2009 · Thriller
Polytechnique
2009 · Drama
Naan Kadavul
2009 · Action
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- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
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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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