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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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Thenavattu
2008 · Comedy
Glorious
2008 · Comedy
Winter in Wartime
2008 · War
Small Crime
2008 · Romance
Colin
2008 · Horror
Quantum of Solace
2008 · Action
Australia
2008 · Adventure
AmericanEast
2008 · Romance
Deshdrohi
2008 · Action
Vaaranam Aayiram
2008 · Romance
A Christmas Tale
2008 · Drama
Eden
2008 · Drama
Slumdog Millionaire
2008 · Drama
Vigilante
2008 · Action
One-Eyed Monster
2008 · Horror
Navagraha
2008 · Thriller
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008 · Sci-Fi
Gardens of the Night
2008 · Drama
The Alphabet Killer
2008 · Drama
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
2008 · Drama
Pocong vs Kuntilanak
2008 · Horror
Burn
2008 · Thriller
Pendragon: Sword of His Father
2008 · Adventure
Walking Vengeance
2008 · Crime
The Matador
2008 · Documentary
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
2008 · Drama
Splinter
2008 · Drama
Eden Lake
2008 · Thriller
8th Wonderland
2008 · Thriller
Fashion
2008 · Drama
My Only Ü
2008 · Drama
Dead Space: Downfall
2008 · Animation
Seval
2008 · Action
Live Animals
2008 · Thriller
Changeling
2008 · Drama
Pride and Glory
2008 · Drama
Synecdoche, New York
2008 · Drama
Saw V
2008 · Thriller
Vacancy 2: The First Cut
2008 · Crime
Last Stop 174
2008 · Crime
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