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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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Jesse Stone: Night Passage
2006 · Thriller
Aathi
2006 · Action
Paramasivan
2006 · Thriller
Lakshmi
2006 · Drama
Sick Girl
2006 · Horror
Tristan and Isolde
2006 · Action
Glory Road
2006 · Drama
Zinda
2006 · Action
The Bet Collector
2006 · Drama
Origin: Spirits of the Past
2006 · Action
BloodRayne
2006 · Action
Hostel
2006 · Mystery
Ouija
2006 · Drama
15 Park Avenue
2006 · Drama
House Hunting
2006 · Adventure
Ghatak
2006 · Drama
Harrison Bergeron
2006
Ghostwood
2006 · Thriller
The Promise
2005 · Action
The King and the Clown
2005 · Drama
Moonlight in Tokyo
2005 · Crime
Match Point
2005 · Drama
The New World
2005 · Adventure
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom
2005 · Action
Casanova
2005 · Adventure
Wolf Creek
2005 · Thriller
Munich
2005 · Drama
The Intruder
2005 · Drama
Caché (Hidden)
2005 · Drama
My Girl and I
2005 · Drama
Jai Chiranjeeva
2005 · Action
The White Countess
2005 · Drama
Yamato
2005 · War
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005 · Adventure
Thanmathra
2005 · Drama
Cigarette Burns
2005 · Horror
Electric Shadows
2005 · Drama
King Kong
2005 · Adventure
King of the Lost World
2005 · Drama
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Drama
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