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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
19,818 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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Save the Green Planet!
2005 · Sci-Fi
Star Wars: Revelations
2005 · Action
The Amityville Horror
2005 · Drama
House of D
2005 · Drama
Chandrolsavam
2005 · Drama
Guerilla Marketing
2005 · Drama
State Property 2
2005 · Action
Palindromes
2005 · Adventure
Tomie: Beginning
2005 · Horror
Smile
2005 · Adventure
Major Dundee (re-release)
2005 · Adventure
Bunny
2005 · Drama
First Love
2005 · Drama
Odd Girl Out
2005 · Family
The Curse of El Charro
2005 · Horror
Sin City
2005 · Action
A Bittersweet Life
2005 · Drama
Control
2005 · Drama
Crying Fist
2005 · Drama
Barefoot
2005 · Comedy
Zodiac Killer
2005 · Thriller
Intermedio
2005 · Horror
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas
2005 · Drama
Tango Charlie
2005 · Drama
My Brother… Nikhil
2005 · Drama
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005 · Drama
Oldboy
2005 · Action
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Thriller
The Ring Two
2005 · Drama
16 Years of Alcohol
2005 · Drama
Melinda and Melinda
2005 · Drama
The Rider Named Death
2005 · Drama
Supervolcano
2005 · Action
Reeker
2005 · Mystery
Azumi 2: Death or Love
2005 · Action
Black Cloud
2005 · Drama
Santa Santita
2005 · Drama
In My Country
2005 · Drama
Hostage
2005 · Action
Dot the I
2005 · Drama
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