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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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2005 · Drama
Assault on Precinct 13
2005 · Action
Elektra
2005 · Action
Devathayai Kanden
2005 · Drama
Thirupaachi
2005 · Thriller
Aayudham
2005
Insan
2005 · Drama
Appleseed
2005 · Action
Hajar Bachhor Dhore
2005 · Family
Lovelorn
2005 · Drama
Vaada
2005 · Drama
Rog
2005 · Drama
White Noise
2005 · Sci-Fi
Balu
2005 · Crime
Icon
2005 · Drama
The Prodigy
2005 · Mystery
Purple Heart
2005 · Action
Shikhar
2005 · Drama
Athanokkade
2005 · Action
Karam
2005 · Drama
Alien Siege
2005
Alien Abduction
2005 · Thriller
The Merchant of Venice
2004 · Drama
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004 · Drama
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004 · Biography
Wake of Death
2004 · Action
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004 · Crime
Mano Po III: My Love
2004 · Romance
The Echo
2004 · Thriller
Pusher II
2004 · Action
The Woodsman
2004 · Drama
Mass
2004 · Drama
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Drama
Hotel Rwanda
2004 · Drama
The Keys to the House
2004 · Drama
The Defender
2004 · Thriller
The Aviator
2004 · Biography
Flight of the Phoenix
2004 · Action
Kaadhal
2004 · Romance
Imaginary Heroes
2004 · Drama
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