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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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In Enemy Hands
2004 · War
Motives
2004 · Romance
Machuca
2004 · Drama
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
2004 · Thriller
Kismat
2004 · Action
Wild Things 2
2004 · Drama
She’s Too Young
2004 · Drama
Skinned Deep
2004 · Horror
After the Life
2004 · Drama
Varnajalam
2004
I Proud to Be an Indian
2004 · Action
Rudraksh
2004 · Fantasy
Love Object
2004 · Drama
Concrete
2004 · Crime
Kibakichi
2004 · Horror
The Dreamers
2004 · Drama
Osama
2004 · Drama
Jaago
2004 · Thriller
The Return
2004 · Drama
Thendral
2004
Blind Shaft
2004 · Drama
Chatrapathy
2004 · Action
Alien 51
2004 · Horror
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
2004 · Horror
The Ketchup Effect
2004 · Comedy
The Butterfly Effect
2004 · Sci-Fi
Athade Oka Sainyam
2004
Khakee
2004 · Action
Sethurama Iyer CBI
2004 · Thriller
Target
2004 · Thriller
Speak
2004 · Drama
Dead Leaves
2004 · Crime
Iron Jawed Angels
2004 · Drama
Ek Hasina Thi
2004 · Crime
The Jackhammer Massacre
2004 · Horror
Engal Anna
2004 · Romance
Jai
2004 · Romance
Lakshmi Narasimha
2004 · Action
Virumaandi
2004 · Drama
Varsham
2004 · Drama
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