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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Gracie’s Choice
2004 · Drama
Red Dust
2004 · Drama
Giri
2004 · Action
The Battle of Algiers
2004 · Drama
Secret Things
2004 · Drama
Reincarnation
2004 · Horror
Explosive City
2004 · Action
Rain, Rain … Come Again
2004 · Drama
Half-Caste
2004 · Horror
Parasite
2004 · Horror
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004 · Drama
Japanese Story
2003 · Drama
Belly of the Beast
2003 · Thriller
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 · Drama
Cold Mountain
2003 · Drama
Mano Po 2: My Home
2003 · Drama
Filipinas
2003 · Drama
Monster
2003 · Biography
Silmido
2003 · Action
Children of Love
2003 · Drama
House of Sand and Fog
2003 · Drama
The Butterfly
2003 · Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Action
Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003 · Horror
Devil’s Pond
2003 · Drama
The Statement
2003 · Drama
LOC: Kargil
2003 · History
The Gathering
2003 · Comedy
Blueprint
2003 · Drama
Evilenko
2003 · Thriller
The Last Samurai
2003 · Action
The Invitation
2003 · Drama
Valley of Tears
2003 · Documentary
Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 · Drama
In America
2003 · Drama
In Hell
2003 · Action
Gothika
2003 · Mystery
21 Grams
2003 · Drama
Tehzeeb
2003 · Drama
The Big Empty
2003 · Sci-Fi
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