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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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Gangs of New York
2002 · Drama
Spider
2002 · Drama
Narc
2002 · Drama
As Luck Would Have It
2002 · Comedy
Morvern Callar
2002 · Drama
Antwone Fisher
2002 · Biography
25th Hour
2002 · Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Action
Devils on the Doorstep
2002 · Drama
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 · Action
Pellet
2002 · Drama
Twin Sisters
2002 · Drama
Halloween: Resurrection - WebCam Special
2002 · Horror
Live from Baghdad
2002 · Drama
Adaptation.
2002 · Drama
Empire
2002 · Drama
Equilibrium
2002 · Action
A Bizarre Love Triangle
2002 · Drama
Khadgam
2002 · Action
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
2002 · Drama
Dead or Alive: Final
2002 · Sci-Fi
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002 · Adventure
Solaris
2002 · Sci-Fi
They
2002 · Thriller
Aram
2002 · Drama
Kattuchembakam
2002
The Quiet American
2002 · Drama
Salomé
2002 · Music
Talk to Her
2002 · Drama
Ararat
2002 · Drama
Demonic Beauty
2002 · Fantasy
Naked Weapon
2002 · Thriller
Interview with the Assassin
2002 · Drama
Hell House
2002 · Documentary
The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002 · Drama
The Coast Guard
2002 · Drama
Maléfique
2002 · Mystery
8 Mile
2002 · Drama
Far From Heaven
2002 · Drama
Ardor
2002 · Thriller
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