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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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The Business of Strangers
2001 · Drama
No Man's Land
2001 · Drama
Inch’Allah dimanche
2001 · Drama
The Lost Battalion
2001 · War
Brian’s Song
2001 · Drama
Behind Enemy Lines
2001 · Action
Texas Rangers
2001 · Adventure
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Drama
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
2001 · Animation
In the Bedroom
2001 · Drama
The Day the World Ended
2001 · Horror
Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin
2001 · War
Spy Game
2001 · Action
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Drama
Novocaine
2001 · Drama
Deewaanapan
2001
Kotigobba
2001 · Drama
The Fluffer
2001 · Drama
Nandha
2001 · Romance
Aalavandhan
2001 · Thriller
Manadhai Thirudivittai
2001 · Comedy
Thavasi
2001 · Drama
Kasi
2001 · Drama
Domestic Disturbance
2001 · Mystery
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 · Adventure
Tape
2001 · Drama
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Drama
Nariman
2001 · Action
The Snake King’s Child
2001 · Romance
Suicide Club
2001 · Drama
Agitator
2001 · Crime
Thirteen Ghosts
2001 · Mystery
Life as a House
2001 · Drama
Donnie Darko
2001 · Sci-Fi
Snehamante Idera
2001 · Action
Ginger Snaps
2001 · Drama
Bones
2001 · Horror
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
2001 · Fantasy
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001 · Thriller
The Last Castle
2001 · Action
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