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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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Bully
2001 · Drama
That Obscure Object of Desire
2001 · Drama
Narasimha
2001 · Action
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · Action
Adanggaman
2001 · Drama
Slashers
2001 · Thriller
Kiss of the Dragon
2001 · Action
Lost and Delirious
2001 · Drama
Cradle of Fear
2001 · Horror
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Adventure
Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release)
2001 · Drama
The Crimson Rivers
2001 · Mystery
Arachnid
2001 · Horror
Dost
2001
Quadrophenia (re-release)
2001 · Drama
Baby Boy
2001 · Drama
Mila
2001 · Drama
Lumumba
2001 · Biography
Tum Bin
2001 · Drama
Ticker
2001 · Crime
Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade
2001 · Drama
The Princess and the Warrior
2001 · Drama
Betelnut Beauty
2001 · Romance
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2001 · Romance
Bhalevadivi Basu
2001 · Romance
Sexy Beast
2001 · Drama
Sound of the Sea
2001 · Drama
Dead or Alive
2001 · Drama
Divided We Fall
2001 · Drama
The Anniversary Party
2001 · Drama
Down House
2001 · Crime
Visible Secret
2001 · Romance
A Real Young Girl
2001 · Drama
Distance
2001 · Drama
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Action
The Man Who Cried
2001 · Drama
Conspiracy
2001 · Drama
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Drama
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001 · Drama
The Profession of Arms
2001 · Drama
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