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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Princess Mononoke
1999 · Adventure
Rites of Passage
1999 · Drama
Bringing Out the Dead
1999 · Drama
Bats
1999 · Thriller
Upendra
1999 · Romance
Mazhavillu
1999 · Drama
Fight Club
1999 · Drama
The Omega Code
1999 · Action
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999 · Drama
Joe the King
1999 · Drama
Freak
1999 · Horror
Warlock III: The End of Innocence
1999 · Fantasy
The Hunter’s Moon
1999 · Romance
Random Hearts
1999 · Drama
Molly
1999 · Drama
The Limey
1999 · Drama
Boys Don't Cry
1999 · Drama
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Sci-Fi
The Grandfather
1999 · Drama
Animal Farm
1999 · Drama
Audition
1999 · Drama
Three Kings
1999 · Action
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999 · Drama
Inferno
1999 · Romance
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Drama
Jakob the Liar
1999 · Drama
Dil Kya Kare
1999 · Romance
Guinevere
1999 · Drama
One Man's Hero
1999 · Action
Erskineville Kings
1999 · Drama
Women Talking Dirty
1999 · Comedy
Romance
1999 · Drama
American Beauty
1999 · Drama
Third World Cop
1999 · Drama
Darkness and Light
1999 · Drama
Stigmata
1999 · Mystery
Best Laid Plans
1999 · Drama
In China They Eat Dogs
1999 · Action
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
1999 · Horror
Happy End
1999 · Drama
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