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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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Afghan Breakdown
1991 · Drama
Njan Gandharvan
1991 · Romance
The Godfather: Part III
1990 · Action
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Drama
The Long Walk Home
1990 · Drama
Awakenings
1990 · Drama
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
1990
Captain America
1990 · Action
Havana
1990 · Romance
Havana
1990 · Romance
Whispers
1990 · Mystery
Shiva
1990 · Action
Pledge Night
1990 · Horror
Farewell China
1990 · Drama
The Grifters
1990 · Drama
The Ages of Lulu
1990 · Drama
Humiliated and Insulted
1990 · Romance
Night Visions
1990 · Crime
Lal Salam
1990 · Drama
Misery
1990 · Drama
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990 · Thriller
Descending Angel
1990 · Thriller
Red Dust
1990 · Romance
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Drama
Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation
1990 · Horror
Predator 2
1990 · Action
Vyooham
1990
Rocky V
1990 · Drama
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990 · Action
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990 · Mystery
Dances with Wolves
1990 · Adventure
The Return of Superfly
1990 · Drama
Metamorphosis
1990 · Horror
Frankenstein Unbound
1990 · Horror
Jacob's Ladder
1990 · Drama
The King of the Kickboxers
1990 · Action
The Executioner
1990 · Drama
Soultaker
1990 · Fantasy
Graveyard Shift
1990 · Horror
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Drama
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