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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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Puppetmaster
1989 · Sci-Fi
My Dear Son
1989
Fight for Us
1989 · Crime
Monsieur Hire
1989 · Crime
Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
1989 · Drama
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Drama
Celia
1989 · Horror
Close Escape
1989 · Drama
Jesus of Montreal
1989 · Romance
Hider in the House
1989 · Horror
Society
1989 · Comedy
Amityville: The Evil Escapes
1989 · Horror
Spontaneous Combustion
1989 · Horror
Paint It Black
1989 · Crime
Lost Angels
1989 · Drama
Utharam
1989 · Thriller
Riverbend
1989 · Action
Offerings
1989 · Horror
Warlock
1989 · Action
Santa Sangre
1989 · Horror
Chocolat
1989 · Drama
Marquis
1989 · Animation
Curfew
1989 · Horror
Curfew
1989 · Horror
Witchtrap
1989 · Thriller
Pet Sematary
1989 · Thriller
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
1989 · Romance
The First Time is the Last Time
1989 · Romance
Edge of Sanity
1989 · Thriller
Apoorva Sagodharargal
1989 · Action
I, Madman
1989 · Horror
Beyond Dream’s Door
1989 · Fantasy
Cyborg
1989 · Action
Dead Calm
1989 · Thriller
Time of Miracles
1989 · Drama
Season
1989 · Crime
Heathers
1989 · Comedy
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Comedy
Dead Bang
1989 · Action
The Killer
1989 · Crime
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