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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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1989 · Action
Las Vegas Bloodbath
1989 · Crime
Revenge
1989 · Drama
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
1988 · Drama
The Boost
1988 · Romance
Trapped Alive
1988 · Drama
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988 · Thriller
The Accidental Tourist
1988 · Drama
Talk Radio
1988 · Drama
Beaches
1988 · Drama
Grandmother’s House
1988 · Thriller
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 · Drama
Crime Zone
1988 · Action
Troma’s War
1988 · Action
976-EVIL
1988 · Horror
Camille Claudel
1988 · Romance
The Cold Summer of 1953
1988 · Crime
Yateem
1988 · Action
Watchers
1988 · Horror
Cameron’s Closet
1988 · Horror
Men Behind the Sun
1988 · History
Witchery
1988 · Horror
The Curse
1988 · Mystery
Vellanakalude Naadu
1988 · Drama
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988 · Crime
Veedu
1988 · Drama
Last Rites
1988 · Thriller
Fresh Horses
1988 · Drama
Deadbeat at Dawn
1988 · Crime
The Chocolate War
1988 · Drama
Too Good to Be True
1988 · Thriller
Tezaab
1988 · Drama
Child’s Play
1988 · Horror
Moonnam Pakkam
1988 · Family
They Live
1988 · Action
Mukthi
1988 · Drama
Hide and Go Shriek
1988 · Horror
Deadly Dreams
1988 · Thriller
In the Shadow of the Raven
1988 · Drama
In the Shadow of the Raven
1988 · Drama
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