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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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A Christmas Carol
1984 · Family
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 · Action
Teachers
1984 · Drama
Eureka
1984 · Drama
Places in the Heart
1984 · Drama
Passions
1984 · Drama
The Devil’s Gift
1984 · Horror
Impulse
1984 · Thriller
Panchavadi Palam
1984 · Comedy
Sunny
1984 · Drama
Threads
1984 · Sci-Fi
The Evil That Men Do
1984 · Action
A Man of Principle
1984 · Drama
Exterminator 2
1984 · Action
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984 · Romance
Mangamma Gari Manavadu
1984 · Romance
Sreekrishna Parunthu
1984 · Horror
The Future Is Woman
1984 · Drama
Love Unto Death
1984 · Drama
Flashpoint
1984 · Action
C.H.U.D.
1984 · Sci-Fi
Savage Streets
1984 · Drama
The Blood of Others
1984 · History
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
1984 · Comedy
Yellow Earth
1984 · History
Dreamscape
1984 · Action
Tightrope
1984 · Mystery
Holi
1984
Red Dawn
1984 · Action
Rats: Night of Terror
1984 · Horror
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984 · Adventure
Anbulla Rajinikanth
1984 · Drama
The Mutilator
1984 · Thriller
Purple Rain
1984 · Drama
Final Mission
1984 · Action
Fear City
1984 · Crime
Pudhumai Penn
1984 · Drama
Splatter University
1984 · Thriller
Secret Honor
1984 · Drama
Scream for Help
1984 · Horror
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