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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
19,724 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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Sweet Hours
1982 · Drama
Khud-Daar
1982 · Drama
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982 · Drama
The Beast Within
1982 · Horror
The Border
1982 · Drama
Das Boot
1982 · Action
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 · Horror
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1982 · Mystery
The Seduction
1982 · Thriller
Oro, Plata, Mata
1982 · Drama
Vazhvey Maayam
1982 · Drama
Vice Squad
1982 · Action
Shaolin Temple
1982 · Action
Fire and Sword
1982 · Adventure
Love Strange Love
1982 · History
The Herdsman
1982 · Drama
Dark Sanity
1982 · Horror
Dharam Kanta
1982
Reds
1981 · Biography
Kisapmata
1981 · Crime
Kaalia
1981 · Crime
Taps
1981 · Drama
Ghost Story
1981 · Thriller
Sharky's Machine
1981 · Action
Absence of Malice
1981 · Drama
The Amateur
1981 · Action
Rollover
1981 · Drama
Child Bride of Short Creek
1981 · Drama
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981 · Drama
Venom
1981 · Thriller
Just Before Dawn
1981 · Thriller
Shivers
1981 · Drama
Ragtime
1981 · Drama
Skokie
1981 · History
Burning an Illusion
1981 · Drama
Tik Tik Tik
1981 · Crime
The Prowler
1981 · Mystery
Coup de Torchon
1981 · Drama
The Orchard End Murder
1981 · Horror
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
1981
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