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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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Killer Constable
1980 · Drama
The Changeling
1980 · Horror
Aasha
1980 · Family
Madness
1980 · Crime
Eaten Alive!
1980 · Horror
Phoenix 2772
1980 · Drama
Defiance
1980 · Thriller
Brave New World
1980 · Drama
Death Ship
1980 · Adventure
Bad Timing
1980 · Thriller
Scared to Death
1980 · Horror
Scared to Death
1980 · Horror
Don’t Answer the Phone!
1980 · Horror
The Ninth Configuration
1980 · Drama
The Victim
1980 · Comedy
Saturn 3
1980 · Adventure
Mad Max
1980 · Action
Cruising
1980 · Drama
A Leap in the Dark
1980 · Drama
Aguila
1980 · Action
Cannibal Holocaust
1980 · Adventure
Night of the Demon
1980 · Horror
Sankarabharanam
1980 · Romance
American Gigolo
1980 · Drama
To All a Goodnight
1980 · Thriller
Billa
1980 · Crime
The Godsend
1980 · Horror
Death Watch
1980 · Drama
Minchina Ota
1980 · Adventure
Windows
1980 · Thriller
Air Crew
1980 · Drama
The Lathe of Heaven
1980 · Fantasy
The Thundering Mantis
1980 · Action
The Legend of Alfred Packer
1980 · Adventure
The Crippled Masters
1979 · Action
Ina Ka ng Anak Mo
1979 · Drama
Pasi
1979 · Drama
The Black Hole
1979 · Action
All That Jazz
1979 · Drama
Buffet Froid
1979 · Crime
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