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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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Lipstick
1976 · Drama
Mrigayaa
1976 · Drama
Helter Skelter
1976 · Drama
Jackson County Jail
1976 · Crime
Werewolf Woman
1976 · Horror
Born for Hell
1976 · Thriller
Robin and Marian
1976 · Adventure
The Message
1976 · History
Nobody’s Daughter
1976 · Drama
Salon Kitty
1976 · Drama
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976 · Drama
Exposé
1976 · Horror
Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
1976 · Thriller
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976 · Crime
Griffin and Phoenix
1976 · Drama
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976 · Drama
Illustrious Corpses
1976 · Thriller
Manhunt
1976 · Crime
Kalicharan
1976
Taxi Driver
1976 · Crime
Crime and Passion
1976 · Crime
House of Mortal Sin
1976 · Horror
Nagin
1976 · Thriller
The Astrologer
1976 · Drama
Not a Pretty Picture
1976 · Documentary
La otra alcoba
1976 · Drama
Itim
1976 · Drama
The Hindenburg
1975 · Thriller
Mausam
1975 · Romance
Hustle
1975 · Drama
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Biography
The Killer Elite
1975 · Action
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Adventure
The Man Who Would Be King
1975 · Adventure
Deadly Hero
1975 · Crime
Dharam Karam
1975
Psychic Killer
1975 · Horror
The Love Butcher
1975 · Horror
Hotel Pacific
1975 · Drama
Pressure
1975 · Drama
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