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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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Footprints on the Moon
1975 · Mystery
The Spiral Staircase
1975 · Thriller
Mr. Ricco
1975 · Thriller
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975 · Thriller
Eyeball
1975 · Thriller
Gambling City
1975 · Action
Autopsy
1975 · Thriller
The Dead Don’t Die
1975 · Thriller
Satan’s Triangle
1975 · Horror
Deewaar
1975 · Crime
Switchblade Sisters
1975 · Drama
The Other Francisco
1975 · History
Teenage Seductress
1975 · Drama
Chomana Dudi
1975 · Drama
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974 · Drama
Jacob the Liar
1974 · History
The Yakuza
1974 · Crime
Black Christmas
1974 · Mystery
Massacre Mafia Style
1974 · Action
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Action
The Night of the Sorcerers
1974 · Horror
The Godfather: Part II
1974 · Drama
Messiah of Evil
1974 · Horror
Conversation Piece
1974 · Drama
Majboor
1974 · Thriller
The Demoniacs
1974 · Horror
Lenny
1974 · Biography
The Antichrist
1974 · Drama
Beyond the Door
1974 · Horror
Earthquake
1974 · Action
The Trial of Billy Jack
1974 · Thriller
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
1974 · Romance
Frightmare
1974 · Thriller
Sandakan No. 8
1974 · War
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 · History
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 · Drama
Wife to Be Sacrificed
1974 · Horror
Challenge to White Fang
1974 · Adventure
The Klansman
1974 · Thriller
Stardust
1974 · Drama
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