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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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The Education of Sonny Carson
1974 · Drama
Vampyres
1974 · Horror
Scum of the Earth
1974 · Horror
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 · Drama
The Ghost Galleon
1974 · Horror
Chinatown
1974 · Drama
The Terminal Man
1974 · Sci-Fi
The Parallax View
1974 · Drama
Rebellion in Patagonia
1974 · History
Sweet Movie
1974 · Comedy
Sampatthige Savaal
1974 · Drama
Weighed But Found Wanting
1974 · Drama
The Teacher
1974 · Crime
The Infernal Trio
1974 · Crime
The Black Windmill
1974 · Action
Stavisky…
1974 · History
The Nickel Ride
1974 · Drama
Symptoms
1974 · Horror
Number 96
1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974 · Adventure
Truck Turner
1974 · Thriller
House of Whipcord
1974 · Horror
Caged Heat
1974 · Action
Aap Ki Kasam
1974 · Drama
Dost
1974 · Drama
The Spikes Gang
1974 · Action
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974 · Comedy
Our Time
1974 · Drama
The Conversation
1974 · Drama
Foxy Brown
1974 · Action
The Sugarland Express
1974 · Drama
Mahler
1974 · Drama
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Horror
The Beast Must Die
1974 · Mystery
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
1974 · Mystery
The Great Gatsby
1974 · Drama
Madhouse
1974 · Thriller
The Red Snowball Tree
1974 · Drama
Lady Snowblood
1974 · Action
Going Places
1974 · Comedy
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