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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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Ghost Story
1974 · Horror
Himiko
1974 · History
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Drama
Hotel Angel
1974 · Drama
All Screwed Up
1974 · Drama
One or the Other of Us
1974 · Thriller
A Case of Rape
1974 · Drama
Spasmo
1974 · Mystery
The Morning After
1974 · Drama
Thieves Like Us
1974 · Drama
Crazy Joe
1974 · Crime
Zardoz
1974 · Sci-Fi
The Street Fighter
1974 · Crime
Deranged
1974 · Crime
The House of Seven Corpses
1974 · Horror
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Drama
Lacombe, Lucien
1974 · War
Heatwave!
1974 · Drama
Butley
1974 · Drama
Scream of the Wolf
1974 · Thriller
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974 · Drama
McQ
1974 · Mystery
Bim
1974 · Drama
Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
1974 · Action
Golgo 13
1973 · Crime
Submersion of Japan
1973 · Drama
The Exorcist
1973 · Drama
Magnum Force
1973 · Action
The Laughing Policeman
1973 · Crime
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Sci-Fi
Papillon
1973 · Biography
War Goddess
1973 · Adventure
The Seven-Ups
1973 · Drama
The Cat Creature
1973 · Horror
Don't Look Now
1973 · Drama
Iron Bodyguard
1973 · Action
The House That Vanished
1973 · Horror
Serpico
1973 · Biography
Horror Express
1973 · Sci-Fi
Fantastic Planet
1973 · Sci-Fi
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