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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 Frogmen
1951 · Action
Cloak and Dagger
1946 · War
Chastity
1969 · Drama
Attila
1954 · War
Viva Zapata!
1952 · Drama
Port of Shadows
1938 · Drama
Alphaville
1965 · Mystery
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · War
The Black Klansman
1966 · Drama
Knight Without Armour
1937 · Adventure
633 Squadron
1964 · War
In Harm’s Way
1965 · Drama
Les Biches
1968 · Drama
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965 · Drama
Brink of Life
1958 · Drama
Track of the Cat
1954 · Drama
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950 · Crime
King and Country
1964 · Drama
Johnny Hamlet
1968 · Western
Aakhri Khat
1966 · Drama
The Virgin Spring
1960 · Drama
Diary of a Madman
1963 · Horror
Racket Busters
1938 · Crime
Mister Buddwing
1966 · Drama
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 · Drama
The Angry Red Planet
1959 · Adventure
Safari
1956 · Adventure
D.O.A.
1949 · Crime
The Doomsday Flight
1966 · Thriller
Titanic
1953 · Drama
Black Butterflies
2022 · Drama
The Devil’s Hand
1961 · Horror
The Third Eye
1966 · Thriller
High School Caesar
1960 · Drama
The Big Knife
1955 · Crime
Sitting Bull
1954 · Western
Are You Listening?
1932 · Drama
The Hot Spot
2025 · Comedy
The Cool and the Crazy
1958 · Drama
The Brothers Rico
1957 · Crime
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