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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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A Blueprint for Murder
1953 · Thriller
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · Western
Shield for Murder
1954 · Drama
The Man in Grey
1943 · Romance
Hard Contract
1969 · Romance
Betrayed
1954 · Drama
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Western
All Mine to Give
1957 · Drama
Passport to Shame
1958 · Drama
The Last Gangster
1937 · Thriller
The Day of the Jackal
2024 · Mystery
Freedom Radio
1941 · War
Chicago Deadline
1949 · Drama
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 · Drama
Paula
1952 · Drama
Act of Love
1953 · Drama
Waterloo Bridge
1931 · War
A Farewell to Arms
1957 · War
Piccadilly Incident
1946 · Drama
Underworld U.S.A.
1961 · Crime
Force of Arms
1951 · Drama
A Page of Madness
1926 · Horror
Juarez
1939 · History
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
1968 · Horror
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958 · Drama
Town on Trial
1957 · Mystery
Khartoum
1966 · War
Sundays and Cybele
1962 · Drama
Bhog
2025 · Drama
Red Mountain
1951 · Western
Hunting Rifle
1961 · Drama
Los Tarantos
1963 · Drama
Mahabharat
1965 · Drama
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Western
The Long Day’s Dying
1968 · Drama
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · Drama
Eleven Samurai
1967 · Drama
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 · Drama
…And God Created Woman
1956 · Romance
Beachhead
1954 · War
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