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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 Green Archer
1961 · Crime
Brighton Rock
1948 · Drama
The Oregon Trail
1959 · Western
The Wet Parade
1932 · History
The Face of Another
1966 · Drama
The Small Back Room
1949 · Romance
The Jungle
1952 · Adventure
Night and Fog in Japan
1960 · Drama
5 Against the House
1955 · Crime
The Joke
1969 · Comedy
Crazed Fruit
1956 · Drama
Afraid to Talk
1932 · Crime
Young Aphrodites
1963 · Romance
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 · Western
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956 · Drama
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · Thriller
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Thriller
Pursued
1947 · Western
The Champagne Murders
1967 · Crime
Red Desert
1964 · Drama
Child Bride
1938 · Drama
Red Zone Cuba
1966 · Action
Silent Dust
1949 · Drama
Rapture
1965 · Romance
Men in War
1957 · Drama
Address Unknown
1944 · Drama
Baby Face Nelson
1957 · Crime
Spring in a Small Town
1948 · Drama
The Bride from Hades
1968 · Horror
Sympathy for the Devil
1968 · Music
Pitfall
1962 · Crime
Thunder on the Hill
1951 · Drama
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Drama
Blowing Wild
1953 · Action
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Western
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955 · Drama
Mr. Freedom
1968 · Drama
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Drama
The President’s Lady
1953 · Western
The Big Cube
1969 · Thriller
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