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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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China Gate
1957 · War
Corruption
1968 · Horror
The Night of the Iguana
1964 · Romance
Footsteps in the Fog
1955 · Crime
The Uninvited
1944 · Horror
The Trap
1959 · Thriller
Alraune
1952 · Drama
The Day Will Dawn
1942 · Drama
Mary of Scotland
1936 · Drama
Enchanted Island
1958 · Adventure
Danger Signal
1945 · Romance
Play Dirty
1969 · Adventure
White Cargo
1942 · Adventure
Mutiny
1952 · War
The Bride Wore Black
1968 · Crime
Madame X
1937 · Drama
Peeping Tom
1960 · Horror
Day of Wrath
1943 · Drama
The Green Berets
1968 · War
The Rebel Set
1959 · Drama
Crime of Passion
1956 · Thriller
The Beast Shall Die
1959 · Drama
Zatoichi Challenged
1967 · Action
Rome, Open City
1945 · War
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Thriller
Ivy
1947 · Drama
Appointment with Crime
1946 · Drama
Corregidor
1943 · War
The 27th Day
1957
Tobacco
1962 · Drama
Mädchen in Uniform
1931 · Drama
Story of a Prostitute
1965 · Drama
None Shall Escape
1944 · War
The Strangler
1964 · Horror
Murder on Dante Street
1956 · Drama
Peking Express
1951 · Action
Tread Softly Stranger
1958 · Crime
Toni
1935 · Drama
Seven Thunders
1957 · War
The Tell-Tale Heart
1960 · Horror
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