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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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We Were Strangers
1949 · Romance
Wooden Crosses
1932 · War
Elephant Walk
1954 · Adventure
Judas’ Kiss
1954 · Drama
San Quentin
1937 · Drama
So Red the Rose
1935 · Drama
Pension Mimosas
1935 · Drama
The Round-Up
1966 · War
Rogue Cop
1954 · Crime
Joy House
1964 · Crime
Fahrenheit 451
1966 · Drama
Snowbound
1948 · Drama
Jet Storm
1959 · Thriller
The Journey
1959 · Romance
Storm Fear
1955 · Crime
Young Törless
1966 · Drama
In This Our Life
1942 · Drama
Bhowani Junction
1956 · Romance
The Neanderthal Man
1953 · Horror
Machete
1958 · Drama
Night Must Fall
1964 · Thriller
Beloved Infidel
1959 · Romance
An Eye for an Eye
1966 · Western
Last Summer
1969 · Drama
Botany Bay
1952 · Action
Dark Victory
1939 · Drama
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Drama
Drum Beat
1954 · Western
The Tunnel
1935
Nightmare
1956 · Crime
Tunes of Glory
1960 · Drama
Machine Gun McCain
1969 · Drama
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 · Horror
Murder by Contract
1958 · Thriller
The River’s Edge
1957 · Crime
I Am Semiramis
1963 · Drama
Three Sad Tigers
1968 · Comedy
The Camp on Blood Island
1958 · War
A Trip Without a Load
1963 · Drama
The Wicked Lady
1945 · Adventure
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