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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 Spy in Black
1939 · War
Ruby Gentry
1952 · Drama
Christopher Strong
1933 · Drama
The Witch’s Mirror
1960 · Horror
No Man Is an Island
1962 · Action
A Dandy in Aspic
1968 · Thriller
Dakota Incident
1956 · Western
Command Decision
1948 · Drama
Taggart
1964 · Western
Ever in My Heart
1933 · Romance
Back Door to Heaven
1939 · Drama
The Walking Dead
1936 · Crime
Kings Row
1942 · Romance
Bitter Victory
1957 · Drama
Kill, Baby… Kill!
1966 · Horror
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 · Drama
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Action
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959 · Thriller
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933 · Romance
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · War
Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945 · Drama
Love Is Colder Than Death
1969 · Drama
Double Confession
1950 · Crime
Le Samouraï
1967 · Drama
The Dark Past
1948 · Crime
Autumn Leaves
1956 · Drama
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · Drama
Merrill’s Marauders
1962 · Drama
Rampaging Dragon of the North
1966 · Action
They Were Sisters
1945 · Drama
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959 · Drama
A Very Private Affair
1962 · Drama
Sarah and Son
1930 · Drama
Night of the Serpent
1969 · Western
Let Us Live
1939 · Thriller
Toys in the Attic
1963 · Drama
Angels from Hell
1968 · Action
Forty Guns
1957 · Western
Ride Lonesome
1959 · Western
Heart of Stone
1950 · Fantasy
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