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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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Deiva Magan
1969 · Drama
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · War
The Night Walker
1964 · Mystery
Gung Ho!
1943 · Drama
Captive’s Island
1966 · Thriller
The Soul of a Monster
1944 · Horror
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Mystery
Tomahawk
1951 · Western
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
1959 · Drama
Dark of the Sun
1968 · War
House of Dracula
1945 · Horror
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968 · Action
Mississippi Mermaid
1969 · Drama
Helen of Troy
1956 · Adventure
Red Angel
1966 · Drama
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Horror
Cairo
1963 · Crime
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 · Drama
Repulsion
1965 · Horror
Pierrot le Fou
1965 · Romance
Phantom Lady
1944 · Thriller
The Loves of Carmen
1948 · Drama
Two Flags West
1950 · War
The Fugitive Kind
1960 · Romance
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Documentary
The Penthouse
1967 · Drama
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · History
The Murderers Are Coming
1942 · Drama
Thirteen Women
1932 · Mystery
The Hawks and the Sparrows
1966 · Comedy
Brainstorm
1965 · Thriller
Martin Roumagnac
1946 · Crime
Casque d’Or
1952 · Drama
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · Adventure
The Gorgon
1964 · Fantasy
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 · Comedy
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · Drama
The Violent Men
1955 · Western
The Fallen Sparrow
1943 · Thriller
Killer McCoy
1947 · Drama
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