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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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Billy the Kid
1930 · Western
Mamta
1966 · Family
Night Nurse
1931 · Comedy
Flamingo Road
1949 · Romance
Count the Hours!
1953 · Drama
Air Force
1943 · War
Animal Farm
1954 · Animation
The Collector
1965 · Thriller
Saladin the Victorious
1963 · Drama
L’Eclisse
1962 · Romance
Wild in the Streets
1968 · Drama
Confidential Agent
1945 · Thriller
Belle de Jour
1967 · Drama
Tension at Table Rock
1956 · Drama
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Drama
After the Curfew
1954 · Drama
Jungle Street
1960 · Crime
Black Sunday
1960 · Horror
Sex in Chains
1928 · Drama
The Connection
1961 · Drama
Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot!
1967 · Horror
Sign of the Pagan
1954 · Drama
Night Was Our Friend
1951 · Romance
The Great Sinner
1949 · Romance
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Drama
The Night of the Generals
1967 · War
Two Comrades Were Serving
1968 · Drama
Red Light
1949 · Thriller
Another Man’s Poison
1951 · Crime
Walk on the Wild Side
1962 · Drama
Ratha Kanneer
1954 · Drama
Girl with Hyacinths
1950 · Mystery
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Western
Saskatchewan
1954 · Adventure
Allotment Wives
1945 · Drama
Corvette K-225
1943 · War
Sudigundalu
1968 · Drama
Uptight
1968 · Drama
The 317th Platoon
1965 · War
The Only Way
1970 · Drama
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