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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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In Cold Blood
1967 · Drama
Don’t Talk to Strange Men
1962 · Thriller
The Sign of the Ram
1948 · Drama
A Hill in Korea
1956 · History
Onibaba
1964 · Horror
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Drama
Castle Keep
1969 · Drama
The Glass Wall
1953 · Drama
Midnight
1934 · Crime
Devdas
1955 · Romance
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Drama
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · History
The Ceremony
1963 · Crime
Von Ryan’s Express
1965 · Thriller
Funeral Parade of Roses
1969 · Drama
Decision Before Dawn
1951 · Thriller
The Comedians
1967 · Drama
Death on the Run
1967 · Action
Outcast of the Islands
1951 · Drama
The Stars Look Down
1940 · Drama
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Drama
Black Hand
1950 · Drama
The One-Armed Swordsman
1967 · Action
The Egyptian
1954 · Drama
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Thriller
The Organizer
1963 · Drama
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Drama
The Maltese Falcon
1931 · Mystery
The Rothschilds
1940 · Drama
Countdown
1967 · Thriller
Trans-Europ-Express
1966 · Thriller
Pandava Vanavasamu
1965 · Drama
Black Friday
1940 · Thriller
Twisted Nerve
1968 · Horror
The Saxon Charm
1948 · Drama
The Purple Plain
1954 · Adventure
Dry Summer
1963 · Crime
The Small Voice
1948 · Thriller
Love on the Dole
1941 · Drama
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934 · Drama
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