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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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This Is My Love
1954 · Drama
David and Lisa
1962 · Drama
The Criminal Code
1930 · Crime
The Adventures of Tartu
1943 · War
Young Fury
1964 · Western
The Haunted Palace
1963 · Horror
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942 · War
Guest in the House
1944 · Drama
Cemetery Without Crosses
1969 · Western
Confessions of a Psycho Cat
1968 · Horror
Battle at Bloody Beach
1961 · Drama
The Damned
1969 · Drama
Women’s Prison
1955 · Drama
Escort Girl
1941 · Crime
The Shooting
1966 · Western
Monstrosity
1963 · Horror
Attack on the Iron Coast
1968 · War
Color Me Dead
1969 · Action
La Notte
1961 · Drama
The Born Losers
1967 · Action
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969 · Mystery
Lost Command
1966 · War
The Last Voyage
1960 · Action
One Potato, Two Potato
1964 · Drama
Ave Kallu
1967 · Horror
Split Second
1953 · Thriller
Stamboul Quest
1934 · Romance
Jubal
1956 · Drama
Bombai Ka Babu
1960
So Little Time
1952 · War
Devil’s Doorway
1950 · Western
Pendulum
1969 · Crime
Shoeshine
1946 · Drama
The Flesh Eaters
1964 · Horror
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Drama
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954 · Western
Back from Eternity
1956 · Drama
Juke Girl
1942 · Crime
Two Seconds
1932 · Drama
Blood Bath
1966 · Horror
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