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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Anna Lucasta
1949 · Drama
Payment Deferred
1932 · Crime
Kaajal
1965
Bees Saal Baad
1962 · Mystery
Silver Dollar
1932 · Drama
Five Star Final
1931 · Drama
Born to Love
1931 · War
Undercover
1943 · War
Reprisal!
1956 · Western
Vertical
1966 · Action
Psycho a Go-Go
1965 · Horror
Curse of the Fly
1965 · Horror
Portrait of Hell
1969 · Drama
Pasha
1968 · Drama
Becket
1964 · History
The Doorway to Hell
1930 · Crime
Dil Ek Mandir
1963
Paava Mannippu
1961 · Drama
Mosquito Squadron
1969 · War
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960 · Crime
Oedipus Rex
1967 · Drama
Dante’s Inferno
1967 · History
Andersonville
1996 · Drama
Murder in Reverse?
1945 · Thriller
Green Fire
1954 · Drama
Adventures of Captain Fabian
1951 · Adventure
Ganga Zumba
1963 · Drama
Yakshi
1968 · Thriller
The Bigamist
1953 · Romance
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935 · Horror
Bandini
1963 · Romance
The Cycle Savages
1969 · Drama
The Phantom of the Opera
1962 · Horror
Sangam
1964 · Romance
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956 · Crime
Blood and Sand
1941 · Romance
The Tartars
1961 · Drama
The Red Shoes
1948 · Drama
Marine Raiders
1944 · Drama
Island of Terror
1966 · Horror
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