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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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Business Ethics
2020 · Thriller
Hacked
2020 · Horror
Cadaver
2020 · Thriller
War
2020 · Drama
Dangerous to Know
2020 · Mystery
Shadows
2020 · Thriller
This Is Not a Movie
2020 · Action
Rebecca
2020 · Drama
Belly of the Beast
2020 · Documentary
The Kid Detective
2020 · Drama
Clouds
2020 · Drama
2 Hearts
2020 · Drama
Dead Again
2020 · Horror
Scary Stories: Dark Web
2020 · Horror
The Mortuary Collection
2020 · Fantasy
The Relic
2020 · Horror
Nocturne
2020 · Mystery
Evil Eye
2020 · Mystery
Batman: Death in the Family
2020 · Action
Seized
2020 · Thriller
Seized
2020 · Thriller
Triple Threat
2020 · Drama
Cross the Line
2020 · Thriller
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
2020 · Thriller
Yellow Rose
2020 · Drama
Time
2020 · Documentary
Bye Bye Morons
2020 · Comedy
Fractured
2020 · Drama
Charm City Kings
2020 · Drama
A Perfect Enemy
2020 · Mystery
Post Mortem
2020 · Mystery
Black Box
2020 · Sci-Fi
The Lie
2020 · Drama
Varmaa
2020 · Romance
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020 · Biography
The Call
2020 · Horror
Possessor Uncut
2020 · Sci-Fi
Ka/Pae. Ranasingam
2020 · Drama
12 Hour Shift
2020 · Thriller
Spontaneous
2020 · Sci-Fi
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- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
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- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
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- Bittersweet Movies Bittersweet endings: the win comes at a real cost.
- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
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