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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
3,239 slow burn movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Turn Left Turn Right
2016 · Adventure
Manchester by the Sea
2016 · Drama
Stranger in Paradise
2016 · Documentary
Woman on Fire
2016 · Documentary
Arrival
2016 · Sci-Fi
Loving
2016 · Biography
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016 · Thriller
Moonlight
2016 · Drama
The Long Excuse
2016 · Drama
Certain Women
2016 · Drama
Aquarius
2016 · Drama
My Dad and Mr. Ito
2016 · Comedy
Happiness
2016 · Drama
Blue Jay
2016 · Drama
The Alchemist Cookbook
2016 · Drama
The Intestine
2016 · Drama
Tharlo
2016 · Drama
Chronic
2016 · Drama
Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl
2016 · Horror
Meridian
2016 · Mystery
Delusion
2016 · Drama
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
2016 · Drama
A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · Romance
Iqaluit
2016 · Drama
Your Lie in April
2016 · Romance
A Death in the Gunj
2016 · Thriller
Ithaca
2016 · Drama
Happiness
2016 · Drama
The Light Between Oceans
2016 · Drama
The Eremites
2016 · Drama
Crying Out In Love
2016 · Romance
The Sea of Trees
2016 · Drama
Southside with You
2016 · Biography
Happy Hour
2016 · Drama
Spaceman
2016 · Drama
A Tale of Love and Darkness
2016 · Biography
Ixcanul
2016 · Drama
Spa Night
2016 · Drama
Never Said Goodbye
2016 · Romance
Ordinary People
2016 · Drama
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