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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
3,252 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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Kokoro
2016 · Drama
Valley of Love
2016 · Drama
Sweet Bean
2016 · Drama
This House Has People in It
2016 · Comedy
Yalom's Cure
2016 · Biography
Marguerite
2016 · Drama
The Kid from the Big Apple
2016 · Family
Knight of Cups
2016 · Drama
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
2016 · Drama
Aligarh
2016 · Drama
A Man and a Woman
2016 · Romance
The Witch
2016 · Mystery
Embrace of the Serpent
2016 · Adventure
Aloys
2016 · Fantasy
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
2016 · Comedy
Bad Hurt
2016 · Drama
Glassland
2016 · Drama
Mountains May Depart
2016 · Drama
Angel
2016 · Drama
Rams
2016 · Drama
Everybody's Fine
2016 · Drama
Letters from Prague
2016 · Drama
Bastu Shaap
2016 · Drama
The Abandoned
2016 · Mystery
Lamb
2016 · Drama
Natsamrat
2016 · Drama
Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2016 · Drama
Anomalisa
2015 · Drama
Impossible Love
2015 · Drama
45 Years
2015 · Drama
Anguish
2015 · Drama
Hector
2015 · Drama
Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015 · Drama
Christmas Eve
2015 · Comedy
The Lady in the Van
2015 · Biography
Youth
2015 · Drama
The Danish Girl
2015 · Biography
The Green Carriage
2015 · Drama
Carol
2015 · Drama
By the Sea
2015 · Drama
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