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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Hysteria
1997 · Horror
The Assignment
1997 · Thriller
The Peacemaker
1997 · Action
Face
1997 · Crime
Bombshell
1997 · Thriller
The Edge
1997 · Action
The Ice Storm
1997 · Drama
Wishmaster
1997 · Horror
A Thousand Acres
1997 · Drama
Mohabbat
1997 · Romance
Photographing Fairies
1997 · Fantasy
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Drama
Firelight
1997 · Romance
Eighteen Springs
1997 · Romance
As Time Goes By
1997 · Documentary
Artemisia
1997 · History
Rizal in Dapitan
1997 · Drama
Swept from the Sea
1997 · Drama
Perfect Body
1997 · Drama
The Hanging Garden
1997 · Drama
Gravesend
1997 · Thriller
Fire Down Below
1997 · Action
Heaven’s Burning
1997 · Drama
Chinese Box
1997 · Drama
Ossos
1997 · Drama
Six Ways to Sunday
1997 · Comedy
Nerrukku Ner
1997 · Drama
A Better Place
1997 · Drama
Mrs. Dalloway
1997 · Romance
Regeneration
1997 · War
Hoodlum
1997 · Drama
The Ugly
1997 · Thriller
Mimic
1997 · Sci-Fi
Bad Day on the Block
1997 · Drama
G.I. Jane
1997 · Action
Fire
1997 · Drama
Cop Land
1997 · Drama
Event Horizon
1997 · Adventure
The Crazy Stranger
1997 · Drama
Pardes
1997 · Romance
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