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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Conspiracy Theory
1997 · Mystery
Ashes of Paradise
1997 · Mystery
Intensity
1997 · Thriller
Spawn
1997 · Action
Jungle Emperor Leo
1997 · Animation
In the Company of Men
1997 · Drama
One Eight Seven
1997 · Drama
Hostile Waters
1997 · Thriller
Amruthavarshini
1997 · Drama
Full Alert
1997 · Thriller
Daava
1997 · Romance
The Butcher Boy
1997 · Drama
Contact
1997 · Sci-Fi
The Manson Family
1997 · Drama
Loha
1997 · Action
Digging to China
1997 · Drama
Sindhooram
1997 · Drama
Gupt: The Hidden Truth
1997 · Thriller
Twists of Terror
1997 · Horror
Cutting Moments
1997 · Horror
Rainy Dog
1997 · Drama
Face/Off
1997 · Action
Elisa Before the End of the World
1997 · Drama
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood
1997 · Crime
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
1997 · Drama
Underground
1997 · Drama
Buried Alive II
1997 · Thriller
Dobermann
1997 · Crime
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997 · History
Border
1997 · Action
American Perfekt
1997 · Drama
Robinson Crusoe
1997 · Drama
The Opium War
1997 · History
Mrityudaata
1997 · Action
The Pillow Book
1997 · Drama
Little Boy Blue
1997 · Drama
Virasat
1997 · Family
Mahaanta
1997 · Action
True Love and Chaos
1997 · Drama
Lelam
1997 · Action
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