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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996 · Sci-Fi
Freeway
1996 · Drama
Jeet
1996 · Romance
Foxfire
1996 · Drama
Yuvathurki
1996 · Action
Losing Chase
1996 · Drama
The Fan
1996 · Drama
Kansas City
1996 · Drama
Khamoshi: The Musical
1996 · Romance
Krishna
1996 · Romance
Cyclo
1996 · Drama
Kids Return
1996 · Crime
A Time to Kill
1996 · Drama
The Frighteners
1996 · Fantasy
Trainspotting
1996 · Drama
Close Your Eyes and Hold Me
1996 · Romance
Daraar
1996 · Thriller
Phenomenon
1996 · Drama
Grand Avenue
1996
Saradha Bullodu
1996 · Romance
Striptease
1996 · Drama
The Sweeper
1996 · Action
Hollow Reed
1996 · Drama
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 · Drama
Lone Star
1996 · Drama
The Maddening
1996 · Thriller
Picnic
1996 · Drama
Ebola Syndrome
1996 · Comedy
The Cable Guy
1996 · Drama
Deadly Voyage
1996 · Thriller
The Dentist
1996 · Horror
Nightjohn
1996 · Drama
DragonHeart
1996 · Action
Prem Granth
1996 · Romance
Sardari Begum
1996 · Drama
The Sunchaser
1996 · Crime
Heaven’s Prisoners
1996 · Drama
Power 98
1996 · Thriller
Peanuts
1996
The Stepford Husbands
1996 · Drama
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