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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Twisted Desire
1996 · Crime
Twister
1996 · Action
Szamanka
1996 · Drama
Original Gangstas
1996 · Crime
Dead Man
1996 · Drama
Indian
1996 · Thriller
Temptress Moon
1996 · Romance
No One Would Tell
1996 · Crime
The Craft
1996 · Drama
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996 · Biography
An Unfinished Affair
1996 · Drama
Mulholland Falls
1996 · Drama
Butterfly Kiss
1996 · Drama
Ramudochadu
1996 · Comedy
Iron Monkey 2
1996 · Action
Sengottai
1996 · Drama
As Tears Go By (1988)
1996 · Drama
Terror in the Family
1996 · Drama
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1996 · Thriller
Courage Under Fire
1996 · Action
Fear
1996 · Thriller
Thesis
1996 · Thriller
Devaraagam
1996 · Drama
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996 · Romance
Primal Fear
1996 · Drama
The Bad Seeds
1996 · Thriller
Majhdhaar
1996 · Romance
Don’t Look Up
1996 · Horror
Diabolique
1996 · Thriller
Agni Sakshi
1996 · Thriller
A Face to Die For
1996 · Drama
Fargo
1996 · Drama
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996 · Sci-Fi
Sweet Temptation
1996 · Drama
Bullet
1996 · Drama
Gone in the Night
1996 · Drama
Unforgettable
1996 · Thriller
Before and After
1996 · Mystery
When Friendship Kills
1996 · Drama
Kalloori Vaasal
1996 · Drama
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