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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Mr. Wrong
1996 · Comedy
City Hall
1996 · Drama
Grim
1996 · Horror
Follow Your Heart
1996 · Drama
Restoration
1996 · Biography
White Squall
1996 · Adventure
Leily is with Me
1996 · War
The Hunters
1996 · Thriller
The Stendhal Syndrome
1996 · Thriller
The Funeral
1996 · Drama
Normal Life
1996 · Drama
Young and Dangerous
1996 · Action
Female Perversions
1996 · Drama
Jane Eyre
1996 · Drama
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · Action
The Grave
1996 · Horror
Poison Ivy 2: Lily
1996 · Romance
Dharma Chakram
1996 · Drama
Eye for an Eye
1996 · Drama
Himmat
1996 · Action
Anantha Rathriya
1996 · Drama
Manthrika Kuthira
1996 · Comedy
Flame
1996 · Drama
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996 · Documentary
Mahathma
1996
Survival Island
1996 · Documentary
Dil Tera Diwana
1996
Haqeeqat
1995 · Crime
Kraurya
1995 · Drama
Richard III
1995 · Drama
Dead Man Walking
1995 · Drama
Trimurti
1995 · Drama
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Drama
The Blade
1995 · Action
Nixon
1995 · Biography
The City of Lost Children
1995 · Adventure
Heat
1995 · Drama
Mixed Blessings
1995 · Romance
Georgia
1995 · Drama
Operation Antha
1995
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