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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Thelma & Louise
1991 · Drama
Backdraft
1991 · Action
Straight Out of Brooklyn
1991 · Drama
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991 · Thriller
Stone Cold
1991 · Action
Hiruko the Goblin
1991 · Comedy
Zandalee
1991 · Drama
Europa Europa
1991 · Drama
Sometimes They Come Back
1991 · Horror
Nekromantik 2
1991 · Drama
Victim of Love
1991 · Thriller
Scanners II: The New Order
1991 · Action
One Good Cop
1991 · Crime
Carne
1991 · Thriller
The Hitman
1991 · Action
Anna Karamazoff
1991
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
1991 · Horror
Toy Soldiers
1991 · Action
A Kiss Before Dying
1991 · Drama
Diplomatic Immunity
1991 · Drama
Mortal Thoughts
1991 · Mystery
Howling VI: The Freaks
1991 · Horror
Absolute Strangers
1991 · Drama
En Rasavin Manasile
1991
Out for Justice
1991 · Action
Ente Sooryaputhrikku
1991 · Drama
Ju Dou
1991 · Drama
Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea
1991 · Drama
The Comfort of Strangers
1991 · Drama
Bharatham
1991 · Drama
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991 · Mystery
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
1991 · Drama
Scissors
1991 · Thriller
Tsar Ivan the Terrible
1991 · History
Voyager
1991 · Drama
True Colors
1991 · Drama
Guilty by Suspicion
1991 · Drama
Ironclads
1991 · History
New Jack City
1991 · Action
La Femme Nikita
1991 · Action
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