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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Night of the Living Dead
1990 · Horror
White Palace
1990 · Drama
Avasara Police 100
1990 · Action
Reversal of Fortune
1990 · Drama
Fine Things
1990 · Drama
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990 · Drama
Memphis Belle
1990 · Action
Troll 2
1990 · Fantasy
The Hot Spot
1990 · Drama
Shakma
1990 · Horror
Aftershock
1990 · Action
Sorority House Massacre II
1990 · Comedy
Desperate Hours
1990 · Action
Marked for Death
1990 · Action
Henry & June
1990 · Biography
Miller's Crossing
1990 · Drama
An Angel at My Table
1990 · Biography
Men Of Respect
1990 · Action
Demonia
1990 · Horror
Pacific Heights
1990 · Thriller
King of New York
1990 · Thriller
The Suckling
1990 · Horror
She Said No
1990 · Crime
Bobbili Raja
1990 · Romance
Paper Mask
1990 · Crime
White Hunter Black Heart
1990 · Adventure
Hardware
1990 · Sci-Fi
State of Grace
1990 · Action
The Field
1990 · Drama
Gangland Odyssey
1990 · Crime
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Drama
Criminal Justice
1990 · Drama
Mister Johnson
1990 · Drama
Fallen from Heaven
1990 · Romance
Playroom
1990 · Horror
No Fear, No Die
1990 · Drama
Dead Girls
1990 · Horror
Goodfellas
1990 · Biography
The Killer
1990 · Action
Sailaab
1990 · Romance
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