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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Cannibal Campout
1988 · Horror
Defence Counsel Sedov
1988 · Drama
The Arrogant
1988 · Crime
The Last Conflict
1988 · Crime
Moonstalker
1988 · Horror
Robowar
1988 · Action
Woodchipper Massacre
1988 · Horror
And the Violins Stopped Playing
1988 · Drama
Death Nurse 2
1988 · Crime
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
1988 · Drama
Maharshi
1987 · Romance
The Vanishing World
1987 · Documentary
Vedham Pudhithu
1987 · Romance
Opera
1987 · Thriller
September
1987 · Drama
The Last Emperor
1987 · Biography
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · Crime
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 · Drama
Gandahar
1987 · Fantasy
The Wild Pair
1987 · Drama
Wall Street
1987 · Drama
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Action
Walker
1987 · Drama
Cobra Verde
1987 · Drama
Housekeeping
1987 · Comedy
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 · Romance
Nuts
1987 · Drama
The Nest
1987 · Thriller
Flowers in the Attic
1987 · Drama
Prison on Fire
1987 · Drama
Bellman and True
1987 · Action
Beatrice
1987 · Drama
White Mischief
1987 · Romance
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · Action
Less Than Zero
1987 · Drama
Cry Freedom
1987 · Biography
Deadly Prey
1987 · Action
Assa
1987 · Drama
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987 · Drama
The Jester
1987 · Drama
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