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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Morning After
1986 · Thriller
Native Son
1986 · Drama
Legacy of Rage
1986 · Action
Platoon
1986 · Drama
Terrorizers
1986 · Drama
King Kong Lives
1986 · Action
Where Are the Children?
1986 · Drama
Shatru
1986 · Drama
The Passage
1986 · Horror
Gothic
1986 · Horror
Righting Wrongs
1986 · Thriller
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Adventure
The Whistle Blower
1986 · Action
Manon of the Spring
1986 · Drama
The Wind
1986 · Horror
Slaughter High
1986 · Thriller
Sid and Nancy
1986 · Biography
Padayani
1986 · Action
Tai-Pan
1986 · Adventure
52 Pick-Up
1986 · Drama
Betty Blue
1986 · Drama
Descent Into Hell
1986 · Drama
Punnagai Mannan
1986 · Drama
Inside Out
1986 · Drama
Kamikaze Hearts
1986 · Documentary
Forgive Me
1986 · Drama
Red Headed Stranger
1986 · Western
The Mission
1986 · Adventure
The Majorettes
1986 · Horror
When the Wind Blows
1986 · War
Pranamam
1986 · Drama
From Beyond
1986 · Sci-Fi
When the Bough Breaks
1986 · Drama
Deadly Friend
1986 · Sci-Fi
Thalavattam
1986 · Comedy
Rakshasudu
1986 · Drama
Blood Hook
1986 · Comedy
Rawhead Rex
1986 · Horror
Sorority House Massacre
1986 · Comedy
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986 · Thriller
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