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Emotionally Heavy Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Flesh for Frankenstein
1973 · Horror
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Adventure
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973 · Horror
Nirmalyam
1973 · Romance
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse
1973 · Drama
Westworld
1973 · Action
Stardust
1973 · Music
The Don Is Dead
1973 · Drama
Sunshine
1973 · Drama
Night Watch
1973 · Horror
The Severed Arm
1973 · Horror
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 · Comedy
The President’s Plane Is Missing
1973 · Drama
The Outfit
1973 · Drama
Lucky Luciano
1973 · Crime
Failure of Engineer Garin
1973 · Drama
Badlands
1973 · Drama
Mean Streets
1973 · Drama
Bawdy Tales
1973 · Comedy
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1973 · Drama
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
1973 · Horror
Hex
1973 · Horror
The Mother and the Whore
1973 · Drama
John the Violent
1973
Illumination
1973 · Drama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973 · Drama
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
1973 · Drama
Horror High
1973 · Horror
Satan’s School for Girls
1973 · Mystery
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973 · History
No Place to Hide
1973 · Thriller
The Pyx
1973 · Horror
The Pedestrian
1973 · Drama
Massage Parlor Murders
1973 · Crime
Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off
1973 · Thriller
Bang the Drum Slowly
1973 · Drama
High Plains Drifter
1973 · Mystery
Happy Mother’s Day, Love George
1973 · Thriller
A Doll’s House
1973 · Drama
High Crime
1973 · Crime
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