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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1970–1999
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Dang Bireley’s and Young Gangsters
1997 · Action
Bhai
1997
Ghulam-E-Musthafa
1997 · Action
The Haunted Sea
1997 · Mystery
Retroactive
1997 · Crime
Schizophreniac: The Whore Mangler
1997 · Drama
Friends ’Til The End
1997 · Drama
Quiet Days in Hollywood
1997 · Drama
Family Plan
1997 · Family
Nagamandala
1997 · Drama
The Eighteenth Angel
1997 · Horror
Pingu at the Wedding Party
1997 · Animation
Saaz
1997 · Music
Evita
1996 · Biography
Michael
1996 · Drama
Thieves
1996 · Drama
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996 · Biography
Famous Fred
1996 · Comedy
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Drama
Daddy’s Girl
1996 · Drama
Little Witches
1996 · Horror
Scream
1996 · Mystery
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 · Adventure
Ajay
1996
The Cyclone
1996 · Romance
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · History
One Fine Day
1996 · Drama
My Fellow Americans
1996 · Adventure
Beyond Silence
1996 · Drama
In Love and War
1996 · Drama
Natural Enemy
1996 · Horror
Marvin's Room
1996 · Drama
Unlikely Angel
1996 · Comedy
Dipu Number 2
1996 · Adventure
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996 · Drama
The Cherokee Kid
1996 · Family
Rebirth of Mothra
1996 · Fantasy
Jerry Maguire
1996 · Drama
Citizen Ruth
1996 · Drama
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Action
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