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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1970–1999
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Three Lives and Only One Death
1996 · Mystery
The Stepford Husbands
1996 · Drama
Twisted Desire
1996 · Crime
Doctor Who
1996 · Adventure
Twister
1996 · Action
Szamanka
1996 · Drama
Tu Chor Main Sipahi
1996 · Comedy
Original Gangstas
1996 · Crime
Dead Man
1996 · Drama
Cold Comfort Farm
1996 · Comedy
Indian
1996 · Thriller
Temptress Moon
1996 · Romance
Tornado!
1996 · Action
No One Would Tell
1996 · Crime
The Pallbearer
1996 · Comedy
The Craft
1996 · Drama
Barb Wire
1996 · Action
A Summer Dress
1996 · Drama
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996 · Biography
Zarkorr! The Invader
1996
An Unfinished Affair
1996 · Drama
Sunset Park
1996 · Drama
Kingpin
1996 · Sport
Mulholland Falls
1996 · Drama
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
1996 · Comedy
Butterfly Kiss
1996 · Drama
Ramudochadu
1996 · Comedy
Iron Monkey 2
1996 · Action
Things I Never Told You
1996 · Romance
The Quest
1996 · Action
Sengottai
1996 · Drama
Celtic Pride
1996 · Sport
The Substitute
1996 · Action
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 · Drama
As Tears Go By (1988)
1996 · Drama
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996 · Sci-Fi
Dream for an Insomniac
1996 · Romance
Kazaam
1996 · Fantasy
Terror in the Family
1996 · Drama
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1996 · Thriller
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