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The Relic
1997 · Thriller
Turbulence
1997 · Crime
Peddannayya
1997 · Drama
Vanishing Point
1997 · Adventure
Hitler
1997 · Drama
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
Nagamandala
1997 · Drama
The Eighteenth Angel
1997 · Horror
Thieves
1996 · Drama
Daddy’s Girl
1996 · Drama
Little Witches
1996 · Horror
Scream
1996 · Mystery
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 · Adventure
Ajay
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · History
My Fellow Americans
1996 · Adventure
Natural Enemy
1996 · Horror
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996 · Drama
The Cherokee Kid
1996 · Family
Rebirth of Mothra
1996 · Fantasy
Citizen Ruth
1996 · Drama
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Action
Johns
1996 · Drama
Stand Against Fear
1996 · Drama
Daylight
1996 · Action
Bloodsport III
1996 · Action
Riot
1996 · Action
Dastak
1996 · Romance
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
1996 · Action
Head of the Family
1996 · Comedy
The Bandit
1996 · Drama
Sling Blade
1996 · Drama
The Crucible
1996 · History
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Action
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