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Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
1996 · Thriller
Extreme Measures
1996 · Drama
2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Thriller
Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan
1996 · Drama
Last Man Standing
1996 · Action
Blood and Wine
1996 · Crime
Elevated
1996 · Thriller
Specimen
1996 · Action
Humanoids from the Deep
1996 · Thriller
The Rich Man’s Wife
1996 · Thriller
Maximum Risk
1996 · Crime
Feeling Minnesota
1996 · Drama
The Ogre
1996 · Drama
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1996 · Romance
Ponette
1996 · Drama
Intimate Relations
1996 · Drama
Kissed
1996 · Romance
Mongkok Story
1996 · Action
Curdled
1996 · Comedy
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996 · Crime
Deep Crimson
1996 · Drama
The Trigger Effect
1996 · Drama
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996 · Sci-Fi
Freeway
1996 · Drama
Jeet
1996 · Romance
Solo
1996 · Action
Foxfire
1996 · Drama
Yuvathurki
1996 · Action
The Fan
1996 · Drama
Kansas City
1996 · Drama
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Action
Krishna
1996 · Romance
Danger Zone
1996 · Drama
Chain Reaction
1996 · Action
Cyclo
1996 · Drama
Kids Return
1996 · Crime
A Time to Kill
1996 · Drama
Fled
1996 · Action
The Frighteners
1996 · Fantasy
Trainspotting
1996 · Drama
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