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Intense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Some Kind of Hero
1982 · Drama
The Long Good Friday
1982 · Drama
Cat People
1982 · Drama
Basket Case
1982 · Horror
Carry On Pickpocket
1982 · Action
Turkey Shoot
1982 · Action
Oliver Twist
1982 · Drama
Deathtrap
1982 · Mystery
Home Sweet Home
1982 · Drama
Thanikattu Raja
1982 · Action
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982 · Comedy
Parasite
1982 · Horror
Missing
1982 · Biography
Bazaar
1982 · Drama
I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982 · Drama
The Loveless
1982 · Drama
The New York Ripper
1982 · Crime
Fitzcarraldo
1982 · Adventure
Sorceress
1982 · Fantasy
Incubus
1982 · Thriller
Swamp Thing
1982 · Sci-Fi
Shoot the Moon
1982 · Drama
Death Wish II
1982 · Action
A Question of Silence
1982 · Drama
Veronika Voss
1982 · Drama
Devil Returns
1982 · Horror
Quest for Fire
1982 · Adventure
Khud-Daar
1982 · Drama
The Beast Within
1982 · Horror
The Border
1982 · Drama
Das Boot
1982 · Action
Night Crossing
1982 · Drama
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 · Horror
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1982 · Mystery
The Seduction
1982 · Thriller
Oro, Plata, Mata
1982 · Drama
Vazhvey Maayam
1982 · Drama
Vice Squad
1982 · Action
Shaolin Temple
1982 · Action
Jaws of Satan
1982 · Mystery
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