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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980 · Western
Alligator
1980 · Sci-Fi
Raging Bull
1980 · Biography
Shogun Assassin
1980 · Adventure
The Boogey Man
1980 · Horror
Nizhalgal
1980 · Drama
Polladhavan
1980 · Action
The Day Time Ended
1980 · Horror
Christmas Evil
1980 · Horror
Motel Hell
1980 · Thriller
Cannibal Terror
1980 · Horror
Dostana
1980 · Drama
Breaker Morant
1980 · Drama
Fade to Black
1980 · Thriller
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980 · Horror
Kagemusha
1980 · Drama
The Elephant Man
1980 · Biography
Navajeros
1980 · Drama
The First Deadly Sin
1980 · Mystery
Cries in the Night
1980 · Horror
Terror Train
1980 · Mystery
Breaking Glass
1980 · Drama
The Attic
1980 · Horror
Gloria
1980 · Drama
Playing for Time
1980 · History
Union City
1980 · Drama
Germany Pale Mother
1980 · Drama
Without Warning
1980 · Horror
A Deadly Secret
1980 · Drama
Burebista
1980 · History
Mother's Day
1980 · Thriller
The Nest
1980 · Drama
Ordinary People
1980 · Drama
The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle
1980 · Music
The Rebel Intruders
1980 · Action
Gehrayee
1980 · Horror
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Action
Alexander the Great
1980 · Drama
The Mystery of Oberwald
1980 · Romance
The Unseen
1980 · Horror
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