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Intense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Blood Beach
1980 · Horror
He Knows You’re Alone
1980 · Horror
The Night of the Hunted
1980 · Horror
Scum
1980 · Drama
The Big Brawl
1980 · Action
Johnny
1980 · Drama
Phir Wahi Raat
1980 · Mystery
The Warning
1980 · Crime
The Kidnapping of the President
1980 · Thriller
The Octagon
1980 · Action
Saboot
1980 · Horror
Contraband
1980 · Action
Anthropophagous
1980 · Horror
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Crime
Contamination
1980 · Horror
Raise the Titanic
1980 · Adventure
Be Forever Yamato
1980 · Drama
The Hunter
1980 · Action
The Final Countdown
1980 · Action
Dressed to Kill
1980 · Mystery
Guru
1980 · Drama
Prom Night
1980 · Thriller
Zombie
1980 · Horror
The Big Red One
1980 · Action
Pirates of the 20th Century
1980 · Adventure
From the Life of the Marionettes
1980 · Drama
From Riches to Rags
1980 · Comedy
The Awakening
1980 · Horror
Dance of Death
1980 · Comedy
The Sea Wolves
1980 · War
Hangar 18
1980 · Thriller
The Stunt Man
1980 · Action
Virus
1980 · Horror
Brubaker
1980 · Drama
Qurbani
1980 · Drama
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Action
The Island
1980 · Thriller
The Children
1980 · Horror
Karz
1980 · Thriller
Red Rose
1980 · Crime
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