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Intense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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D.O.A.
1949 · Crime
The Doomsday Flight
1966 · Thriller
Titanic
1953 · Drama
House of Bamboo
1955 · Drama
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
1958 · Drama
Black Butterflies
2022 · Drama
The Devil’s Hand
1961 · Horror
Riding Shotgun
1954 · Western
The Third Eye
1966 · Thriller
High School Caesar
1960 · Drama
Special Investigator
1936 · Romance
The Big Knife
1955 · Crime
Sitting Bull
1954 · Western
The Hot Spot
2025 · Comedy
The Racing Scene
1969 · Documentary
The Cool and the Crazy
1958 · Drama
The Brothers Rico
1957 · Crime
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Drama
Black Gravel
1961 · Thriller
Lust for Gold
1949 · Western
A Prize of Arms
1962 · Crime
Johnny Cool
1963 · Crime
Hawaii
1966 · Drama
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 · Thriller
Shock
1946 · Thriller
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 · Drama
Eyes Without a Face
1960 · Drama
Hell Drivers
1957 · Crime
The Rocking Horse Winner
1949 · Drama
The Mad Genius
1931 · Romance
Fabiola
1949 · History
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 · Horror
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936 · Horror
The Lineup
1958 · Crime
Beau Ideal
1931 · Adventure
Le Doulos
1962 · Drama
Criss Cross
1949 · Crime
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Drama
The Tingler
1959 · Horror
Battle Stations
1956 · War
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