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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Breathing
2012 · Drama
Teddy Bear
2012 · Drama
Neighboring Sounds
2012 · Drama
Cosmopolis
2012 · Drama
Chicken with Plums
2012 · Drama
Mosquita y Mari
2012 · Drama
Jack & Diane
2012 · Horror
Nuit #1
2012 · Drama
Alps
2012 · Drama
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012 · Drama
Starry Starry Night
2012 · Drama
Mars and April
2012 · Drama
Take This Waltz
2012 · Drama
Unforgivable
2012 · Drama
Onamalu
2012 · Drama
I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person
2012
The World Is Funny
2012 · Drama
The Oregonian
2012 · Mystery
Edmond Was a Donkey
2012 · Animation
A Perfect Ending
2012 · Drama
Oslo, August 31st
2012 · Drama
Entrance
2012 · Drama
Beyond the Black Rainbow
2012 · Sci-Fi
Elena
2012 · Drama
A Special Day
2012 · Documentary
Kaksparsh
2012 · Drama
Elles
2012 · Drama
Firelight
2012 · Drama
The Devil, Probably (1977)
2012 · Drama
Goodbye First Love
2012 · Drama
The Day He Arrives
2012 · Drama
Yabancı
2012
Fray
2012 · Drama
Oki's Movie
2012 · Drama
A Simple Life
2012 · Drama
The Assault
2012 · Action
The Hunter
2012 · Adventure
Keyhole
2012 · Drama
Advantageous
2012
Womb
2012 · Sci-Fi
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