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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Monster's Ball
2001 · Drama
The Shipping News
2001 · Drama
Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection
2001 · Animation
Behind the Sun
2001 · Drama
Peony Pavilion
2001 · Romance
Last Orders
2001 · Drama
Baran
2001 · Drama
Inch’Allah dimanche
2001 · Drama
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Drama
In the Bedroom
2001 · Drama
Tera Mera Saath Rahen
2001 · Drama
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Drama
Crying… Silicon Tears
2001 · Comedy
Intimacy
2001 · Drama
Waking Life
2001 · Drama
Take Care of My Cat
2001 · Drama
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001 · Sci-Fi
Late One Night
2001 · Drama
The Season of Men
2001 · Drama
Samsara
2001 · Drama
The Others
2001 · Mystery
Session 9
2001 · Mystery
Fragile as the World
2001 · Drama
Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release)
2001 · Drama
Big Eden
2001 · Drama
A Real Young Girl
2001 · Drama
Distance
2001 · Drama
Under the Sand
2001 · Drama
Eureka
2001 · Drama
The Golden Bowl
2001 · Drama
Lakeboat
2001 · Drama
Last Resort
2001 · Drama
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2001 · Drama
Wit
2001 · Drama
In the Mood for Love
2001 · Drama
The Pledge
2001 · Drama
Zubeidaa
2001 · Music
I Wish I Had a Wife
2001 · Drama
Meghamalhar
2001
Malèna
2000 · Drama
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