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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Vanaprastham
1999 · Drama
Three Seasons
1999 · Drama
Coquille
1999 · Drama
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999 · Drama
White Valentine
1999 · Romance
Set Me Free
1999 · Romance
A Real Young Girl
1976 · Drama
Moloch
1999 · Drama
Will to Live
1999 · Drama
The Thin Red Line
1999 · Action
Pig
1999 · Thriller
Peppermint
1999 · Drama
The Bear
1998 · Fantasy
Under the Sun
1998 · Romance
Meet Joe Black
1998 · Drama
Barbara
1998 · Comedy
License to Live
1998 · Drama
Gods and Monsters
1998 · Biography
Bunny
1998 · Drama
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Drama
Dark Harbor
1998 · Drama
Birdcage Inn
1998 · Drama
One True Thing
1998 · Drama
Such a Long Journey
1998 · Drama
Lulu on the Bridge
1998 · Romance
The Eel
1998 · Drama
The Governess
1998 · Drama
Henry Fool
1998 · Drama
Claire Dolan
1998 · Drama
The Hole
1998 · Drama
The Horse Whisperer
1998 · Drama
Left Luggage
1998 · Drama
No Looking Back
1998 · Drama
Taste of Cherry
1998 · Drama
Love and Death on Long Island
1998 · Drama
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998 · Drama
Besieged
1998 · Romance
Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
1998 · Drama
Tomorrow Night
1998 · Comedy
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1998 · Mystery
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