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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Careful
1993 · Drama
The Man Without a Face
1993 · Drama
The Secret Garden
1993 · Drama
The Sandman
1993 · Mystery
The Music of Chance
1993 · Drama
My Favorite Season
1993 · Drama
Map of the Human Heart
1993 · Adventure
Ocean Waves
1993 · Romance
Madadayo
1993 · Drama
The Cement Garden
1993 · Drama
You Are My Only Love
1993 · Drama
Rudaali
1993 · Drama
Drumroll
1993 · Drama
Rebels of the Neon God
1992 · Drama
The Lover
1992 · Biography
The Railway Station Man
1992 · Drama
A River Runs Through It
1992 · Drama
Salt on Our Skin
1992 · Drama
Autumn Moon
1992 · Drama
Enchanted April
1992 · Drama
The Best Intentions
1992 · Biography
Gas Food Lodging
1992 · Drama
Sadayam
1992 · Drama
For a Lost Soldier
1992 · Drama
The Northerners
1992 · Drama
The Stolen Children
1992 · Drama
A Place in the World
1992 · Drama
The Hours and Times
1992 · Drama
Céline
1992 · Drama
Betty
1992 · Drama
Sargam
1992 · Drama
Daughters of the Dust
1991 · Drama
The Double Life of Veronique
1991 · Drama
Jumpin’ at the Boneyard
1991 · Drama
Jumpin’ at the Boneyard
1991 · Drama
A Scene at the Sea
1991 · Romance
The Man in the Moon
1991 · Drama
Liebestraum
1991 · Mystery
Paradise
1991 · Drama
Rambling Rose
1991 · Drama
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