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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
3,239 slow burn movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Romance on the Orient Express
1985 · Romance
Angry Harvest
1985 · Romance
Wetherby
1985 · Mystery
Hail Mary
1985 · Drama
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
1985 · Drama
The Wannsee Conference
1984 · History
Kaos
1984 · Fantasy
Paris, Texas
1984 · Drama
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu
1984 · Drama
The Razor's Edge
1984 · Drama
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 · Drama
’Merika
1984 · Drama
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984 · Romance
The Bay Boy
1984 · Romance
Love Unto Death
1984 · Drama
Where the Green Ants Dream
1984 · Drama
Yellow Earth
1984 · History
Stranger Than Paradise
1984 · Drama
Secret Honor
1984 · Drama
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Drama
Boy Meets Girl
1984 · Drama
The Element of Crime
1984 · Drama
White Dew
1984 · Comedy
The Holy Innocents
1984 · Drama
Love Streams
1984 · Drama
Swann in Love
1984 · Drama
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
1984 · Thriller
The Revolt of Job
1983 · Drama
Among Grey Stones
1983 · Drama
My Memories of Old Beijing
1983 · Drama
Testament
1983 · Sci-Fi
Never Cry Wolf
1983 · Action
Last Night at the Alamo
1983 · Comedy
Boys and Girls
1983 · Drama
The Big Chill
1983 · Drama
My Brother’s Wedding
1983 · Drama
Variety
1983 · Drama
City of Pirates
1983 · Drama
Antarctica
1983 · Drama
The Boys from Fengkuei
1983 · Drama
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