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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Symptoms
1974 · Horror
Lovin’ Molly
1974 · Romance
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974 · Drama
Ghost Story
1974 · Horror
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Drama
Butley
1974 · Drama
A Steam Train Passes
1974 · Documentary
Amarcord
1973 · Drama
Don't Look Now
1973 · Drama
Nirmalyam
1973 · Romance
The Affair
1973 · Romance
Some Call It Loving
1973 · Drama
Fade In
1973 · Romance
Sunshine
1973 · Drama
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973 · Drama
The Way We Were
1973 · Drama
The Optimists of Nine Elms
1973 · Drama
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1973 · Drama
The Mother and the Whore
1973 · Drama
Malachi’s Cove
1973 · Drama
The Witches Mountain
1973 · Horror
Illumination
1973 · Drama
The Spirit of the Beehive
1973 · Fantasy
Jeremy
1973 · Romance
The Hireling
1973 · Drama
The Hourglass Sanatorium
1973 · Fantasy
Anna and the Wolves
1973 · Drama
Ganja & Hess
1973 · Drama
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
1973 · Romance
The Water Was So Clear
1973 · Drama
Voices
1973 · Drama
The Long Goodbye
1973 · Drama
Ludwig
1973 · Drama
Garm Hava
1973 · Drama
Cries and Whispers
1972 · Drama
Swayamvaram
1972 · Drama
A Reflection of Fear
1972 · Horror
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
1972 · Horror
That Certain Summer
1972 · Drama
Necromancy
1972 · Horror
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