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Steady-Paced Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Shivers
1981 · Drama
Ragtime
1981 · Drama
Skokie
1981 · History
Burning an Illusion
1981 · Drama
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981 · Adventure
The Prodigal Son
1981 · Comedy
Coup de Torchon
1981 · Drama
The Orchard End Murder
1981 · Horror
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
1981
Saturday the 14th
1981 · Sci-Fi
Looker
1981 · Sci-Fi
Thrishna
1981 · Drama
Thanneer… Thanneer…
1981 · Drama
Andha 7 Naatkal
1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981 · Horror
Nightmare
1981 · Horror
Strange Behavior
1981 · Horror
Priest of Love
1981 · Drama
Enchanted Journey
1981 · Adventure
Tattoo
1981 · Thriller
The Watcher in the Woods
1981 · Mystery
Dead & Buried
1981 · Mystery
Sidney Shorr: A Girl’s Best Friend
1981 · Comedy
Zoot Suit
1981 · Drama
Paternity
1981 · Comedy
Vabank
1981 · Crime
The Woman Next Door
1981 · Romance
Manon
1981 · Drama
Only When I Laugh
1981 · Comedy
Mommie Dearest
1981 · Biography
True Confessions
1981 · Drama
The Disappearance
1981 · Drama
Continental Divide
1981 · Comedy
The Club
1981 · Action
Passion of Love
1981 · Drama
The Haunting of Julia
1981 · Drama
Lady, Stay Dead
1981 · Horror
Ticket to Heaven
1981 · Drama
St. Helens
1981 · Action
Private Lessons
1981 · Comedy
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