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Steady-Paced Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Kagemusha
1980 · Drama
The Elephant Man
1980 · Biography
Private Benjamin
1980 · Comedy
I Don’t Understand You Anymore
1980 · Comedy
The First Deadly Sin
1980 · Mystery
Cries in the Night
1980 · Horror
Oh, God! Book II
1980 · Fantasy
Blank Generation
1980 · Drama
Breaking Glass
1980 · Drama
Playing for Time
1980 · History
Union City
1980 · Drama
Germany Pale Mother
1980 · Drama
Hopscotch
1980 · Comedy
Resurrection
1980 · Drama
My Bodyguard
1980 · Drama
Burebista
1980 · History
The Calm
1980 · Drama
Melvin and Howard
1980 · Comedy
The Club
1980 · Drama
Gehrayee
1980 · Horror
Alexander the Great
1980 · Drama
The Mystery of Oberwald
1980 · Romance
Blood Beach
1980 · Horror
Hawk the Slayer
1980 · Adventure
The Night of the Hunted
1980 · Horror
Scum
1980 · Drama
Johnny
1980 · Drama
Phir Wahi Raat
1980 · Mystery
Saboot
1980 · Horror
Xanadu
1980 · Fantasy
Anthropophagous
1980 · Horror
Raise the Titanic
1980 · Adventure
Prom Night
1980 · Thriller
The Big Red One
1980 · Action
Romance on Lushan Mountain
1980 · Romance
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 · Comedy
Oh Heavenly Dog
1980 · Mystery
The Awakening
1980 · Horror
The Sea Wolves
1980 · War
The Stunt Man
1980 · Action
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