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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Defiance
2008 · Action
The 39 Steps
2008 · Adventure
Crazy Gopalan
2008 · Comedy
Valkyrie
2008 · Drama
Baler
2008 · War
Lady Cop & Papa Crook
2008 · Comedy
The Class
2008 · Drama
Dindigul Sarathy
2008 · Drama
Neninthe
2008 · Drama
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
2008 · Action
Nothing But the Truth
2008 · Drama
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · Sci-Fi
Delgo
2008 · Adventure
Doubt
2008 · Drama
While She Was Out
2008 · Drama
Timecrimes
2008 · Action
Che
2008 · Biography
Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam
2008 · Action
Frost/Nixon
2008 · Drama
Anything for Her
2008 · Drama
Transporter 3
2008 · Action
Twilight
2008 · Drama
Glorious
2008 · Comedy
Winter in Wartime
2008 · War
Happy Flight
2008 · Drama
Quantum of Solace
2008 · Action
AmericanEast
2008 · Romance
Deshdrohi
2008 · Action
Navagraha
2008 · Thriller
Pendragon: Sword of His Father
2008 · Adventure
Lost City Raiders
2008 · Adventure
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
2008 · Drama
Splinter
2008 · Drama
8th Wonderland
2008 · Thriller
Seval
2008 · Action
Aegan
2008 · Romance
Pride and Glory
2008 · Drama
Shifty
2008 · Thriller
Passengers
2008 · Drama
North Face
2008 · History
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