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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Total Reality
1997 · Action
Varnapakittu
1997 · Drama
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
1997 · Action
The Devil's Own
1997 · Drama
Prison of Secrets
1997 · Crime
Donnie Brasco
1997 · Drama
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
1997 · Action
Rosewood
1997 · Action
…First Do No Harm
1997 · Drama
Absolute Power
1997 · Drama
Dante's Peak
1997 · Action
SubUrbia
1997 · Drama
Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997 · Action
Mr. Nice Guy
1997 · Action
Laserhawk
1997 · Action
Future War
1997 · Action
Shadow Conspiracy
1997 · Thriller
Crowned and Dangerous
1997 · Comedy
Hurricane Streets
1997 · Drama
Last Stand at Saber River
1997 · Drama
Albino Alligator
1997 · Drama
Metro
1997 · Action
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts
1997 · Romance
Turbulence
1997 · Crime
Vanishing Point
1997 · Adventure
Hitler
1997 · Drama
Retroactive
1997 · Crime
Friends ’Til The End
1997 · Drama
Nagamandala
1997 · Drama
Scream
1996 · Mystery
Ajay
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · History
The Cherokee Kid
1996 · Family
Stand Against Fear
1996 · Drama
Daylight
1996 · Action
Bloodsport III
1996 · Action
Riot
1996 · Action
Dastak
1996 · Romance
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
1996 · Action
The Crucible
1996 · History
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