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Dark Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Funny Games
1998 · Drama
The Last Broadcast
1998 · Mystery
Caught Up
1998 · Drama
The Naked Eye
1998 · Drama
Dark City
1998 · Sci-Fi
Palmetto
1998 · Drama
Dahan
1998 · Drama
I Want You
1998 · Music
The Night Flier
1998 · Mystery
Deep Rising
1998 · Action
Vinashak
1998
Tomorrow Night
1998 · Comedy
Phantoms
1998 · Drama
Jerry and Tom
1998 · Crime
Wicked
1998 · Thriller
Fallen
1998 · Thriller
Devil in the Flesh
1998 · Horror
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
1998 · Adventure
Decampitated
1998 · Horror
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1998 · Mystery
Wag the Dog
1997 · Drama
Open Your Eyes
1997 · Thriller
Full Metal Yakuza
1997 · Comedy
Intruder
1997 · Crime
Cholera Street
1997 · Drama
Alien: Resurrection
1997 · Action
Welcome to Sarajevo
1997 · Drama
Stage Fright
1997 · Drama
Bella Mafia
1997 · Drama
Starship Troopers
1997 · Action
Eve's Bayou
1997 · Drama
Cure
1997 · Crime
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997 · Thriller
The Devil’s Child
1997 · Thriller
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1997 · Mystery
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Drama
Gummo
1997 · Drama
Boogie Nights
1997 · Drama
The House of Yes
1997 · Drama
Fever Lake
1997 · Horror
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