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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Miracle Landing
1990 · Drama
Tiger on the Beat 2
1990 · Action
Yellow Fangs
1990 · Drama
Montana
1990 · Western
Loose Cannons
1990 · Crime
Hard to Kill
1990 · Action
China O’Brien
1990 · Action
Moon 44
1990 · Action
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
1990 · Action
Treasure Island
1990 · Adventure
Tremors
1990 · Sci-Fi
Panakkaran
1990 · Action
Without Her Consent
1990 · Drama
Internal Affairs
1990 · Drama
Repo Jake
1990 · Action
Marupuram
1990 · Drama
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990 · Drama
The Woman in Black
1989 · Horror
Wild Orchid
1989 · Drama
Music Box
1989 · Drama
Casablanca Express
1989 · Drama
Tango & Cash
1989 · Action
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1989 · Drama
God of Gamblers
1989 · Action
Rush Week
1989 · Mystery
The Last Ferry
1989 · Drama
Ten Little Indians
1989 · Crime
Blind Witness
1989 · Horror
Indrudu Chandrudu
1989 · Comedy
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Adventure
Communion
1989 · Drama
Henry V
1989 · Action
Stepfather 2
1989 · Thriller
Race for Glory
1989 · Action
The Cellar
1989 · Horror
Mappillai
1989
Vetri Vizha
1989 · Action
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 · Biography
An Innocent Man
1989 · Action
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989 · Drama
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