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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Siege of Firebase Gloria
1989 · Action
Charithram
1989 · Thriller
Clownhouse
1989 · Horror
Gleaming the Cube
1989 · Action
The January Man
1989 · Action
DeepStar Six
1989 · Action
Joshilaay
1989 · Drama
Vardi
1989 · Action
Tarka
1989 · Romance
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
1988 · Drama
Criminal Talent
1988 · Drama
Never Say Die
1988 · Comedy
Yateem
1988 · Action
Watchers
1988 · Horror
Tequila Sunrise
1988 · Action
Outlaw of Gor
1988 · Fantasy
Outlaw of Gor
1988 · Fantasy
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988 · Crime
Veedu
1988 · Drama
Mukthi
1988 · Drama
Midnight Cop
1988 · Thriller
Hide and Go Shriek
1988 · Horror
Red Scorpion
1988 · Adventure
The Drifter
1988 · Thriller
The Accused
1988 · Drama
Bloodstone
1988 · Comedy
Dream Demon
1988 · Horror
Senthoora Poove
1988 · Action
Kansas
1988 · Drama
Patty Hearst
1988 · Biography
Three Against the World
1988 · Thriller
Seven Hours to Judgment
1988 · Action
The Beast of War
1988 · Drama
Miracle Mile
1988 · Thriller
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 · Drama
Sone Pe Suhaaga
1988 · Romance
Hero and the Terror
1988 · Action
Thanthram
1988 · Crime
Betrayed
1988 · Drama
1969
1988 · War
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