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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
10,454 tense movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Night Before
1988 · Comedy
Guru Sishyan
1988 · Action
Dear Yelena Sergeyevna
1988 · Drama
Manu Uncle
1988 · Adventure
The Seventh Sign
1988 · Horror
Orkkapurathu
1988 · Drama
Frequent Death
1988 · Thriller
D.O.A.
1988 · Mystery
Little Nikita
1988 · Drama
Masquerade
1988 · Drama
I Love Maria
1988
The House on Carroll Street
1988 · Thriller
Frantic
1988 · Drama
Ranadheera
1988 · Thriller
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
1988 · Thriller
Born to Defence
1988 · Thriller
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988 · Adventure
Aparan
1988 · Mystery
Shoot to Kill
1988 · Action
School Daze
1988 · Drama
Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988 · Action
Stranger on My Land
1988 · Drama
Earth Star Voyager
1988 · Adventure
Vicharana
1988 · Thriller
Return of the Living Dead II
1988 · Sci-Fi
Jeete Hain Shaan Se
1988 · Action
The Last Conflict
1988 · Crime
Robowar
1988 · Action
A Hazard of Hearts
1987 · Drama
Mr. Vampire III
1987 · Horror
Wall Street
1987 · Drama
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Action
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Action
Nuts
1987 · Drama
The Nest
1987 · Thriller
Prison on Fire
1987 · Drama
Bellman and True
1987 · Action
Hiding Out
1987 · Drama
Steel Dawn
1987 · Action
The Hidden
1987 · Sci-Fi
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