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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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House
1986 · Fantasy
Vartha
1986 · Drama
Blackout
1986 · Crime
Choices
1986 · Drama
Jaal
1986 · Action
The Delta Force
1986 · Action
The Killer Is Still Among Us
1986 · Horror
F/X
1986 · Action
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986 · Western
Eliminators
1986 · Action
Qatl
1986 · Thriller
Iron Eagle
1986 · Action
Runaway Train
1986 · Action
Sky Pirates
1986 · Adventure
Mr. Bharath
1986 · Drama
Black Moon Rising
1986 · Action
Gunpowder
1986 · Action
Swarag Se Sunder
1986 · Drama
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1985 · Family
Chidambara Ragasiyam
1985 · Thriller
Police Story
1985 · Comedy
Fool for Love
1985 · Drama
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Adventure
Yes, Madam!
1985 · Action
Rocky IV
1985 · Drama
Defence of the Realm
1985 · Action
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985 · Western
Fortress
1985 · Drama
White Nights
1985 · Drama
Target
1985 · Action
Subway
1985 · Thriller
Commando Leopard
1985 · Action
Wild Geese II
1985 · Action
Silent Witness
1985 · Drama
Black Arrow
1985 · Adventure
Mard
1985 · History
Jagged Edge
1985 · Drama
Commando
1985 · Action
The Boys Next Door
1985 · Drama
Amos
1985 · Drama
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