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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Gorky Park
1983 · Drama
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Action
Silkwood
1983 · Biography
Coolie
1983 · Drama
Sahara
1983 · Drama
Moon Rainbow
1983 · Drama
Dagger Eyes
1983 · Drama
Of Unknown Origin
1983 · Horror
A Night in Heaven
1983 · Drama
Thanga Magan
1983 · Drama
Under Fire
1983 · Drama
The Osterman Weekend
1983 · Action
Hockeyfeber
1983 · Drama
Never Say Never Again
1983 · Action
Dempsey
1983 · Drama
Strange Invaders
1983 · Horror
Bastard Swordsman
1983 · Action
Variety
1983 · Drama
Hanna K.
1983 · Drama
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
1983 · Fantasy
Cujo
1983 · Thriller
Confidentially Yours
1983 · Comedy
Jaws 3-D
1983 · Adventure
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
1983 · Thriller
Adutha Varisu
1983 · Drama
Space Raiders
1983 · Adventure
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Sci-Fi
House of the Long Shadows
1983 · Comedy
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983 · Horror
Octopussy
1983 · Action
WarGames
1983 · Sci-Fi
Souten
1983 · Romance
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983 · Adventure
Blue Thunder
1983 · Action
Breathless
1983 · Action
The Lift
1983 · Horror
Carmen
1983 · Drama
The Family Game
1983 · Drama
The Deadly Spawn
1983 · Horror
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983 · Action
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