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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Thai Veedu
1983 · Drama
Bad Boys
1983 · Drama
Eddie Macon’s Run
1983 · Action
Kilroy Was Here
1983 · Music
Abhilasha
1983 · Thriller
Baby Sister
1983 · Drama
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn’t Land
1983 · Adventure
S.A.S. San Salvador
1983 · Action
Born in Flames
1983 · Drama
Midnite Spares
1983 · Crime
Without a Trace
1983 · Drama
The Scarlet and the Black
1983 · History
Sand Cliffs
1983 · Drama
Treasure of the Four Crowns
1983 · Adventure
The Year of Living Dangerously
1983 · Drama
Danton
1983 · Drama
Danton
1983 · Drama
The Prodigal Planet
1983 · Thriller
Warrior of the Lost World
1983 · Action
The Verdict
1982 · Drama
Ode to Gallantry
1982 · Comedy
That Championship Season
1982 · Drama
48 Hrs.
1982 · Action
Murder by Phone
1982 · Horror
Still of the Night
1982 · Horror
Samraat
1982 · Adventure
The Slumber Party Massacre
1982 · Horror
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982 · Action
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
1982 · Sci-Fi
Time Walker
1982 · Horror
Nightbeast
1982 · Horror
Chalisuva Modagalu
1982 · Drama
First Blood
1982 · Action
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · Comedy
Hotline
1982 · Thriller
Android
1982 · Thriller
Enigma
1982 · Drama
Deadly Games
1982 · Horror
Look for a Woman
1982 · Mystery
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
1982 · Action
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