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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Strangers in 7A
1972 · Thriller
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972 · Thriller
Gargoyles
1972 · Horror
The Mechanic
1972 · Action
The Triple Echo
1972 · War
1776
1972 · Drama
You’ll Like My Mother
1972 · Horror
The Assassination
1972 · Thriller
Night of the Lepus
1972 · Sci-Fi
Treasure Island
1972 · Family
Hapkido
1972 · Drama
Mere Jeevan Saathi
1972 · Romance
Eolomea
1972 · Drama
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972 · Horror
The Woman Hunter
1972 · Crime
The Salzburg Connection
1972 · Action
The Way of the Dragon
1972 · Action
Melinda
1972 · Crime
Super Fly
1972 · Action
One-Armed Boxer
1972 · Action
The Legend of Boggy Creek
1972 · Mystery
Joe Kidd
1972 · Western
Fuzz
1972 · Crime
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972 · Crime
The Candidate
1972 · Drama
Ben
1972 · Horror
Frenzy
1972 · Thriller
The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972 · Mystery
Apna Desh
1972 · Action
The Doberman Gang
1972 · Action
Z.P.G.
1972 · Thriller
Skyjacked
1972 · Thriller
Dear Dead Delilah
1972 · Horror
The Hassled Hooker
1972 · Mystery
The Carey Treatment
1972 · Crime
Cool Breeze
1972 · Action
The Water Margin
1972 · Action
Buck and the Preacher
1972 · Action
Blue Money
1972 · Thriller
Bombay to Goa
1972 · Romance
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