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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Patton
1970 · Biography
The Winged Tiger
1970 · Adventure
Rider on the Rain
1970 · Mystery
Jeevan Mrityu
1970 · Drama
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 · Adventure
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Adventure
West Side Story
1961 · Drama
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · Action
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · Adventure
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Adventure
Casablanca
1943 · Drama
Urge to Kill
1960 · Crime
Shadow on the Wall
1950 · Crime
Paratroop Command
1959 · Drama
Frankie and Johnny
1966 · Comedy
Tobruk
1967 · History
Missile to the Moon
1958 · Horror
A Message to Garcia
1936 · Romance
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · Comedy
Stand by for Action
1942 · Action
Rage at Dawn
1955 · Action
Legion of Terror
1936 · Action
West of Shanghai
1937 · Adventure
Pistol Harvest
1951 · Western
The Avenger
1962 · History
Emergency Call
1952 · Thriller
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
1950 · Comedy
Three Bad Sisters
1956 · Drama
Long John Silver
1954 · Action
Newsboys’ Home
1938 · Crime
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Western
Manfish
1956 · Adventure
Come Drink with Me
1966 · Action
Trent’s Last Case
1952 · Mystery
Nowhere to Go
1958 · Crime
Shock Treatment
1964 · Drama
Tokyo Joe
1949 · Drama
Space Monster Wangmagwi
1967 · Horror
Malaga
1954 · Drama
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Horror
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