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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Mogambo
1953 · Romance
Second Chance
1953 · Drama
Atomic Train
1999 · Drama
The Outrage
1964 · Western
The Young and the Brave
1963 · War
Legion of the Lawless
1940 · Western
The Lost Missile
1958
Five Golden Dragons
1967 · Drama
The Beast
1996
Confession
1955 · Crime
The Man in the Net
1959 · Drama
The Flute Concert of Sans-souci
1930 · History
The Great Lie
1941 · Drama
Overland Pacific
1954 · Western
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
1940
Love Me Tender
1956 · Drama
Pool of London
1951 · Drama
Act of Violence
1948 · Thriller
Kentucky Rifle
1955 · Western
The Runaway Bride
1930 · Drama
Baat Ek Raat Ki
1962
The Tall Stranger
1957 · Western
Puthiya Paravai
1964 · Romance
Isle of Forgotten Sins
1943 · Drama
5 Card Stud
1968 · Mystery
Three Violent People
1956 · Western
Each Dawn I Die
1939 · Drama
Park Row
1952 · Thriller
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · Drama
Monster a Go-Go!
1965 · Horror
Way of a Gaucho
1952 · Adventure
On Distant Shores
1958 · War
Forbidden Fruit
1952 · Drama
Pluto’s Judgement Day
1935 · Comedy
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Action
Apache Territory
1958 · Action
He Walked by Night
1948 · Crime
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 · Mystery
Justice Is Done
1950 · Drama
The Secret Fury
1950 · Crime
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