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Chokher Bali
2003 · Drama
Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum
2003 · Drama
Shubho Mahurat
2003 · Crime
Mondays in the Sun
2003 · Drama
Northfork
2003 · Drama
Saaya
2003 · Mystery
Learning to Lie
2003 · Drama
Doggy Poo
2003 · Family
The Heart of Me
2003 · Drama
Most
2003 · Drama
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003 · Drama
It Runs in the Family
2003 · Drama
House of Fools
2003 · Drama
Marion Bridge
2003 · Drama
The Good Thief
2003 · Drama
Unknown Pleasures
2003 · Drama
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
2003 · Music
Ten
2003 · Drama
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2003 · Drama
Monte Walsh
2003 · Western
Divine Intervention
2003 · Drama
The Slaughter Rule
2003 · Drama
Brush with Fate
2003 · Drama
Love Liza
2002 · Drama
The Hours
2002 · Drama
Kadhal Virus
2002
Morvern Callar
2002 · Drama
25th Hour
2002 · Drama
About Schmidt
2002 · Drama
Twin Sisters
2002 · Drama
Donya
2002 · Drama
Soap Girl
2002 · Drama
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
2002 · Drama
Russian Ark
2002 · Drama
Solaris
2002 · Sci-Fi
Talk to Her
2002 · Drama
Ararat
2002 · Drama
Far From Heaven
2002 · Drama
Ardor
2002 · Thriller
The Phantom of Liberty (re-release)
2002 · Drama
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