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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Elevation
2024 · Action
Weekend in Taipei
2024 · Action
I Am Kathalan
2024 · Thriller
Juror #2
2024 · Thriller
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Documentary
Singham Again
2024 · Action
Levels
2024 · Action
Cellar Door
2024 · Thriller
Aftermath
2024 · Action
72 Hours
2024 · Action
Don’t Open the Door
2024 · Horror
Valley of the Shadow of Death
2024 · Drama
Lucky Baskhar
2024 · Thriller
Time Cut
2024 · Horror
Venom: The Last Dance
2024 · Action
Conclave
2024 · Thriller
Magpie
2024 · Thriller
Pottel
2024 · Drama
La Cocina
2024 · Drama
Don't Move
2024 · Horror
Hijack '93
2024 · Drama
Operation Taco Gary’s
2024 · Comedy
High Forces
2024 · Action
Canary Black
2024 · Action
Family Pack
2024 · Adventure
Uncharted
2024 · Documentary
Classified
2024 · Action
Blossoms Under Somewhere
2024 · Drama
Woman of the Hour
2024 · Crime
The Silent Hour
2024 · Crime
My Hero Academia: You're Next
2024 · Animation
Bad Genius
2024 · Thriller
Martin
2024 · Drama
Vettaiyan
2024 · Action
Caddo Lake
2024 · Drama
Jigra
2024 · Thriller
Bohurupi
2024 · Drama
CTRL
2024 · Thriller
Monster Summer
2024 · Adventure
Take Cover
2024 · Action
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