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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Cold Comes the Night
2014 · Drama
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2014 · Adventure
The Suspect
2014 · Action
Daddy’s Little Girl
2014 · Thriller
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
2014 · Thriller
Hidden
2014 · Family
Alongside Night
2014
Avalanche Sharks
2014 · Action
Lone Survivor
2013 · Action
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013 · Mystery
Mountains of the Moon
2013 · Mystery
Dhoom 3
2013 · Action
The Past
2013 · Drama
Drishyam
2013 · Drama
American Hustle
2013 · Drama
Ivan Veramathiri
2013 · Thriller
Hours
2013 · Drama
What's in a Name?
2013 · Comedy
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Adventure
Way Back Home
2013 · Drama
Ant Story
2013 · Drama
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
2013 · Thriller
Sea Horse
2013 · Adventure
Ice Soldiers
2013 · Action
Commitment
2013 · Action
R... Rajkumar
2013 · Action
Paisa
2013 · Comedy
Poseidon Rex
2013 · Horror
Venkatadri Express
2013 · Action
Escape from Uganda
2013 · Thriller
The White Storm
2013 · Drama
Shored Up
2013 · Drama
Homefront
2013 · Action
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Action
Doctor Who: The Last Day
2013 · War
Charlie Countryman
2013 · Action
Thira
2013 · Thriller
Pizza 2: Villa
2013 · Thriller
How I Live Now
2013 · Action
Supercollider
2013 · Drama
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