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Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger...

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Irupatham Noottandu

Irupatham Noottandu

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Aishwarya (Ambika) is a reporter for a newsmagazine looking to investigate the connection between politics and crime in Kerala. She is drawn to the life of Sagar alias Jacky (Mohanlal) who runs a clan...

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Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.7

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.

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Blood Simple

Blood Simple

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 7.6

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot...

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Thief

Thief

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a ho...

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Blow Out

Blow Out

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment...

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The Professional

The Professional

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.4

French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to l...

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The Hitcher

The Hitcher

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.2

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of now...

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House of Games

House of Games

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

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