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Polytechnique (2009)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Nitram
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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
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Rope
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
Taking Lives
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Edge of Winter
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Bandit
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