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Cape Fear

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1991 ★ 7.3

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Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

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Born Innocent

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Sucker Punch

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A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.

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Wakefield

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Eye for an Eye

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Dream House

Dream House

2011 ★ 6.2

Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

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God Is a Bullet

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Room

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