Movies Similar to The Tormentors

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Insomnia(2002)

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Tough Enough(2006)

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Monster(2003)

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Dial M for Murder(1954)

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Dr. Cook's Garden(1971)

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Casino(1995)

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The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

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Once Were Warriors(1994)

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12 Angry Men(1957)

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Strange Days(1995)

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Casablanca(1943)

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Rio Bravo(1959)

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Swimming Pool(2003)

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Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!(1965)

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Shaft(2000)

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Rome, Open City(1945)

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Everything Is Illuminated(2005)

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