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Assault on Precinct 13(1976)

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Mr. Reliable(1996)

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Siege(1983)

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Point Blank(1998)

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Irresistible Force(1993)

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Bholaa(2023)

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Contact(1997)

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Leningrad(2009)

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Lord of Illusions(1995)

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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc(1999)

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Maximum Overdrive(1986)

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.

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Timber Falls(2007)

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Santa Fe Trail(1940)

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