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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia(1974)

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Words with Gods(2014)

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The Lazarus Project(2008)

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The Cigarette Bus(2015)

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Wristcutters: A Love Story(2007)

Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.

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