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Wake in Fright

Australia, 1971
film

Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catc..

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United Kingdom, 1950
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He walked by night

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Before sunrise

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Doctor Sleep

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Ride in the whirlwind

United States, 1965
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The Machinist

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High Ground

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The Girl on the Train

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Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

United States, 1992
Similarity: 46%

Flesh for Frankenstein [DVD] (D)

Italy, 1973
Similarity: 45%
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