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Plot Summary:
All this unlucky guy wanted was to make a no-budget film. But everything went wrong. Actors quit and there isn't even a camera anymore. He finds an envelope in his postbox which contains a letter and a black pill. The anonymous sender writes that the addressee left the black pill at his place and then wishes him goodbye forever. Our unlucky guy needs some drinks. As he is leaving the flat he contemplates the black pill sitting on the table. In a split second he swallows it down. He finally leaves the house, but what is now happening? Could it be that this will be his last night on earth? What about these fragments and visions that seem to be connected in some way to his failed film project?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: splatter
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: Sweden, Denmark
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 798
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 324
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 245
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Gorgeous Antonia (Elizabeth Hurley) is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she meets Mike (C. Thomas Howell), a tough drifter who helps her score more smack. Although they're not attracted to each other initially, Antonia and Mike eventually give in to their growing feelings for each other. But this leads to a dilemma: How does Mike help the woman he now loves kick her addiction?.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 655
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 140
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 251
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 24
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 857
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 20
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 353
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 156
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 80
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 932
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 129
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
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