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Plot Summary:
Citadel tells the story of widower and single father Tommy Cowley, a man inflicted with chronic agoraphobia since the day his wife was attacked. He was unable to protect her. He lives in Edenstown, the council estate from hell. Here he finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. With the help of a kind Nurse and a renegade Priest, Tommy learns the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children. He also learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - The abandoned Tower block known as the Citadel.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological, philosophical, political, grindhouse, hood
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: UK, Canada
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 352
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 81000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 773
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IMDB Votes: 47000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 369
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Votes: 99000
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Votes: 969
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IMDB Votes: 13000
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IMDB Votes: 108000
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IMDB Votes: 162000
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