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2012ArgoBased on real eventsHistorical thriller / Drama2h 0m / Ben AffleckRecap: Fast recapDeception / Rescue2012Cloud AtlasExplains the endingCompare with the bookScience fiction / Drama2h 52m / Lana WachowskiRecap: Useful recapPower / Connection2012Life of PiExplains the endingCompare with the bookAdventure / Drama2h 7m / Ang LeeRecap: Useful recapFaith / Survival2012Moonrise KingdomAdventureComedy drama / Adventure1h 35m / Wes AndersonRecap: Fast recapFirst love / Escape2012The Bourne LegacyExplains the endingAction thriller / Spy2h 15m / Tony GilroyRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Autonomy2012The Hunger GamesExplains the endingCompare with the bookScience fiction / Dystopian2h 22m / Gary RossRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Power2012The MasterExplains the endingDrama / Psychological drama2h 18m / Paul Thomas AndersonRecap: Useful recapBelief / Control2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerExplains the endingCompare with the bookComing-of-age drama / Romantic drama1h 43m / Stephen ChboskyRecap: Useful recapFriendship / Trauma2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseExplains the endingCompare with the bookDrama / Mystery2h 9m / Stephen DaldryRecap: Useful recapGrief / Memory
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