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The Murder of Laci Peterson
The Murder of Laci Peterson (2017)
GoodWatch score 57
Sons of Guns
Sons of Guns (2011)
GoodWatch score 68
The Undateables
The Undateables (2012)
GoodWatch score 73
The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror
The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror (2024)
GoodWatch score 61
Teen Torture, Inc.
Teen Torture, Inc. (2024)
GoodWatch score 46
Afflicted
Afflicted (2018)
GoodWatch score 51
Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire
Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire (2021)
GoodWatch score 77
The New Wilderness
The New Wilderness (2013)
GoodWatch score 76
Earth: One Amazing Day
Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
GoodWatch score 73
Honeymoon Se Hatya
Honeymoon Se Hatya (2026)
GoodWatch score 75
Extreme Engineering
Extreme Engineering (2003)
GoodWatch score 74
The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeepers (2013)
GoodWatch score 73
Six Schizophrenic Brothers
Six Schizophrenic Brothers (2024)
GoodWatch score 66
(Un)Well
(Un)Well (2020)
GoodWatch score 72
Hathras 16 Days
Hathras 16 Days (2026)
GoodWatch score 76
Million Dollar Beach House
Million Dollar Beach House (2020)
GoodWatch score 42
Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream
Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe)
Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe) (2008)
GoodWatch score 85
Seven Deadly Sins
Seven Deadly Sins (2008)
GoodWatch score 78
Tiexi District
Tiexi District (2003)
GoodWatch score 82
The Enemies of Reason
The Enemies of Reason (2007)
GoodWatch score 78
Where the Trail Ends
Where the Trail Ends (2012)
GoodWatch score 76
Ayyam Al-Siddiq
Ayyam Al-Siddiq (2016)
GoodWatch score 72
Britney: For the Record
Britney: For the Record (2008)
GoodWatch score 47
人类消失后的地球
人类消失后的地球 (2011)
GoodWatch score 67
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