The Petrified Forest
Feb 08, 1936 | IMDB 7.1
82 min Watch NowCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
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The Big Clock
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The Big Steal
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Thieves' Highway
Decoy
Naked
Ministry of Fear
Kiss of Death
Human Desire
A Prophet
The Blue Gardenia
I Wake Up Screaming
Abhimanyu
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IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1989
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IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 1975
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IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1948
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IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1953
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IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 1946
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IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1949
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IMDB 6.9 | May , 1944
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IMDB 7 | Aug , 1947
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IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1991
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