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Acid 2023Also contemporary, grave and earnest
Primal Fear 1996Also contemporary, grave and earnest
Narc 2002Also grave, earnest and contemporary
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Free Solo 2018Also contemporary, earnest and grave
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Chaos 2001Also contemporary, grave and earnest
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Books
Freedomland 1998Also grave, contemporary and earnest
Cari Mora 2019Also grave, contemporary and earnest
Darkness, take my hand 1996Also grave, contemporary and earnest
Series
Fauda 2015Also contemporary, grave and earnest
The Shield 2002Also contemporary, grave and earnest
ER 1994Also earnest, contemporary and classical in form
Albums
- Blood Diamond 2024Also contemporary, earnest and grave
- Ride the Lightning 1984Also grave, contemporary and earnest
- Ashes of the Wake 2004Also grave, earnest and contemporary
Games
Saros 2026Also contemporary, grave and earnest
The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013Also grave, earnest and contemporary
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