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- ↑ "The 100 best animated movies: the best psychedelic movies". Time Out New York. 8 December 2021.
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- ↑ Melissa Hannon (31 July 2021). "Review: 'Friend of the World' (2020) is a Bizarre Apocalyptic Film". Horror Geek Life.
- ↑ Complex Mag (5 March 2010). "What A Trip! The Greatest Psychedelic Movies of All Time". Complex.
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