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Movies with Complex, Mind-Bending Plots: Summaries & Endings Explained
3,156 movies with complex, mind-bending plots, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 · Thriller
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
1988 · Drama
Gandahar
1987 · Fantasy
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 · Romance
It Couldn’t Happen Here
1987 · Adventure
The Jester
1987 · Drama
Suspect
1987 · Drama
Deadly Illusion
1987 · Drama
Tough Guys Don’t Dance
1987 · Comedy
Sister, Sister
1987 · Thriller
No Way Out
1987 · Action
Rock Odyssey
1987 · Music
Deadline
1987 · Drama
Straight to Hell
1987 · Action
Hidden City
1987 · Thriller
The End of Eternity
1987
Intervista
1987 · Comedy
Cassandra
1987 · Horror
Epidemic
1987 · Drama
Angel Heart
1987 · Mystery
The Big Bang
1987 · Comedy
The Red Spectacles
1987 · Action
Return to Horror High
1987 · Comedy
Terrorizers
1986 · Drama
The Name of the Rose
1986 · Drama
Blue Velvet
1986 · Drama
The Professor
1986 · Drama
Golden Eighties
1986 · Romance
Death Powder
1986 · Horror
Janbaaz
1986 · Romance
Scene of the Crime
1986 · Crime
The Sacrifice
1986 · Drama
Rendu Rellu Aaru
1986
Kariyilakkattu Pole
1986 · Thriller
Matador
1986 · Drama
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
1986 · Comedy
Blackout
1986 · Crime
Caravaggio
1986 · History
Defence of the Realm
1985 · Action
Agnes of God
1985 · Drama
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