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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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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Biography
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Drama
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Drama
Code Name: Emerald
1985 · Action
Rendez-vous
1985 · Romance
Insignificance
1985 · Drama
Night Train to Terror
1985 · Horror
The Company of Wolves
1985 · Drama
Cat's Eye
1985 · Thriller
Guilty Conscience
1985 · Thriller
Wetherby
1985 · Mystery
Death in a French Garden
1985 · Drama
Hail Mary
1985 · Drama
Birdy
1984 · Drama
Dune
1984 · Action
Kaos
1984 · Fantasy
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Drama
The Little Drummer Girl
1984 · Thriller
Love on the Ground
1984 · Comedy
Eureka
1984 · Drama
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Adventure
Best Defense
1984 · Comedy
Secret Honor
1984 · Drama
Repentance
1984 · Drama
The Ambassador
1984 · Drama
The Postman
1984 · Comedy
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984 · Horror
The Cold Room
1984 · Mystery
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Drama
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984 · Horror
Repo Man
1984 · Action
Vetri
1984 · Drama
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1984 · Animation
Inquilaab
1984 · Action
The Chain
1984 · Drama
Possession
1983 · Drama
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983 · Comedy
The Boxer’s Omen
1983 · Action
And the Ship Sails On
1983 · Comedy
First Name: Carmen
1983 · Comedy
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