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Movies with Moderately Complex Plots: Summaries & Endings Explained
20,066 movies with moderately complex plots, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Besieged
1998 · Romance
The Love Letter
1998 · Romance
Ring
1998 · Thriller
Zero Effect
1998 · Mystery
Vinashak
1998
Great Expectations
1998 · Drama
Tomorrow Night
1998 · Comedy
The Gingerbread Man
1998 · Thriller
Jerry and Tom
1998 · Crime
Wicked
1998 · Thriller
Hard Rain
1998 · Action
Fallen
1998 · Thriller
Polish Wedding
1998 · Drama
Aavida Maa Aavide
1998 · Romance
I Know What You Did
1998 · Drama
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
1998 · Adventure
Manthrikumaran
1998 · Romance
Classic
1998 · Action
Jungle Boy
1998 · Fantasy
Oscar and Lucinda
1997 · Drama
The Boxer
1997 · Drama
Afterglow
1997 · Drama
The Postman
1997 · Action
Kundun
1997 · Biography
Wag the Dog
1997 · Drama
As Good as It Gets
1997 · Drama
Island of Greed
1997 · Crime
Titanic
1997 · Drama
Aflatoon
1997 · Action
Chachi 420
1997 · Drama
The Creeps
1997 · Horror
Holiday in Your Heart
1997 · Music
Scream 2
1997 · Mystery
Amistad
1997 · Drama
Ms. Scrooge
1997 · Fantasy
Full Metal Yakuza
1997 · Comedy
Good Will Hunting
1997 · Drama
On Guard
1997 · Drama
Intruder
1997 · Crime
Cholera Street
1997 · Drama
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