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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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Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997 · Action
Parasite Eve
1997 · Romance
Laserhawk
1997 · Action
Fierce Creatures
1997 · Comedy
Crowned and Dangerous
1997 · Comedy
Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum
1997 · Family
Hurricane Streets
1997 · Drama
Last Stand at Saber River
1997 · Drama
Albino Alligator
1997 · Drama
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts
1997 · Romance
Minsara Kanavu
1997 · Comedy
The Relic
1997 · Thriller
Peddannayya
1997 · Drama
Vanishing Point
1997 · Adventure
Hitler
1997 · Drama
Ghulam-E-Musthafa
1997 · Action
Family Plan
1997 · Family
Nagamandala
1997 · Drama
The Eighteenth Angel
1997 · Horror
Saaz
1997 · Music
Evita
1996 · Biography
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996 · Biography
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Drama
Scream
1996 · Mystery
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 · Adventure
The Cyclone
1996 · Romance
Beyond Silence
1996 · Drama
Natural Enemy
1996 · Horror
The Cherokee Kid
1996 · Family
Citizen Ruth
1996 · Drama
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Action
Stand Against Fear
1996 · Drama
Everyone Says I Love You
1996 · Romance
Riot
1996 · Action
Head of the Family
1996 · Comedy
The Bandit
1996 · Drama
The Crucible
1996 · History
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Action
Ridicule
1996 · Drama
Shine
1996 · Biography
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