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Movies with Moderately Complex Plots: Summaries & Endings Explained
20,038 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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G.I. Samurai
1979 · Action
The Legacy
1979 · Horror
The Tempest
1979 · Drama
Hanover Street
1979 · Action
The Maids of Wilko
1979 · Drama
Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
1979 · Horror
A Glass of Water
1979 · Romance
Monty Python's Life of Brian
1979 · Comedy
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Action
Porridge
1979 · Crime
Americathon
1979 · Comedy
Sunburn
1979 · Action
Kaala Patthar
1979 · Action
Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?
1979 · Comedy
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979 · Animation
Dirty Ho
1979 · Action
Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy
1979 · Drama
Eagle’s Wing
1979 · Western
Surakksha
1979 · Thriller
The Wanderers
1979 · Drama
J-Men Forever
1979 · Comedy
Bloodline
1979 · Crime
Dharma Yuddam
1979 · Drama
Idi Katha Kaadu
1979
Game for Vultures
1979 · Action
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · Biography
The In-Laws
1979 · Action
Autumn Marathon
1979 · Drama
Snapshot
1979 · Horror
The Double McGuffin
1979 · Mystery
The Brood
1979 · Sci-Fi
Jaani Dushman
1979 · Mystery
Over the Edge
1979 · Drama
Manzil
1979 · Romance
Quadrophenia
1979 · Drama
Killer Nun
1979 · Horror
Last Embrace
1979 · Thriller
Return to the Beloved
1979 · Drama
Romie-0 and Julie-8
1979 · Animation
Firepower
1979 · Action
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