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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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Last Known Address
1970 · Thriller
Patton
1970 · Biography
The Winged Tiger
1970 · Adventure
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
1970 · Horror
End of the Road
1970 · Drama
Zabriskie Point
1970 · Drama
Portraits of Women
1970 · Drama
Adelheid
1970 · Romance
Scream and Scream Again
1970 · Horror
The Reckoning
1970 · Drama
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
1970 · Action
Prem Pujari
1970 · Drama
The Molly Maguires
1970 · Drama
MASH
1970 · Drama
The Only Game in Town
1970 · Drama
Rider on the Rain
1970 · Mystery
Days and Nights in the Forest
1970 · Drama
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970 · Drama
Sole Survivor
1970 · Drama
Jeevan Mrityu
1970 · Drama
Visibility Zero
1970 · Drama
The Lovers
1970 · Romance
The Looking Glass War
1970 · Thriller
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 · Adventure
Ben-Hur
1959 · Adventure
West Side Story
1961 · Drama
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · Action
A Star Is Born
1954 · Drama
The Robe
1953 · History
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Drama
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Adventure
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · Thriller
Casablanca
1943 · Drama
Psycho
1960 · Mystery
Easy Rider
1969 · Drama
Shadow on the Wall
1950 · Crime
Destination Murder
1950 · Crime
Baltic Skies
1960 · Drama
Frankie and Johnny
1966 · Comedy
Tobruk
1967 · History
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