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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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Black Orpheus
1959 · Romance
Jericho
1937 · Adventure
Nightfall
1956 · Thriller
Green Mansions
1959 · Adventure
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Romance
Love Happy
1949 · Comedy
Quicksand
1950 · Thriller
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
1931 · Romance
The Terror
1963 · Mystery
My Cousin Rachel
1952 · Romance
The Damned
1962 · Horror
Slightly Scarlet
1956 · Crime
Mission Stardust
1967
The Young Animals
1968
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
1967 · Crime
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Romance
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1955 · Romance
The Glass Mountain
1949 · Drama
Django, Prepare a Coffin
1968 · Drama
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 · Crime
The Colossus of Rhodes
1961 · Adventure
The Nonexistent Knight
1969 · Animation
The Suspect
1944 · Drama
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
1939 · Thriller
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 · Mystery
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Mystery
Flight to Tangier
1953 · Crime
Cobra Woman
1944 · Fantasy
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961 · Comedy
I’ll Name the Murderer
1936 · Comedy
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968 · Western
Tonight or Never
1931 · Comedy
Scream
1949 · Mystery
Quality Street
1937 · Drama
Between Two Worlds
1944 · Drama
The Warped Ones
1960 · Drama
Jamaica Run
1953 · Adventure
The Lower Depths
1936 · Romance
The Nanny
1965 · Drama
King Rat
1965 · War
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