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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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Serpent of the Nile
1953 · History
Homecoming
1948 · Romance
Cone of Silence
1960 · Thriller
The Big Mouth
1967 · Crime
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930 · Romance
Undertow
1949 · Thriller
Saraswathi Sabatham
1966 · Fantasy
Atlantic Ferry
1941 · Romance
Black Panthers
1968 · Documentary
Thunder Rock
1942 · War
Paigham
1959 · Drama
Pillow to Post
1945 · Comedy
Krakatoa, East of Java
1968 · Thriller
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Western
Sinner Take All
1936 · Mystery
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 · Mystery
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 · Comedy
Paris Holiday
1958 · Comedy
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Mystery
Whispering City
1947 · Drama
The Phantom Light
1935 · Mystery
Two Cents Worth of Hope
1952 · Comedy
Man in the Dark
1953 · Thriller
Foxfire
1955 · Romance
Chemmeen
1965 · Romance
The Vintage
1957 · Drama
Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Western
Jassy
1947 · Adventure
Quick Millions
1931 · Drama
Madeleine
1950 · Mystery
Carthage in Flames
1960 · Action
Private’s Progress
1956 · Comedy
London Belongs to Me
1948 · Drama
13 Lead Soldiers
1948 · Crime
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Mystery
Sybil
1976 · Drama
High Sierra
1941 · Action
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · Crime
Daybreak
1948 · Drama
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Crime
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