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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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The Chairman
1969 · Action
Northern Pursuit
1943 · Drama
Naked Alibi
1954 · Drama
Shopworn
1932 · Drama
The Big Steal
1949 · Thriller
Private Hell 36
1954 · Crime
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Comedy
An Ideal Husband
1947 · Drama
High Barbaree
1947 · War
Bewitched
1945 · Thriller
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Comedy
Erik the Conqueror
1961 · History
The Tattered Dress
1957 · Drama
The Turning Point
1952 · Drama
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · Comedy
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 · Thriller
Red Ensign
1934 · Drama
And Then There Were None
1945 · Drama
Hot Blood
1956 · Romance
Vapors
1965 · Drama
Symphony in Slang
1951 · Animation
Kudiyirundha Koyil
1968 · Drama
Shoot the Piano Player
1960 · Crime
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · War
Behave Yourself!
1951 · Crime
Doctor at Large
1957 · Romance
Blind Beast
1969 · Horror
Conflict
1945 · Thriller
Bahu Begum
1967 · Comedy
Paid in Full
1950 · Drama
Stolen Face
1952 · Drama
Summer Interlude
1951 · Drama
Guide
1965 · Romance
Executive Suite
1954 · Drama
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947 · Drama
Anne of the Indies
1951 · Drama
Ordet
1955 · Drama
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957 · Drama
I’m All Right Jack
1959 · Comedy
Passenger
1963 · War
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