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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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Rendezvous with Annie
1946 · Comedy
Uptight
1968 · Drama
The 317th Platoon
1965 · War
In Cold Blood
1967 · Drama
Dark Alibi
1946 · Crime
Havana Widows
1933 · Comedy
State of the Union
1948 · Comedy
The Sign of the Ram
1948 · Drama
Onibaba
1964 · Horror
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Drama
Jinx Money
1948 · Crime
Castle Keep
1969 · Drama
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 · Adventure
The Fatal Hour
1940 · Thriller
Midnight
1934 · Crime
Devdas
1955 · Romance
The Green Glove
1952 · Mystery
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · History
The Sun in a Net
1963 · Drama
The Long Ships
1964 · Drama
The Bigamist
1956 · Comedy
Decision Before Dawn
1951 · Thriller
The Comedians
1967 · Drama
Alvarez Kelly
1966 · War
Devar
1966 · Romance
Death on the Run
1967 · Action
The Stars Look Down
1940 · Drama
The Two Orphans
1948 · Drama
Golden Girl
1951 · Drama
Cracked Nuts
1931 · Comedy
Black Hand
1950 · Drama
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950 · Comedy
The Fat Man
1951 · Mystery
Let Us Be Gay
1930 · Comedy
The Lion of St. Mark
1963 · Action
The House of Rothschild
1934 · Drama
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Thriller
My Night at Maud’s
1969 · Romance
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966 · Comedy
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940 · Drama
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