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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 Comic
1969 · Comedy
The Organizer
1963 · Drama
The Magic Christian
1969 · Comedy
Vice Versa
1948 · Comedy
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 · Mystery
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 · Music
The Rothschilds
1940 · Drama
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 · Drama
Play Girl
1941 · Music
Barsaat Ki Raat
1960
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941 · Drama
Black Friday
1940 · Thriller
They Met in Bombay
1941 · Drama
Twisted Nerve
1968 · Horror
The Saxon Charm
1948 · Drama
Heavenly Daze
1948 · Comedy
The Monitors
1969 · Comedy
The Vanquished
1953 · Drama
Passion Flower
1930 · Drama
A Big Family
1954 · Drama
Love on the Dole
1941 · Drama
Escape Me Never
1947 · Romance
Above Suspicion
1943 · Thriller
Alimony
1949 · Crime
The Great Gatsby
1949 · Drama
The Runaway Bus
1953 · Comedy
Liliom
1934 · Drama
Dancing Girl
1951 · Drama
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · Mystery
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
1955 · Crime
Kisses for Breakfast
1941 · Comedy
Sagarika
1956 · Romance
Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai
1961 · Drama
Once a Thief
1965 · Thriller
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Drama
In Which We Serve
1942 · Drama
How to Murder Your Wife
1965 · Comedy
Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Drama
Nightmare
1965 · Thriller
The Seven Red Berets
1969 · War
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