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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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None But the Lonely Heart
1944 · Drama
Without Pity
1948 · Drama
Kongo
1932 · Drama
Mister Moses
1965 · Adventure
Arabian Nights
1942 · Action
The Omegans
1968
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Thriller
The Man with My Face
1951 · Thriller
Out of an Old Man’s Head
1968 · Comedy
Bodyguard
1948 · Thriller
Santo vs. Evil Brain
1961 · Crime
The Women in His Life
1933 · Crime
Saigon
1947 · Drama
Gamera vs. Barugon
1966 · Action
We Live Again
1934 · Drama
The Finger Points
1931 · Crime
Roxie Hart
1942 · Comedy
John Loves Mary
1949 · Comedy
Two Captains
1955 · Adventure
The Seekers
1954 · Drama
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Mystery
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · Drama
The Conquerors
1932 · Drama
My Love Came Back
1940 · Drama
Crosswinds
1951 · Action
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948 · Western
Tony Rome
1967 · Thriller
Villa Rides
1968 · Western
I, the Jury
1953 · Crime
Kitty
1945 · History
Blood Alley
1955 · Drama
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Drama
The Sorcerers
1967 · Horror
I Am a Camera
1955 · Comedy
Professor
1962 · Drama
Hate Thy Neighbor
1968 · Drama
After Tonight
1933 · War
I Was Nineteen
1968 · Drama
Deadfall
1968 · Drama
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Music
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