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Movies with Simple, Easy-to-Follow Plots: Summaries & Endings Explained
18,081 movies with simple, easy-to-follow plots, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Superman II
1981 · Action
The Cannonball Run
1981 · Action
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Action
Be My Husband
1981 · Comedy
Final Exam
1981 · Horror
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981 · Drama
Ladies Invite Gentlemen
1981 · Comedy
Bustin’ Loose
1981 · Drama
Bitter Harvest
1981 · Drama
Freedom
1981 · Drama
Americana
1981 · Drama
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island
1981 · Family
Zombie Lake
1981 · Horror
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981 · Drama
Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge
1981 · Action
The Burning
1981 · Horror
Ghostkeeper
1981 · Thriller
Kill and Kill Again
1981 · Action
High Risk
1981 · Action
Graduation Day
1981 · Horror
King of the Mountain
1981 · Drama
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 · Mystery
Chashme Buddoor
1981 · Romance
Bloody Birthday
1981 · Thriller
Cannibal Ferox
1981 · Horror
Ms. 45
1981 · Drama
Caveman
1981 · Comedy
The Howling
1981 · Horror
Night of the Werewolf
1981 · Horror
The Black Cat
1981 · Horror
The Last Chase
1981 · Action
Pikoo
1981 · Drama
Bloody Moon
1981 · Thriller
Could One Imagine?
1981 · Drama
Game of Death II
1981 · Drama
The Final Conflict
1981 · Horror
Swan Lake
1981 · Adventure
The Funhouse
1981 · Horror
All Night Long
1981 · Comedy
The Devil and Max Devlin
1981 · Comedy
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