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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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A Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Family
Flash Gordon
1980 · Action
Gregory’s Girl
1980 · Comedy
The Babysitter
1980 · Drama
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
1980 · Family
Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later
1980 · Comedy
Yogi’s First Christmas
1980 · Animation
The Apple
1980 · Sci-Fi
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980 · Western
Legend of the Fox
1980 · Action
The Idolmaker
1980 · Biography
Alligator
1980 · Sci-Fi
Shogun Assassin
1980 · Adventure
The Boogey Man
1980 · Horror
The Day Time Ended
1980 · Horror
Christmas Evil
1980 · Horror
Taxi zum Klo
1980 · Comedy
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980 · Drama
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980 · Drama
Motel Hell
1980 · Thriller
Cannibal Terror
1980 · Horror
Times Square
1980 · Music
A Bad Son
1980 · Drama
The Elephant Man
1980 · Biography
Private Benjamin
1980 · Comedy
Coast to Coast
1980 · Comedy
Oh, God! Book II
1980 · Fantasy
Terror Train
1980 · Mystery
Gloria
1980 · Drama
Germany Pale Mother
1980 · Drama
Hopscotch
1980 · Comedy
Resurrection
1980 · Drama
Without Warning
1980 · Horror
My Bodyguard
1980 · Drama
The Calm
1980 · Drama
Mother's Day
1980 · Thriller
Super Fuzz
1980 · Comedy
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Action
Blood Beach
1980 · Horror
He Knows You’re Alone
1980 · Horror
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