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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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The Younger Brothers
1949 · Western
Cops and Robbers
1951 · Comedy
Yolanda and the Thief
1945 · Fantasy
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Western
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951 · Drama
Ivan
1932 · Drama
The Inspector General
1949 · Romance
Anari
1959 · Drama
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
1938 · Comedy
King Solomon’s Mines
1937 · Adventure
Loving You
1957 · Drama
Umka
1969 · Animation
By the Bluest of Seas
1936 · Romance
Carry On Spying
1964 · Comedy
Gonks Go Beat
1965 · Music
Number One
1969 · Drama
Gorath
1962 · Thriller
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Drama
3 Ring Circus
1954 · Comedy
Booby Dupes
1945 · Comedy
War Drums
1957 · Western
So Young, So Bad
1950 · Drama
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 · Drama
The Young Doctors
1961 · Drama
The Small Back Room
1949 · Romance
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Comedy
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · Romance
Paradise Island
1930 · Romance
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Romance
The Jungle
1952 · Adventure
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Drama
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 · Horror
King of the Zombies
1941 · Comedy
Dizzy Doctors
1937 · Comedy
Crazed Fruit
1956 · Drama
Afraid to Talk
1932 · Crime
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 · Western
A Matter of Resistance
1966 · Romance
Spook Louder
1943 · Comedy
Child Bride
1938 · Drama
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