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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 Ugly Duckling
1959 · Comedy
Captain Applejack
1930
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957 · Romance
Love Business
1931 · Comedy
The Age of Consent
1932 · Drama
Murder in the Clouds
1934 · Adventure
Red Zone Cuba
1966 · Action
The Nifty Nineties
1941 · Family
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 · Action
Seniman Bujang Lapok
1961 · Romance
Suddenly
1954 · Crime
The Story of Menstruation
1946 · Animation
Rapture
1965 · Romance
Maid’s Night Out
1938 · Comedy
Colorado Sundown
1952 · Action
Baby Face Nelson
1957 · Crime
First Love
1939 · Comedy
Time Out for Rhythm
1941 · Music
Spring in a Small Town
1948 · Drama
Ballad of a Soldier
1959 · War
The Bride from Hades
1968 · Horror
The Sharkfighters
1956 · Adventure
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Western
The Twelve Chairs
1977 · Comedy
Beach Picnic
1939 · Comedy
Porky’s Picnic
1939 · Animation
Fiend Without a Face
1958 · Horror
Bang! You’re Dead
1954 · Drama
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Drama
Blowing Wild
1953 · Action
Hatari!
1962 · Action
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955 · Drama
Desk Set
1957 · Comedy
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Comedy
The Boys from Leningrad
1954 · Comedy
Rockets Galore
1958 · Comedy
The President’s Lady
1953 · Western
The Mighty Gorga
1969 · Adventure
State Fair
1945 · Comedy
The Flying Scot
1957 · Crime
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