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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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Blonde Ice
1948 · Drama
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Comedy
The Window
1949 · Thriller
Destination Tokyo
1943 · War
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930 · Drama
One Good Turn
1955 · Comedy
The Silent Playground
1963 · Thriller
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 · Crime
There Goes My Heart
1938 · Romance
Santa Fe Stampede
1938 · Western
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 · Drama
Ali Baba Bujang Lapok
1961 · Family
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961 · Thriller
Traveling Saleslady
1935 · Comedy
Even as IOU
1942 · Comedy
Joy of Living
1938 · Comedy
Forever Female
1953 · Romance
We Want Our Mummy
1939 · Comedy
Ransom!
1956 · Thriller
Return to Oz
1964 · Animation
Masam-Masam Manis
1965 · Romance
Mad Monster Party?
1967 · Horror
No Kidding
1960 · Comedy
Advance to the Rear
1964 · Comedy
Bell-Bottom George
1944 · Comedy
Blithe Spirit
1945 · Fantasy
Society Dog Show
1939 · Comedy
The Blow Out
1936 · Animation
Flying Saucer Daffy
1958 · Comedy
The Invisible Monster
1950 · Crime
The Barbarian
1933 · Romance
By Your Leave
1934 · Comedy
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938 · Mystery
Watusi
1959 · Adventure
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966 · Horror
Carry On Teacher
1959 · Comedy
That Brennan Girl
1946 · Romance
The Adventures of a Rookie
1943 · Comedy
The Stalking Moon
1968 · Western
Timber
1941 · Comedy
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