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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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Shooting High
1940 · Western
Swamp Women
1956 · Thriller
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958 · Drama
Two Men in Manhattan
1959 · Crime
Trouble in Store
1953 · Comedy
The Lonesome Mouse
1943 · Comedy
Adam and Evelyne
1949 · Comedy
Mickey and the Seal
1948 · Comedy
Red Scarf
1964 · War
Horses’ Collars
1935 · Comedy
The Woman of the Port
1934 · Drama
Flight to Mars
1951 · Thriller
Seven Days to Noon
1950 · Thriller
The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t
1966 · Family
The Twonky
1953 · Comedy
Lighthouse Keeping
1946 · Animation
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Comedy
Sailor’s Lady
1940 · Comedy
Man with the Gun
1955 · Western
Cattle King
1963 · Western
The Tall Men
1955 · Western
Small Town Story
1953 · Drama
Porky’s Bear Facts
1941 · Animation
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
1967 · Horror
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Romance
Back to the Woods
1937 · Comedy
My Wife’s Dignity
1967 · Comedy
Donald’s Gold Mine
1942 · Animation
The Crosspatch
1935 · Romance
The Valley of Gwangi
1969 · Adventure
The Magic Sword
1962 · Family
The Crimson Ghost
1946 · Adventure
Walk Don’t Run
1966 · Comedy
Lady in a Cage
1964 · Thriller
Teenage Zombies
1959 · Horror
Hopalong Casualty
1960 · Comedy
The Snow Queen
1967 · Family
Crashout
1955 · Crime
Cash and Carry
1937 · Comedy
Malliswari
1951 · Romance
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