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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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Time, Forward!
1965 · History
We’re Not Dressing
1934 · Comedy
The Roof
1956 · Drama
Beau James
1957 · Drama
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Drama
Danger – Love at Work
1937 · Comedy
Bayou
1957 · Drama
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
1959 · Drama
Texas Across the River
1966 · Comedy
Martin in the Clouds
1961 · Comedy
Westward Ho
1935 · History
Palmy Days
1931 · Music
Crooks in Cloisters
1964 · Comedy
Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969 · Crime
Tale of a Dog
1944 · Family
Frankenstein’s Daughter
1958 · Horror
Mickey’s Polo Team
1936 · Comedy
Good Day for a Hanging
1959 · Western
The Spanish Gardener
1956 · Drama
Morena clara
1954 · Romance
Five
1951 · Drama
Captain Scarlett
1953 · Action
Doctor in Clover
1966 · Comedy
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
1969 · Drama
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947 · Romance
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951 · Comedy
Edge of Darkness
1943 · Drama
All Neat in Black Stockings
1969 · Drama
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 · Thriller
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Comedy
A Hole in the Head
1959 · Comedy
Playing Around
1930 · Music
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Drama
The Skydivers
1963 · Drama
Hammer the Toff
1952 · Crime
Pals and Gals
1954 · Western
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · Drama
The Hoodlum Priest
1961 · Drama
Where’s That Fire
1939 · Comedy
Golden Boy
1939 · Drama
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