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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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Johnny Frenchman
1945 · Drama
Corn on the Cop
1965 · Animation
Made in Paris
1966 · Comedy
Lovers Courageous
1932 · Drama
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Thriller
Bombardier
1943 · Drama
Mummy’s Boys
1936 · Comedy
China Doll
1958 · Romance
A Guy Named Joe
1943 · Fantasy
Swiss Miss
1938 · Comedy
Please Believe Me
1950 · Romance
Overland Telegraph
1951 · Western
Crash Landing
1958 · Drama
Zatoichi’s Revenge
1965 · Drama
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Comedy
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · Family
The Man from Button Willow
1965 · Animation
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · War
Patterns
1955 · Drama
The Girl Most Likely
1958 · Romance
Apache Trail
1942 · Western
Three Little Twirps
1943 · Comedy
The Young Stranger
1957 · Drama
Hello Down There
1969 · Comedy
Louisiana Purchase
1941 · Comedy
High Tide at Noon
1957 · Drama
The Trap
1959 · Thriller
Stolen Kisses
1968 · Comedy
The Buster Keaton Story
1957 · Comedy
It’s Tough Being a Man
1969 · Comedy
Glory
1956 · Drama
Tokyo Chorus
1931 · Comedy
Held For Ransom
1938 · Crime
Athena
1954 · Comedy
Viva Max!
1969 · Comedy
20 Million Miles to Earth
1957 · Horror
Danger Signal
1945 · Romance
Thunderbird 6
1968 · Family
Paul Bunyan
1958 · Family
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955 · Comedy
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