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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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Three Hams on Rye
1950 · Comedy
Bowery Buckaroos
1947 · Comedy
Lucky Kids
1936 · Comedy
Road to Rio
1947 · Comedy
Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937 · Comedy
Springtime in the Rockies
1942 · Music
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Horror
In Old Santa Fe
1934 · Crime
Dark Victory
1939 · Drama
Dodge City
1939 · Western
West of the Pecos
1945 · Action
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Drama
Murder in the Air
1940 · Action
The Girl in White
1952 · History
Drum Beat
1954 · Western
The Brass Bottle
1964 · Comedy
Christmas in July
1940 · Romance
Klondike Annie
1936 · Comedy
Morning Glory
1933 · Romance
Age of Consent
1969 · Drama
Moon Over Miami
1941 · Comedy
Hills of Home
1948 · Adventure
Algiers
1938 · Mystery
North of the Great Divide
1950 · Western
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 · Drama
The River’s Edge
1957 · Crime
The King’s Thief
1955 · History
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966 · Horror
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers
1968 · Family
The Hare Mail
1931 · Animation
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · Romance
Galpo Holeo Satti
1966 · Drama
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969 · Animation
Starlift
1951 · Music
Posse from Hell
1961 · Western
Utah Blaine
1957 · Western
Irene
1940 · Romance
Three Missing Links
1938 · Comedy
Rhythm on the River
1940 · Music
The Nephews of Zorro
1968 · Comedy
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