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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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Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 · Romance
Gung Ho!
1943 · Drama
The Hired Gun
1957 · Western
Great Guy
1936 · Crime
Vagabond Loafers
1949 · Comedy
Carry On Screaming!
1966 · Horror
Close-Up
1948 · Crime
Tea for Two
1950 · Romance
Radio Bugs
1944 · Comedy
Queen of Outer Space
1958 · Adventure
The Sound Barrier
1952 · War
Rails Into Laramie
1954 · Western
Be Sick… It’s Free
1968 · Comedy
Betty Boop’s Bamboo Isle
1932 · Comedy
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932 · Adventure
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968 · Action
Wild and Wonderful
1964 · Comedy
The 10th Victim
1965 · Comedy
Casanova Cat
1951 · Animation
Vacation with a Gangster
1952 · Adventure
Red Angel
1966 · Drama
The Werewolf
1956 · Horror
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Horror
Unpublished Story
1942 · Drama
Prince Valiant
1954 · Romance
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 · Drama
The Navy Way
1944 · War
Lucky Jordan
1942 · Comedy
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965 · Horror
So’s Your Aunt Emma!
1942 · Comedy
The Loves of Carmen
1948 · Drama
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Comedy
The Penthouse
1967 · Drama
Thirteen Women
1932 · Mystery
School for Tramps
1955 · Music
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 · Comedy
Destination Moon
1950 · Adventure
An American Romance
1944 · Romance
6 Day Bike Rider
1934 · Comedy
Singing Guns
1950 · Western
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