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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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Rider from Tucson
1950 · Western
Ladies of the Chorus
1948 · Music
Countdown
1967 · Thriller
Call Northside 777
1948 · Drama
Lovin’ the Ladies
1930 · Romance
Gamera vs. Viras
1968 · Action
Convicts 4
1962 · Crime
Fanny
1961 · Romance
Adventure Girl
1934 · Adventure
Deep Waters
1948 · Drama
Doggie March
1963 · Action
Mere Mehboob
1963
The Purple Plain
1954 · Adventure
Dry Summer
1963 · Crime
The Night Holds Terror
1955 · Thriller
The Stooge
1951 · Drama
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 · Family
Anne of Green Gables
1934 · Drama
Daffy’s Southern Exposure
1942 · Animation
Bus Riley’s Back in Town
1965 · Drama
Kipps
1941 · Drama
Goof on the Roof
1953 · Comedy
The Small Voice
1948 · Thriller
Sissi: The Young Empress
1956 · Comedy
Killer Ape
1953 · Adventure
Pizzicato Pussycat
1955 · Animation
You Nazty Spy!
1940 · Comedy
Poor Cinderella
1934 · Family
Dick Tracy’s Dilemma
1947 · Crime
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Romance
Thundering Hoofs
1942 · Western
Love in Bloom
1935 · Comedy
Ghost Wanted
1940 · Animation
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Music
To Beep or Not to Beep
1963 · Comedy
The Queen’s Guards
1961 · Drama
Fun in Acapulco
1963 · Romance
The Colditz Story
1955 · War
Code Two
1953 · Crime
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
1966 · Music
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