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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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To the Ends of the Earth
2020 · Drama
Wild Mountain Thyme
2020 · Drama
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
2020 · Comedy
Rose Island
2020 · Adventure
No Strings Attached
2020 · Animation
The Last Champion
2020 · Drama
Flora
2020 · Comedy
All My Life
2020 · Drama
Nomadland
2020 · Drama
Godmothered
2020 · Fantasy
A Christmas Carol
2020 · Drama
The Prom
2020 · Drama
Anything for Jackson
2020 · Horror
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special
2020 · Family
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special
2020 · Family
100% Wolf
2020 · Adventure
Namaste Wahala
2020 · Music
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020 · Adventure
The Christmas Listing
2020 · Romance
Life in a Year
2020 · Drama
Black Beauty
2020 · Drama
Lovers Rock
2020 · Drama
Smiley Face Killers
2020 · Thriller
Mosul
2020 · Action
Superintelligence
2020 · Action
The Croods: A New Age
2020 · Adventure
Dara of Jasenovac
2020 · War
Happiest Season
2020 · Drama
The Christmas Chronicles 2
2020 · Adventure
Buddy Games
2020 · Comedy
A Hole in the Head
2020 · Drama
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square
2020 · Family
The Christmas House
2020 · Romance
One Second Champion
2020 · Drama
Girl
2020 · Thriller
Sound of Metal
2020 · Drama
Alien Xmas
2020 · Animation
Run
2020 · Mystery
Middle Class Melodies
2020 · Comedy
Vanguard
2020 · Action
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- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
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