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Movies with an Open Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
867 movies with an open ending, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Terror in the Aisles
1984 · Documentary
Terror in the Aisles
1984 · Documentary
Stop Making Sense
1984 · Music
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
1984 · Comedy
Parannu Parannu Parannu
1984 · Romance
The Lost Empire
1984 · Adventure
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 · Comedy
The Princess and the Robot
1983 · Animation
Moon Rainbow
1983 · Drama
Hockeyfeber
1983 · Drama
Betaab
1983 · Romance
Adutha Varisu
1983 · Drama
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983 · Horror
Wacko
1982 · Horror
They Call Me Bruce?
1982 · Comedy
Cain and Abel
1982 · Drama
Skokie
1981 · History
Inseminoid
1981 · Horror
Bhavni Bhavai
1981 · Drama
Legend of the Fox
1980 · Action
Without Warning
1980 · Horror
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980 · Comedy
Guru
1980 · Drama
The Mountain Men
1980 · Western
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
1980 · Adventure
Cloud Dancer
1980 · Drama
The Scarlett O’Hara War
1980 · Drama
Merry-Go-Round
1980 · Mystery
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
1979 · Action
Penitentiary
1979 · Crime
Hurricane
1979 · Drama
Don’t Go Near the Park
1979 · Horror
Diary of a Young Comic
1979 · Comedy
The Bodyguard
1979 · Action
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 · Crime
The Playbirds
1978 · Crime
Ocaña: An Intermittent Portrait
1978 · Documentary
Ringo
1978 · Music
The Betsy
1978 · Romance
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977 · Crime
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