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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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The Hanged Man
1964 · Thriller
Mine Own Executioner
1947 · Drama
All the World’s a Stooge
1941 · Comedy
Not of This Earth
1957 · Horror
A Snow Fairy Tale
1960 · Adventure
Cover Girl Killer
1959 · Drama
Hay Foot
1942 · Romance
Halleluja for Django
1967 · Western
A Life in the Balance
1955 · Mystery
Dark Intruder
1965 · Horror
Gang vs. G-Men
1962 · Crime
Lonelyhearts
1958 · Drama
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 · Crime
Tokyo Drifter
1966 · Thriller
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953 · Western
Three Daring Daughters
1948 · Music
Movie Maniacs
1936 · Comedy
Hum Dono
1961 · Drama
Hers to Hold
1943 · Drama
A Distant Trumpet
1964 · Western
A Study in Terror
1965 · Mystery
Captive’s Island
1966 · Thriller
That Woman Opposite
1957 · Drama
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 · Comedy
Caprice Italian Style
1968 · Comedy
James Tont Operation T.W.O.
1966 · Action
The Song of Ceylon
1934 · Documentary
In the Wake of the Bounty
1933 · Action
Hog Wild
1930 · Comedy
Cry of Battle
1963 · Drama
Prince
1969 · Drama
Hibernatus
1969 · Comedy
Don’t Grieve!
1968 · Drama
Spy Hunt
1950 · Thriller
Von Ryan’s Express
1965 · Thriller
Alvarez Kelly
1966 · War
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940 · Drama
Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai
1961 · Drama
The Seven Red Berets
1969 · War
Arabian Nights
1942 · Action
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