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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1946
145 movies from 1946, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Three Wise Fools
1946 · Comedy
Squatter’s Rights
1946 · Animation
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Horror
Without Reservations
1946 · Romance
O.S.S.
1946 · Thriller
Anna and the King of Siam
1946 · Drama
Uncivil War Birds
1946 · Comedy
A Night in Casablanca
1946 · Comedy
Murder Is My Business
1946 · Crime
Canyon Passage
1946 · Western
Beauty and the Beast
1946 · Fantasy
So Dark the Night
1946 · Crime
Smoky
1946 · Drama
G.I. Wanna Home
1946 · Comedy
The Big Snooze
1946 · Comedy
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Crime
Cloak and Dagger
1946 · War
Cluny Brown
1946 · Comedy
Walky Talky Hawky
1946 · Animation
Devotion
1946 · Drama
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 · Thriller
Shock
1946 · Thriller
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 · Crime
The Cat Creeps
1946 · Horror
Just Before Dawn
1946 · Mystery
Renegade Girl
1946 · Western
Hare Remover
1946 · Animation
Badman’s Territory
1946 · Action
Champion Without Crown
1946 · Drama
Little Giant
1946 · Comedy
The Years Between
1946 · Romance
The Madonna’s Secret
1946 · Drama
Piccadilly Incident
1946 · Drama
Suspense
1946 · Drama
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
1946 · Adventure
The Story of Menstruation
1946 · Animation
Three Little Girls in Blue
1946
Men Without Wings
1946 · War
Black Angel
1946 · Thriller
Baseball Bugs
1946 · Comedy
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