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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1948
187 movies from 1948, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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13 Lead Soldiers
1948 · Crime
Daybreak
1948 · Drama
The Girl from Manhattan
1948 · Comedy
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Drama
La Terra Trema
1948 · Drama
Family Honeymoon
1948 · Comedy
Whiplash
1948 · Drama
One Touch of Venus
1948 · Music
The Hot Scots
1948 · Comedy
A Hen in the Wind
1948 · Drama
Escape
1948 · Thriller
The Return of the Whistler
1948 · Crime
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
1948 · Animation
Blonde Ice
1948 · Drama
Blood on the Moon
1948 · Romance
My Brother’s Keeper
1948 · Thriller
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948 · Crime
Inner Sanctum
1948 · Thriller
Oklahoma Blues
1948 · Western
The Miracle of the Bells
1948 · Drama
Lulu Belle
1948 · Drama
Black Bart
1948 · Western
The Three Musketeers
1948 · Adventure
Blanche Fury
1948 · Drama
Back Alley Oproar
1948 · Animation
Mickey and the Seal
1948 · Comedy
Julia Misbehaves
1948 · Comedy
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Romance
The Iron Curtain
1948 · Thriller
Let’s Live a Little
1948 · Comedy
Wet Blanket Policy
1948 · Comedy
A Southern Yankee
1948 · History
Anna Karenina
1948 · Romance
The Winslow Boy
1948 · Drama
The Cat That Hated People
1948 · Animation
Aag
1948 · Drama
Key Largo
1948 · Thriller
Against the Wind
1948 · Action
Whispering Smith
1948 · Western
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948 · Thriller
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