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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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Tea for Two Hundred
1948 · Comedy
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948 · Drama
Snowbound
1948 · Drama
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 · Drama
Sleeping Car to Trieste
1948 · Thriller
Hills of Home
1948 · Adventure
So This Is New York
1948 · Comedy
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Romance
Trouble Makers
1948 · Crime
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · Family
Western Heritage
1948 · Action
Crime on Their Hands
1948 · Comedy
The Little Orphan
1948 · Comedy
The Black Arrow
1948 · History
That Wonderful Urge
1948 · Comedy
Miss Tatlock’s Millions
1948 · Romance
Berlin Express
1948 · Thriller
A Song Is Born
1948 · Comedy
So Dear to My Heart
1948 · Family
Command Decision
1948 · Drama
The Dark Past
1948 · Crime
Smuggler’s Cove
1948 · Action
Arch of Triumph
1948 · Drama
Three Daring Daughters
1948 · Music
So Evil My Love
1948 · Drama
Mexican Hayride
1948 · Romance
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 · Romance
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Mystery
Close-Up
1948 · Crime
The Woman in White
1948 · Mystery
Portrait of Jennie
1948 · Drama
The Loves of Carmen
1948 · Drama
Difficult Years
1948 · Drama
An Act of Murder
1948 · Drama
For the Love of Mary
1948 · Comedy
The Weaker Sex
1948 · Drama
Cry of the City
1948 · Drama
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 · Drama
The Mating of Millie
1948 · Romance
Inferior Decorator
1948 · Animation
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