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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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The Big Clock
1948 · Crime
Big City
1948 · Drama
The Red Shoes
1948 · Drama
The Trial of Donald Duck
1948 · Animation
The Kissing Bandit
1948 · Comedy
Mummy’s Dummies
1948 · Comedy
Adventures of Don Juan
1948 · Action
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Comedy
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 · Drama
Pitfall
1948 · Crime
My Dear Secretary
1948 · Romance
Four Faces West
1948 · Western
Hare Splitter
1948 · Animation
Are You With It?
1948 · Music
Mouse Cleaning
1948 · Animation
Up in Central Park
1948 · Music
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 · Drama
The Snake Pit
1948 · Drama
I Walk Alone
1948 · Drama
A Foreign Affair
1948 · Drama
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Comedy
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · Adventure
Rope
1948 · Drama
The Naked City
1948 · Drama
The Bishop's Wife
1948 · Drama
Hamlet
1948 · Drama
Red River
1948 · Drama
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