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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1952
181 movies from 1952, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Drama
The Turning Point
1952 · Drama
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952 · Animation
Boots Malone
1952 · Drama
Stolen Face
1952 · Drama
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952 · Drama
Listen Judge
1952 · Comedy
Lovely to Look At
1952 · Music
Mandy
1952 · Drama
Gents in a Jam
1952 · Comedy
Because You’re Mine
1952 · Comedy
Kangaroo
1952 · Romance
Ruby Gentry
1952 · Drama
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Crime
Meet Me Tonight
1952 · Comedy
Little Red Rodent Hood
1952 · Family
The Ringer
1952 · Mystery
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952 · Western
Francis Goes to West Point
1952 · Comedy
Heidi
1952 · Drama
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952 · Comedy
Escape Route
1952 · Crime
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952 · Western
Carrie
1952 · Drama
A Woman Without Love
1952 · Drama
The Sound Barrier
1952 · War
Vacation with a Gangster
1952 · Adventure
Casque d’Or
1952 · Drama
Son of Paleface
1952 · Western
The Golden Coach
1952 · Comedy
Trick or Treat
1952 · Comedy
This Is Cinerama
1952 · Documentary
Crow Hollow
1952 · Thriller
The Lawless Breed
1952 · Western
Just This Once
1952 · Comedy
Big Jim McLain
1952 · Action
The Thief
1952 · Crime
The Two Mouseketeers
1952 · Animation
Dreamboat
1952 · Comedy
The Captive City
1952 · Drama
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