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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1953
192 movies from 1953, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Devil’s Canyon
1953 · Crime
The Clown
1953 · Drama
One Girl’s Confession
1953 · Crime
Affair with a Stranger
1953 · Romance
Count the Hours!
1953 · Drama
Bright Road
1953 · Music
The Glass Wall
1953 · Drama
The Vanquished
1953 · Drama
Goof on the Roof
1953 · Comedy
Killer Ape
1953 · Adventure
The Runaway Bus
1953 · Comedy
Code Two
1953 · Crime
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Thriller
Little Boy Lost
1953 · Drama
Call Me Madam
1953 · Comedy
The Limping Man
1953 · Thriller
I, the Jury
1953 · Crime
Huracán Ramírez
1953 · Action
The New Neighbor
1953 · Animation
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · Crime
The Girl on the Pier
1953 · Crime
Sharey Chuattar
1953 · Drama
Rugged Bear
1953 · Comedy
The Wages of Fear
1953 · Adventure
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Drama
In the Face of Demolition
1953 · Drama
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Western
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 · Western
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
1953 · Adventure
Salome
1953 · Romance
The Long Memory
1953 · Crime
The Black Vampire
1953 · Thriller
South of Algiers
1953 · Drama
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953 · Action
Aah
1953 · Drama
The Blue Gardenia
1953 · Mystery
Albert R.N.
1953 · History
Johnny on the Run
1953 · Adventure
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · Western
The Master of Ballantrae
1953 · Adventure
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