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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1954
187 movies from 1954, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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A Star Is Born
1954 · Drama
Appointment with Happiness
1954
No Parking Hare
1954 · Comedy
Long John Silver
1954 · Action
Malaga
1954 · Drama
The Embezzler
1954
They Were So Young
1954 · Crime
Senso
1954 · Romance
My Little Duckaroo
1954 · Comedy
Rhapsody
1954 · Music
Bait
1954 · Crime
The Gambler from Natchez
1954 · Western
A Bullet Is Waiting
1954 · Crime
Pushover
1954 · Crime
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954 · Drama
Black Widow
1954 · Drama
Muzzle Tough
1954 · Animation
Little Boy Boo
1954 · Animation
Black Tuesday
1954 · Crime
An Inspector Calls
1954 · Drama
Attila
1954 · War
Track of the Cat
1954 · Drama
Riding Shotgun
1954 · Western
Sitting Bull
1954 · Western
Bell Hoppy
1954 · Animation
The Million Pound Note
1954 · Comedy
The Yellow Mountain
1954 · Western
The Country Girl
1954 · Drama
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Drama
Highway Dragnet
1954 · Drama
The Sleeping Tiger
1954 · Thriller
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954 · Drama
The Good Die Young
1954 · Thriller
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954 · History
Down Three Dark Streets
1954 · Thriller
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Romance
It Should Happen to You
1954 · Romance
Robinson Crusoe
1954 · Drama
Pigs Is Pigs
1954 · Animation
Make Me an Offer!
1954 · Comedy
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