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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1955
197 movies from 1955, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Shotgun
1955 · Western
Run for Cover
1955 · Drama
This Island Earth
1955 · Horror
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Drama
Othello
1955 · Drama
The Man from Laramie
1955 · Western
Drop the Curtain
1955 · Comedy
A Life in the Balance
1955 · Mystery
Geordie
1955 · Comedy
The Far Horizons
1955 · Western
Storm Fear
1955 · Crime
The King’s Thief
1955 · History
Day the World Ended
1955 · Horror
Artists and Models
1955 · Comedy
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
1955 · Horror
The Miller’s Beautiful Wife
1955 · Comedy
Ordet
1955 · Drama
The Hole Idea
1955 · Crime
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Adventure
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Drama
The Left Hand of God
1955 · Adventure
Hell’s Horizon
1955 · Drama
I’ll Cry Tomorrow
1955 · Drama
Mr. Arkadin
1955 · Thriller
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · Drama
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955 · Comedy
All Fowled Up
1955 · Animation
La Pointe Courte
1955 · Romance
Storm Over the Nile
1955 · War
Texas Lady
1955 · Western
One Froggy Evening
1955 · Comedy
The Night My Number Came Up
1955 · Fantasy
Chicago Syndicate
1955 · Drama
New Orleans Uncensored
1955 · Drama
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Horror
School for Tramps
1955 · Music
The Violent Men
1955 · Western
The Glass Slipper
1955 · Romance
My Sister Eileen
1955 · Comedy
Touch and Go
1955 · Comedy
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