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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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Lady and the Tramp
1955 · Adventure
Jail Busters
1955 · Comedy
Battle Cry
1955 · War
Rage at Dawn
1955 · Action
Le Amiche
1955 · Romance
New York Confidential
1955 · Crime
Pather Panchali
1955 · Drama
The Girl Rush
1955 · Comedy
Rififi
1955 · Crime
Value for Money
1955 · Comedy
Bearly Asleep
1955 · Comedy
The Square Jungle
1955 · Drama
Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 · Romance
Pappy’s Puppy
1955 · Animation
Hit the Deck
1955 · Romance
A Lawless Street
1955 · Western
The Purple Mask
1955 · Adventure
Feather Dusted
1955 · Animation
Pearl of the South Pacific
1955 · Adventure
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1955 · Romance
Doctor at Sea
1955 · Comedy
Three for the Show
1955 · Music
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · Western
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 · Comedy
Pete Kelly’s Blues
1955 · Drama
Prince of Players
1955 · Drama
Rabbit Rampage
1955 · Family
House of Bamboo
1955 · Drama
Seema
1955 · Drama
The Big Knife
1955 · Crime
Toto and Carolina
1955 · Comedy
Of Cash and Hash
1955 · Comedy
Portrait of Alison
1955 · Drama
Violent Saturday
1955 · Crime
Queen Bee
1955 · Drama
Lighthouse Mouse
1955 · Animation
Santa Fe Passage
1955 · Western
The Tender Trap
1955 · Romance
Confession
1955 · Crime
Son of Sinbad
1955 · Fantasy
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