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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1959
177 movies from 1959, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Stars
1959 · Drama
Picnic on the Grass
1959 · Comedy
The Great War
1959 · War
High School Big Shot
1959 · Drama
Sappy Bull Fighters
1959 · Comedy
Harold and the Purple Crayon
1959 · Animation
It Started with a Kiss
1959 · Comedy
The Man in the Net
1959 · Drama
The Sound and the Fury
1959 · Drama
John Paul Jones
1959 · Romance
This Other Eden
1959 · Drama
Model for Murder
1959 · Drama
The Headless Ghost
1959 · Horror
The Miracle
1959 · Drama
A Home for Tanya
1959 · Drama
The Killer Shrews
1959 · Horror
Battle in Outer Space
1959 · Action
The Alligator People
1959 · Horror
Danger Within
1959 · War
Anari
1959 · Drama
The Indian Tomb
1959 · Romance
The Oregon Trail
1959 · Western
The Ugly Duckling
1959 · Comedy
Ballad of a Soldier
1959 · War
Sube y baja
1959 · Comedy
Paigham
1959 · Drama
The Cosmic Man
1959 · Adventure
Blessings of the Land
1959 · Family
Deep Jele Jaai
1959 · Drama
Fires on the Plain
1959 · War
The Mating Game
1959 · Comedy
The Captain’s Table
1959 · Comedy
They Came to Cordura
1959 · Western
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Comedy
Sujata
1959 · Drama
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 · Action
The Lady is a Square
1959 · Romance
Trick or Tweet
1959 · Animation
A Dog’s Best Friend
1959 · Drama
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959 · Crime
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