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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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The Journey
1959 · Romance
Beloved Infidel
1959 · Romance
Musang Berjanggut
1959 · Comedy
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Horror
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
1959
Career
1959 · Drama
The Wonderful Country
1959 · Western
Escort West
1959 · Action
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow
1959 · Comedy
I’m All Right Jack
1959 · Comedy
The Best of Everything
1959 · Romance
Head Against the Wall
1959 · Drama
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959 · Drama
Tiger Bay
1959 · Thriller
I, Mobster
1959 · Crime
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959 · War
Face of a Fugitive
1959 · Western
It Happened to Jane
1959 · Romance
The Big Operator
1959 · Crime
The Bridal Path
1959 · Comedy
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 · Adventure
Westbound
1959 · Western
Carry On Nurse
1959 · Comedy
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959 · Thriller
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959 · Drama
The Devil’s Disciple
1959 · War
Take a Giant Step
1959 · Drama
Ride Lonesome
1959 · Western
The Story on Page One
1959 · Drama
The 39 Steps
1959 · Mystery
Santa Claus
1959 · Comedy
Pendekar Bujang Lapok
1959 · Music
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959 · Comedy
North West Frontier
1959 · Adventure
These Thousand Hills
1959 · Western
Ferry to Hong Kong
1959 · Action
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 · Horror
Warlock
1959 · Western
Navrang
1959 · Drama
Libel
1959 · Mystery
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