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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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Ben-Hur
1959 · Adventure
Paratroop Command
1959 · Drama
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959 · Western
Our Man in Havana
1959 · Comedy
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959 · Drama
The Last Blitzkrieg
1959 · War
Island of Lost Women
1959 · Adventure
The Beat Generation
1959 · Crime
Please Turn Over
1959 · Comedy
The 400 Blows
1959 · Drama
Terror Is a Man
1959 · Horror
Samurai Vendetta
1959 · Drama
Five Golden Flowers
1959 · Romance
Dhool Ka Phool
1959 · Family
Black Orpheus
1959 · Romance
Green Mansions
1959 · Adventure
China Jones
1959 · Animation
The Overtaxed
1959 · Comedy
The Mouse That Roared
1959 · Comedy
The Nightingale’s Prayer
1959 · Romance
Five Gates to Hell
1959 · War
The Rabbit Trap
1959 · Drama
A Summer Place
1959 · Romance
People Are Bunny
1959 · Animation
Edge of Eternity
1959 · Thriller
The Young Philadelphians
1959 · Drama
The Angry Red Planet
1959 · Adventure
Holiday for Lovers
1959 · Comedy
A Private’s Affair
1959 · Comedy
Gidget
1959 · Comedy
The Gene Krupa Story
1959 · Drama
Don’t Panic Chaps!
1959 · War
The Tingler
1959 · Horror
Pickpocket
1959 · Drama
Compulsion
1959 · Thriller
1001 Arabian Nights
1959 · Animation
Roses for the Prosecutor
1959 · Comedy
Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure
1959 · Adventure
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Thriller
But Not for Me
1959 · Comedy
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