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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1960s
1,988 movies from the 1960s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Victim
1962 · Drama
Eye of the Cat
1969 · Horror
Hells Angels on Wheels
1967 · Drama
The Grass Is Greener
1960 · Drama
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
1962 · Sci-Fi
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Drama
Navajo Joe
1967 · Western
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 · Action
The Comancheros
1961 · Action
100 Rifles
1969 · Adventure
The Undefeated
1969 · Western
Paint Your Wagon
1969 · Drama
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 · Drama
Medium Cool
1969 · Drama
Bedtime Story
1964 · Comedy
Scream of Fear
1961 · Thriller
Mondo Trasho
1969 · Comedy
Dead Ringer
1964 · Drama
The Music Man
1962 · Comedy
A Fine Madness
1966 · Drama
PT 109
1963 · Biography
Sunrise at Campobello
1960 · Biography
The Sundowners
1960 · Adventure
Boys' Night Out
1962 · Comedy
Ride the High Country
1962 · Drama
BUtterfield 8
1960 · Drama
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962 · Drama
The Singing Nun
1966 · Biography
The V.I.P.s
1963 · Drama
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969 · Drama
The Assassination Bureau
1969 · Action
The Chalk Garden
1964 · Drama
Ice Station Zebra
1968 · Adventure
The Thrill of It All
1963 · Comedy
Midnight Lace
1960 · Drama
Lover Come Back
1962 · Drama
Shakespeare Wallah
1966 · Drama
Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told
1967 · Horror
The Entertainer
1960 · Drama
Roustabout
1964 · Drama
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