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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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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 · Adventure
Lord of the Flies
1963 · Adventure
Cactus Flower
1969 · Comedy
Village of the Damned
1960 · Sci-Fi
Inherit the Wind
1960 · Biography
The Haunting
1963 · Horror
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · Drama
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Mystery
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968 · Drama
Inspector Clouseau
1968 · Mystery
Romeo and Juliet
1968 · Drama
Viva Las Vegas
1964 · Comedy
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
1965 · Action
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Mystery
The Italian Job
1969 · Action
Batman: The Movie
1966 · Adventure
The Masque of the Red Death
1964 · Horror
Tales of Terror
1962 · Mystery
Black Sabbath
1964 · Horror
The Great Race
1965 · Action
America America
1963 · Drama
The Hill
1965 · Drama
Seven Days in May
1964 · Drama
The End of Summer
1962 · Drama
King Kong Escapes
1968 · Adventure
The Killers
1964 · Drama
A Man for All Seasons
1966 · Biography
Seconds
1966 · Sci-Fi
Grand Prix
1966 · Drama
A Patch of Blue
1965 · Drama
Burn, Witch, Burn
1962 · Horror
The Great Impostor
1961 · Drama
The Naked Kiss
1964 · Drama
The Pawnbroker
1965 · Drama
One, Two, Three
1961 · Comedy
The Dirty Dozen
1967 · Action
Barbarella
1968 · Adventure
Death Rides a Horse
1969 · Western
Elevator to the Gallows
1961 · Drama
Two for the Road
1967 · Drama
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