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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1970s
2,399 movies from the 1970s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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A Wedding
1978 · Comedy
The Scarlet Flower
1978 · Fantasy
Yo también tengo fiaca!
1978 · Comedy
Mullum Malarum
1978 · Drama
Operation Diamond Racket
1978 · Thriller
Olly Olly Oxen Free
1978 · Family
Mardi Gras Massacre
1978 · Horror
Girlfriends
1978 · Comedy
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
1978 · Drama
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Sleeping Dogs (Never Lie)
1978
Piranha
1978 · Sci-Fi
Interiors
1978 · Drama
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 · Mystery
The Magic of Lassie
1978 · Family
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978 · Comedy
Stingray
1978 · Action
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 · Crime
Hooper
1978 · Action
The Driver
1978 · Action
Animal House
1978 · Comedy
Circle of Iron
1978 · Fantasy
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · Adventure
The Mischievous Boy
1978 · Comedy
Cyclone
1978 · Horror
International Velvet
1978 · Family
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978 · Mystery
The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya
1978 · Adventure
Incognito from St.Petersburg
1978 · Comedy
Foul Play
1978 · Mystery
The Swarm
1978 · Thriller
Slave of the Cannibal God
1978 · Adventure
Go Tell the Spartans
1978 · War
Pati Patni Aur Woh
1978 · Comedy
The Playbirds
1978 · Crime
The Grapes of Death
1978 · Horror
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 · Western
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978 · Comedy
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978 · Sport
The Wild Geese
1978 · Action
Heaven Can Wait
1978 · Sport
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