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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1970–1999
9,998 movies from 1970–1999, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Cotton Club
1984 · Drama
Dune
1984 · Action
Frankenweenie
1984 · Drama
Runaway
1984 · Action
Starman
1984 · Adventure
The Night They Saved Christmas
1984 · Drama
The Initiation
1984 · Horror
Don’t Open Till Christmas
1984 · Horror
City Heat
1984 · Action
2010
1984 · Adventure
2010: The Year We Make Contact
1984 · Thriller
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Action
The River
1984 · Drama
Bagets 2
1984 · Drama
Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
1984 · History
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 · Drama
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
1984 · Comedy
Kaos
1984 · Fantasy
Falling in Love
1984 · Drama
Supergirl
1984 · Action
Rupert and the Frog Song
1984 · Animation
Special Effects
1984 · Thriller
Night Patrol
1984 · Comedy
Missing in Action
1984 · Action
Night of the Comet
1984 · Sci-Fi
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Horror
Ente Upasana
1984 · Drama
Uyarangalil
1984 · Thriller
City Limits
1984 · Action
No Small Affair
1984 · Drama
Oh, God! You Devil
1984 · Fantasy
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984 · Thriller
A Soldier's Story
1984 · Drama
Paris, Texas
1984 · Drama
Death Warmed Up
1984 · Horror
Not for Publication
1984 · Crime
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984 · Drama
Warriors of the Apocalypse
1984 · Action
Radioactive Dreams
1984 · Action
Final Justice
1984 · Action
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