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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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Comfort and Joy
1984 · Comedy
Red Dawn
1984 · Action
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Adventure
Challenge
1984 · Drama
Rats: Night of Terror
1984 · Horror
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984 · Drama
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984 · Adventure
Anbulla Rajinikanth
1984 · Drama
The Mutilator
1984 · Thriller
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984 · Comedy
Purple Rain
1984 · Drama
Final Mission
1984 · Action
Kanamarayathu
1984 · Romance
Stranger Than Paradise
1984 · Drama
Best Defense
1984 · Comedy
Electric Dreams
1984 · Sci-Fi
Revenge of the Nerds
1984 · Comedy
The NeverEnding Story
1984 · Adventure
The Party Animal
1984 · Comedy
Fear City
1984 · Crime
Pudhumai Penn
1984 · Drama
Splatter University
1984 · Thriller
The Last Starfighter
1984 · Action
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984 · Adventure
Parannu Parannu Parannu
1984 · Romance
Secret Honor
1984 · Drama
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
1984 · Romance
Kaliyil Alpam Karyam
1984 · Drama
Scream for Help
1984 · Horror
Disconnected
1984 · Horror
Repentance
1984 · Drama
Cannonball Run II
1984 · Action
Bachelor Party
1984 · Comedy
Conan the Destroyer
1984 · Action
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984 · Comedy
Sohni Mahiwal
1984 · Action
The Crazy Family
1984 · Drama
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984 · Comedy
The Lost Empire
1984 · Adventure
The Karate Kid
1984 · Action
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