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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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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 · Thriller
Suburbia
1984 · Drama
White Dew
1984 · Comedy
Where the Boys Are
1984 · Comedy
Moscow on the Hudson
1984 · Drama
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
1984
One Night Stand
1984 · Comedy
The Holy Innocents
1984 · Drama
The Postman
1984 · Comedy
They’re Playing with Fire
1984 · Horror
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984 · Drama
Party
1984 · Drama
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · Adventure
Romancing the Stone
1984 · Action
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984 · Horror
The Cold Room
1984 · Mystery
Racing with the Moon
1984 · Drama
Police Academy
1984 · Comedy
L'Argent
1984 · Drama
Sole Survivor
1984 · Thriller
Tank
1984 · Action
The Ice Pirates
1984 · Action
Carmen
1984 · Music
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984 · Comedy
Mike’s Murder
1984 · Thriller
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Drama
Splash
1984 · Fantasy
Children of the Corn
1984 · Thriller
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984 · Horror
Alphabet City
1984 · Drama
Against All Odds
1984 · Action
Repo Man
1984 · Action
This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Comedy
Love Streams
1984 · Drama
Srivariki Premalekha
1984 · Romance
The Noah’s Ark Principle
1984 · Thriller
Swann in Love
1984 · Drama
Balkan Spy
1984 · Comedy
Footloose
1984 · Drama
Crackers
1984 · Action
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