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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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The Little Mermaid
1976 · Music
The Shaggy D.A.
1976 · Fantasy
A Star Is Born
1976 · Drama
The Private Eyes
1976 · Thriller
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · Comedy
Victory at Entebbe
1976 · History
Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Drama
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
1976 · Comedy
Barocco
1976 · Crime
Beatriz
1976 · Horror
Bound for Glory
1976 · Biography
Silver Streak
1976 · Action
Rocky
1976 · Drama
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
1976 · Animation
The Darvish Detonates Paris
1976 · Comedy
Blue Puppy
1976 · Family
Deported Women of the SS Special Section
1976 · Drama
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 · Comedy
The Savage Bees
1976 · Horror
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Drama
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Drama
Carrie
1976 · Horror
Network
1976 · Drama
Alice Sweet Alice
1976 · Mystery
The Little Mermaid
1976 · Fantasy
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1976 · Drama
Welcome to L.A.
1976 · Drama
Two-Minute Warning
1976 · Action
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976 · Biography
Stepan’s Remembrance
1976 · Fantasy
Schizo
1976 · Horror
Laila-Majnu
1976 · Romance
Dogs
1976 · Horror
Adalat
1976 · Action
The Next Man
1976 · Action
Nightmare in Badham County
1976 · Action
Assault on Precinct 13
1976 · Action
Chess of the Wind
1976 · Drama
Pony Express Rider
1976 · Western
Yakuza Graveyard
1976 · Drama
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