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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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A Peasant on a Bicycle
1974 · Drama
The Antichrist
1974 · Drama
Beyond the Door
1974 · Horror
Earthquake
1974 · Action
The Trial of Billy Jack
1974 · Thriller
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
1974 · Romance
Brief Encounter
1974 · Drama
The Little Prince
1974 · Fantasy
Frightmare
1974 · Thriller
Sandakan No. 8
1974 · War
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 · History
Space Is the Place
1974 · Music
The Front Page
1974 · Comedy
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 · Drama
The Mark of Zorro
1974 · Western
Wife to Be Sacrificed
1974 · Horror
Challenge to White Fang
1974 · Adventure
The Klansman
1974 · Thriller
Till Marriage Do Us Part
1974 · Comedy
Stardust
1974 · Drama
Bad Ronald
1974 · Thriller
Borsalino and Co.
1974 · Crime
Airport 1975
1974 · Action
The Odessa File
1974 · Thriller
Benji
1974 · Adventure
Games Gamblers Play
1974 · Comedy
Female Trouble
1974 · Comedy
Roti
1974 · Drama
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 · Horror
Shanks
1974 · Horror
Law and Disorder
1974 · Crime
Where Have All the People Gone
1974 · Drama
Alice in the Cities
1974 · Drama
Hit Lady
1974 · Thriller
The Working Girls
1974 · Comedy
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974 · Comedy
The Gambler
1974 · Drama
From the Village to the City
1974 · Comedy
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974 · Drama
The Stranger Within
1974 · Mystery
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