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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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Last Tango in Paris
1973 · Drama
Black Mama White Mama
1973 · Drama
Shock Treatment
1973 · Crime
Ludwig
1973 · Drama
The Night Strangler
1973 · Mystery
Raja Rani
1973 · Romance
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · Drama
Psychomania
1973 · Horror
Garm Hava
1973 · Drama
Death Carries a Cane
1973 · Thriller
Kaadu
1973 · Drama
White Cargo
1973 · Comedy
Heera Panna
1973 · Drama
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973 · Comedy
The Last Italian Tango
1973 · Comedy
The Lovers!
1973 · Drama
The Belstone Fox
1973 · Drama
Arrow to the Sun
1973 · Animation
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972 · Crime
Fear Is the Key
1972 · Action
The Godfather’s Friend
1972 · Thriller
The Heartbreak Kid
1972 · Drama
Cries and Whispers
1972 · Drama
The Outside Man
1972 · Crime
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972 · Drama
Across 110th Street
1972 · Action
Avanti!
1972 · Romance
Pete ’n’ Tillie
1972 · Comedy
Travels with My Aunt
1972 · Comedy
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 · Drama
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies
1972 · Animation
The Gore Gore Girls
1972 · Horror
Journey Back to Oz
1972 · Animation
Our Miss Fred
1972 · War
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
1972 · Family
The Getaway
1972 · Action
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Action
Once Upon a Mattress
1972 · Music
Sleuth
1972 · Crime
Victoria No. 203
1972 · Comedy
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