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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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The New Centurions
1972 · Crime
One-Armed Boxer
1972 · Action
Early Summer
1972 · Drama
Cry for Me, Billy
1972 · Western
The Legend of Boggy Creek
1972 · Mystery
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972 · Western
Greaser’s Palace
1972 · Western
Fat City
1972 · Drama
Junior Bonner
1972 · Western
Deliverance
1972 · Adventure
Joe Kidd
1972 · Western
The Wrath of God
1972 · Western
Fuzz
1972 · Crime
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · History
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1972 · Drama
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
1972 · Fantasy
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
1972 · Thriller
Fear in the Night
1972 · Mystery
Straight On Till Morning
1972 · Mystery
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
1972 · Drama
Butterflies Are Free
1972 · Comedy
Napoleon and Samantha
1972 · Action
The Canterbury Tales
1972 · Comedy
Au Pair Girls
1972 · Comedy
Hannie Caulder
1972 · Drama
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Action
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972 · Crime
The Candidate
1972 · Drama
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 · Horror
Ben
1972 · Horror
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972 · History
The Revengers
1972 · Western
Beware! The Blob
1972 · Comedy
Frenzy
1972 · Thriller
Portnoy’s Complaint
1972 · Comedy
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972 · Thriller
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Drama
The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972 · Mystery
Sweet Sugar
1972 · Drama
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
1972 · Horror
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