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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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Swamp Girl
1971 · Drama
Sin
1971 · Drama
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
1970 · Family
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Comedy
Brancaleone at the Crusades
1970 · Adventure
The Aristocats
1970 · Adventure
Dougal and the Blue Cat
1970 · Family
Little Big Man
1970 · Adventure
They Call Me Trinity
1970 · Action
The Railway Children
1970 · Drama
Donkey Skin
1970 · Fantasy
Rio Lobo
1970 · Adventure
El Topo
1970 · Drama
The Wild Country
1970 · Western
Love Story
1970 · Drama
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
1970 · Family
Claire’s Knee
1970 · Romance
Weekend of Terror
1970 · Thriller
Husbands
1970 · Drama
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
1970 · Drama
Run, Simon, Run
1970 · Action
Jane Eyre
1970 · Drama
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970 · Western
A Man Called Sledge
1970 · Western
Flap
1970 · Comedy
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 · Drama
Perfect Friday
1970 · Crime
Road to Salina
1970 · Drama
Scars of Dracula
1970 · Horror
Scrooge
1970 · Drama
The Owl and the Pussycat
1970 · Comedy
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970 · Thriller
Dodes’ka-den
1970 · Drama
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970 · Comedy
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970 · Drama
The McKenzie Break
1970 · Drama
Blood Mania
1970 · Horror
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
1970 · Comedy
The Twelve Chairs
1970 · Drama
I Start Counting
1970 · Thriller
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