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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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Stage Fright
1997 · Drama
Bella Mafia
1997 · Drama
The Jackal
1997 · Action
Incognito
1997 · Crime
Star Kid
1997 · Adventure
Same Old Song
1997 · Drama
Time Under Fire
1997 · Action
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997 · Family
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes
1997 · Drama
Angels in the Endzone
1997 · Drama
Starship Troopers
1997 · Action
Mad City
1997 · Drama
Bean
1997 · Comedy
The Wings of the Dove
1997 · Drama
Eve's Bayou
1997 · Drama
Cure
1997 · Crime
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997 · Fantasy
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997 · Thriller
Switchback
1997 · Mystery
The Canterville Ghost
1997 · Romance
Dil To Pagal Hai
1997 · Comedy
Wintersleepers
1997 · Drama
Red Corner
1997 · Drama
Happy Together
1997 · Drama
Ratchagan
1997 · Action
Tower of Terror
1997 · Family
The Devil’s Child
1997 · Thriller
Déjà Vu
1997 · Romance
Deewana Mastana
1997 · Romance
Gattaca
1997 · Sci-Fi
A Life Less Ordinary
1997 · Drama
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
1997 · Animation
Devudu
1997 · Drama
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1997 · Mystery
Best Men
1997 · Action
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Drama
I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997 · Mystery
Gummo
1997 · Drama
The Swindle
1997 · Comedy
The Big Fall
1997 · Drama
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