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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1970s
2,399 movies from the 1970s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Dead Don’t Die
1975 · Thriller
Satan’s Triangle
1975 · Horror
Deewaar
1975 · Crime
Stowaway to the Moon
1975 · Family
Switchblade Sisters
1975 · Drama
The Other Francisco
1975 · History
The Mark of Zorro
1975 · Action
Teenage Seductress
1975 · Drama
Chomana Dudi
1975 · Drama
Breaking with Old Ideas
1975 · Drama
New Year Adventures of Masha and Vitya
1975 · Fantasy
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974 · Drama
Five Shaolin Masters
1974 · Drama
Man About the House
1974 · Comedy
Jacob the Liar
1974 · History
We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974 · Drama
The Yakuza
1974 · Crime
While There’s War There’s Hope
1974 · Comedy
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Action
Black Christmas
1974 · Mystery
Massacre Mafia Style
1974 · Action
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Action
The Night of the Sorcerers
1974 · Horror
Young Frankenstein
1974 · Comedy
The Godfather: Part II
1974 · Drama
Messiah of Evil
1974 · Horror
Conversation Piece
1974 · Drama
The Year Without a Santa Claus
1974 · Family
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · Drama
Ransom
1974 · Thriller
Majboor
1974 · Thriller
The Demoniacs
1974 · Horror
Lenny
1974 · Biography
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 · Drama
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
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