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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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Conrack
1974 · Drama
Himiko
1974 · History
Mame
1974 · Comedy
The Midnight Man
1974 · Mystery
Billy Two Hats
1974 · Western
Ginger in the Morning
1974 · Drama
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Drama
Hotel Angel
1974 · Drama
Killer Bees
1974 · Horror
All Screwed Up
1974 · Drama
One or the Other of Us
1974 · Thriller
A Case of Rape
1974 · Drama
Spasmo
1974 · Mystery
The Morning After
1974 · Drama
Thieves Like Us
1974 · Drama
Crazy Joe
1974 · Crime
Blazing Saddles
1974 · Comedy
Zardoz
1974 · Sci-Fi
The Street Fighter
1974 · Crime
Deranged
1974 · Crime
Killdozer
1974 · Horror
The House of Seven Corpses
1974 · Horror
Carry On Dick
1974 · Comedy
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Drama
Lacombe, Lucien
1974 · War
Black Belt Jones
1974 · Comedy
Heatwave!
1974 · Drama
The Questor Tapes
1974
Luther
1974 · Drama
Butley
1974 · Drama
Heroes Two
1974 · Drama
Scream of the Wolf
1974 · Thriller
The Bat People
1974 · Horror
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974 · Drama
Manoranjan
1974 · Comedy
A Steam Train Passes
1974 · Documentary
McQ
1974 · Mystery
Charlie And A Half
1974 · Comedy
SuperDragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1974 · Action
Bim
1974 · Drama
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