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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1973
251 movies from 1973, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Godmonster of Indian Flats
1973 · Horror
Golgo 13
1973 · Crime
Submersion of Japan
1973 · Drama
The Exorcist
1973 · Drama
Magnum Force
1973 · Action
The Sting
1973 · Drama
The Five Days
1973 · Comedy
The Laughing Policeman
1973 · Crime
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Sci-Fi
Amarcord
1973 · Drama
Cinderella Liberty
1973 · Drama
Sleeper
1973 · Sci-Fi
Papillon
1973 · Biography
War Goddess
1973 · Adventure
A Very Merry Cricket
1973 · Family
Superdad
1973 · Comedy
Miracle on 34th Street
1973 · Family
The Seven-Ups
1973 · Drama
The Last Detail
1973 · Drama
The Cat Creature
1973 · Horror
Don't Look Now
1973 · Drama
Iron Bodyguard
1973 · Action
The House That Vanished
1973 · Horror
Serpico
1973 · Biography
Hell Up In Harlem
1973 · Thriller
Horror Express
1973 · Sci-Fi
Fantastic Planet
1973 · Sci-Fi
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973 · Horror
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Adventure
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973 · Horror
Nirmalyam
1973 · Romance
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973 · Comedy
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse
1973 · Drama
Pushing Up Daisies
1973 · Action
Westworld
1973 · Action
The Affair
1973 · Romance
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973 · Animation
Breezy
1973 · Drama
Some Call It Loving
1973 · Drama
Arnold
1973 · Mystery
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