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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1974
230 movies from 1974, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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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
Brief Encounter
1974 · Drama
The Little Prince
1974 · Fantasy
Frightmare
1974 · Thriller
Sandakan No. 8
1974 · War
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 · History
Space Is the Place
1974 · Music
The Front Page
1974 · Comedy
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 · Drama
The Mark of Zorro
1974 · Western
Wife to Be Sacrificed
1974 · Horror
Challenge to White Fang
1974 · Adventure
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