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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1976
216 movies from 1976, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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A Real Young Girl
1976 · Drama
Cross Shot
1976 · Crime
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Drama
Insiang
1976 · Drama
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976 · Drama
Shaolin Temple
1976 · Adventure
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · Drama
The Enforcer
1976 · Action
Nickelodeon
1976 · Comedy
C.B. Hustlers
1976 · Comedy
Drive-In Massacre
1976 · Horror
The Wishing Tree
1976 · Drama
King Kong
1976 · Adventure
The Little Mermaid
1976 · Music
The Shaggy D.A.
1976 · Fantasy
A Star Is Born
1976 · Drama
The Private Eyes
1976 · Thriller
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · Comedy
Victory at Entebbe
1976 · History
Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Drama
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
1976 · Comedy
Barocco
1976 · Crime
Beatriz
1976 · Horror
Bound for Glory
1976 · Biography
Silver Streak
1976 · Action
Rocky
1976 · Drama
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
1976 · Animation
The Darvish Detonates Paris
1976 · Comedy
Blue Puppy
1976 · Family
Deported Women of the SS Special Section
1976 · Drama
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 · Comedy
The Savage Bees
1976 · Horror
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Drama
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Drama
Carrie
1976 · Horror
Network
1976 · Drama
Alice Sweet Alice
1976 · Mystery
The Little Mermaid
1976 · Fantasy
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1976 · Drama
Welcome to L.A.
1976 · Drama
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