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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1978
245 movies from 1978, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Ice Castles
1978 · Drama
Les Misérables
1978 · Drama
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978 · Animation
Brass Target
1978 · Action
The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians
1978 · Action
Priya
1978 · Drama
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · Sci-Fi
Kanchana Sita
1978 · Drama
Crippled Avengers
1978 · Action
Starcrash
1978 · Fantasy
King of the Gypsies
1978 · Drama
Every Which Way But Loose
1978 · Action
The Tailor from Ulm
1978 · Drama
The Small One
1978 · Animation
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978 · Crime
Superman
1978 · Action
Junoon
1978 · War
The Deer Hunter
1978 · Drama
Shalimar
1978 · Action
The Brink's Job
1978 · Drama
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Action
My Life’s on the Line
1978 · Action
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978 · Music
Vertical Features Remake
1978 · Documentary
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1978 · Family
Geppo il folle
1978 · Comedy
Someone’s Watching Me!
1978 · Horror
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
1978 · Comedy
The House of the Dead
1978 · Action
I Spit on Your Grave
1978 · Thriller
The Lord of the Rings
1978 · Fantasy
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
1978 · Horror
The Kirlian Witness
1978 · Crime
French Fried Vacation
1978 · Comedy
Eeta
1978 · Romance
Faces of Death
1978 · Documentary
Magic
1978 · Drama
Five Evenings
1978 · Romance
The Time Machine
1978 · Adventure
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978 · Thriller
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