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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1979
270 movies from 1979, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Death Car on the Freeway
1979 · Thriller
The Glove
1979 · Thriller
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979 · Drama
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · Action
The Bitch
1979 · Romance
The Onion Field
1979 · Drama
Yanks
1979 · Drama
Mama Turns 100
1979 · Drama
G.I. Samurai
1979 · Action
Liquirizia
1979 · Comedy
The Legacy
1979 · Horror
The Tempest
1979 · Drama
Hanover Street
1979 · Action
Scum
1979 · Crime
The Maids of Wilko
1979 · Drama
Disco Godfather
1979 · Crime
Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
1979 · Horror
A Glass of Water
1979 · Romance
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979 · Comedy
The Prisoner of Zenda
1979 · Comedy
The Concorde… Airport ’79
1979 · Thriller
Fast Company
1979 · Drama
My Brilliant Career
1979 · Biography
Monty Python's Life of Brian
1979 · Comedy
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Action
Caligula
1979 · Drama
Porridge
1979 · Crime
Americathon
1979 · Comedy
Hot Stuff
1979 · Comedy
Sunburn
1979 · Action
The Island
1979 · Drama
Odd Couple
1979 · Action
Kaala Patthar
1979 · Action
When I Will Become a Giant
1979 · Romance
Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?
1979 · Comedy
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979 · Animation
Dirty Ho
1979 · Action
More American Graffiti
1979 · Drama
North Dallas Forty
1979 · Drama
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979 · Horror
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