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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1980s
3,430 movies from the 1980s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988 · Comedy
Bloodstone
1988 · Comedy
Clara's Heart
1988 · Drama
Memories of Me
1988 · Drama
Alien Nation
1988 · Action
Punchline
1988 · Drama
Dream Demon
1988 · Horror
A Chaos of Flowers
1988 · Drama
Platoon Leader
1988 · Drama
Felix the Cat: The Movie
1988 · Animation
Little Vera
1988 · Drama
Zerograd
1988 · Comedy
Heartbreak Hotel
1988 · Comedy
Apartment Zero
1988 · Drama
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988 · Horror
Bird
1988 · Biography
The Girl in a Swing
1988 · Thriller
Scarecrows
1988 · Horror
Dharmathin Thalaivan
1988 · Family
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
1988 · Action
Senthoora Poove
1988 · Action
Murder One
1988 · Crime
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
1988 · Comedy
Dangerous Curves
1988 · Comedy
Spellbinder
1988 · Drama
Gorillas in the Mist
1988 · History
Kansas
1988 · Drama
Patty Hearst
1988 · Biography
Dead Ringers
1988 · Drama
Three Against the World
1988 · Thriller
The Girlfriend
1988 · Drama
The Raggedy Rawney
1988 · War
Traxx
1988 · Comedy
Seven Hours to Judgment
1988 · Action
Doin’ Time on Planet Earth
1988 · Comedy
Messenger of Death
1988 · Crime
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1988 · Fantasy
The Needle
1988 · Thriller
The Beast of War
1988 · Drama
Paperhouse
1988 · Horror
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