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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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Drowning by Numbers
1988 · Comedy
Grotesque
1988 · Horror
Some Girls
1988 · Drama
Moon Over Parador
1988 · Comedy
Macho Dancer
1988 · Drama
Running on Empty
1988 · Drama
Story of Women
1988 · Drama
The Deceivers
1988 · Adventure
Miracle Mile
1988 · Thriller
Eight Men Out
1988 · Drama
The Pass
1988 · Animation
Graverobbers
1988 · Horror
To Kill a Dragon
1988 · Drama
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Drama
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 · Drama
The Carpenter
1988 · Thriller
Sone Pe Suhaaga
1988 · Romance
Hero and the Terror
1988 · Action
Stealing Home
1988 · Drama
Hot to Trot
1988 · Fantasy
Thanthram
1988 · Crime
The Dragon Family
1988 · Action
Uninvited
1988 · Horror
Betrayed
1988 · Drama
Biwi Ho To Aisi
1988 · Comedy
A Short Film About Love
1988 · Romance
Killing Birds
1988 · Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988 · Thriller
Married to the Mob
1988 · Comedy
1969
1988 · War
Strike Commando 2
1988 · War
The Wash
1988 · Drama
Strike Commando 2
1988 · War
FleshEater
1988 · Horror
Crossing Delancey
1988 · Romance
A Few Days with Me
1988 · Drama
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
1988 · Family
Young Guns
1988 · Action
Mac and Me
1988 · Adventure
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Biography
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