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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 Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Drama
A Summer Story
1988 · Romance
Clean and Sober
1988 · Drama
Idhu Namma Aalu
1988 · Comedy
The Rescue
1988 · Drama
Vibes
1988 · Comedy
The Blob
1988 · Horror
Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss
1988 · Family
Marana Mrudangam
1988 · Drama
Alice
1988 · Fantasy
Tin Toy
1988 · Family
Space Mutiny
1988 · Romance
Tin Toy
1988 · Family
Aryan
1988 · Drama
Cocktail
1988 · Comedy
Monkey Shines
1988 · Sci-Fi
A Fish Called Wanda
1988 · Comedy
Tiger Cage
1988 · Crime
Terminal Entry
1988 · Action
The Riddle of the Stinson
1988 · Drama
Patti Sollai Thattathe
1988 · Drama
Pascali’s Island
1988 · Drama
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Adventure
Caddyshack II
1988 · Sport
The Diary of a Big Man
1988 · Comedy
August 1
1988 · Crime
Midnight Run
1988 · Action
Die Hard
1988 · Action
Swarnakamalam
1988 · Romance
Hobgoblins
1988 · Comedy
Chicken and Duck Talk
1988 · Comedy
The Dead Pool
1988 · Action
Droid
1988
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1988 · Drama
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988 · Comedy
Phantasm II
1988 · Action
Emmanuelle 6
1988 · Drama
License to Drive
1988 · Comedy
Dracula’s Widow
1988 · Thriller
Blood Relations
1988 · Horror
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