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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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Ghosthouse
1988 · Horror
Mapantsula
1988 · Crime
Edge of the Axe
1988 · Horror
Kabzaa
1988 · Action
Ram-Avtar
1988 · Drama
I Saw What You Did
1988 · Thriller
Willow
1988 · Action
Double Fattiness
1988 · Comedy
Miles from Home
1988 · Crime
For Queen & Country
1988 · Drama
Pin
1988 · Thriller
Track 29
1988 · Drama
Technological Threat
1988 · Comedy
A Handful of Dust
1988 · Romance
Evil Dead Trap
1988 · Thriller
Maniac Cop
1988 · Action
Zalzala
1988 · Western
The Wrong Guys
1988 · Action
Wuthering Heights
1988 · Drama
The Dreaming
1988 · Fantasy
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
1988 · Thriller
On the Silver Globe
1988 · Drama
The Big Blue
1988 · Romance
Prisoner of Zenda
1988 · Adventure
Waaris
1988 · Drama
Waaris
1988 · Drama
Jack’s Back
1988 · Mystery
Shakedown
1988 · Thriller
Veerana
1988 · Horror
Dead Heat
1988 · Action
Salome’s Last Dance
1988 · Drama
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1988 · Horror
Wings of Desire
1988 · Drama
The Phantom of the Opera
1988 · Animation
The Music Teacher
1988 · Music
Deep Space
1988 · Horror
Black Eagle
1988 · Drama
Splash, Too
1988 · Romance
Stormy Monday
1988 · Thriller
Salaam Bombay!
1988 · Drama
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