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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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Sunset
1988 · Thriller
Yamudiki Mogudu
1988 · Fantasy
The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
1988 · Action
Bloodsport
1988 · Action
Two Moon Junction
1988 · Drama
Critters 2
1988 · Sci-Fi
The Unholy
1988 · Horror
Casual Sex?
1988 · Romance
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
1988 · Sci-Fi
Lady in White
1988 · Mystery
Above the Law
1988 · Action
Brain Damage
1988 · Drama
Bagdad Cafe
1988 · Drama
Bulletproof
1988 · Action
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988 · War
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Fantasy
Appointment with Death
1988 · Drama
Agni Natchathiram
1988 · Drama
The Night Before
1988 · Comedy
Tokyo Pop
1988 · Comedy
Colors
1988 · Drama
Kudumbapuranam
1988 · Family
Stowaways on the Ark
1988 · Family
Guru Sishyan
1988 · Action
Dear Yelena Sergeyevna
1988 · Drama
Bad Dreams
1988 · Thriller
Ayitham
1988 · Drama
Manu Uncle
1988 · Adventure
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · Comedy
The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound
1988 · Comedy
Iguana
1988 · Thriller
The Seventh Sign
1988 · Horror
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 · Drama
Orkkapurathu
1988 · Drama
Frequent Death
1988 · Thriller
Beetlejuice
1988 · Fantasy
The Tracker
1988 · Action
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Sport
Biloxi Blues
1988 · Drama
God Bless the Child
1988 · Drama
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