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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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Gandahar
1987 · Fantasy
The Wild Pair
1987 · Drama
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · Thriller
Wall Street
1987 · Drama
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Action
Rouge
1987 · Drama
Walker
1987 · Drama
Cobra Verde
1987 · Drama
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker
1987 · Fantasy
The Secret Garden
1987 · Family
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Action
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Action
Teresa
1987 · Romance
3 Men and a Baby
1987 · Drama
Housekeeping
1987 · Comedy
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987 · Comedy
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
1987 · Animation
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 · Romance
Date with an Angel
1987 · Comedy
Nuts
1987 · Drama
The Nest
1987 · Thriller
Flowers in the Attic
1987 · Drama
Teen Wolf Too
1987 · Fantasy
Yogi’s Great Escape
1987 · Adventure
Pushpaka Vimana
1987 · Romance
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
1987 · Animation
The Running Man
1987 · Action
Prison on Fire
1987 · Drama
Bellman and True
1987 · Action
Beatrice
1987 · Drama
White Mischief
1987 · Romance
Guru Dakshina
1987 · Romance
Hello Again
1987 · Romance
Made in Heaven
1987 · Romance
Russkies
1987 · Drama
Hiding Out
1987 · Drama
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · Action
Less Than Zero
1987 · Drama
Cry Freedom
1987 · Biography
Steel Dawn
1987 · Action
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