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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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Slam Dance
1987 · Mystery
Crazy Love
1987 · Drama
R.O.T.O.R.
1987 · Action
World Gone Wild
1987 · Action
Open House
1987 · Horror
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987 · Western
You Talkin’ To Me?
1987 · Comedy
Best Seller
1987 · Crime
Blue Monkey
1987 · Horror
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
1987 · Drama
Real Men
1987 · Action
The Princess Bride
1987 · Adventure
Hifazat
1987 · Romance
Orphans
1987 · Drama
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity
1987 · Adventure
Tough Guys Don’t Dance
1987 · Comedy
The Principal
1987 · Action
Hellraiser
1987 · Thriller
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · Drama
Fatal Attraction
1987 · Drama
Maurice
1987 · Drama
In the Mood
1987 · Comedy
Divine Words
1987 · Drama
She Must Be Seeing Things
1987 · Drama
Sister, Sister
1987 · Thriller
The Belly of an Architect
1987 · Drama
A Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Action
Five Corners
1987 · Drama
The Curse
1987 · Horror
Salvation!
1987 · Comedy
The Lighthorsemen
1987 · War
Family Viewing
1987 · Drama
Selamsız’s Band
1987 · Comedy
Kaash
1987 · Drama
Swayamkrushi
1987 · Drama
Pathfinder
1987 · Adventure
The Dead
1987 · Drama
Discopříběh
1987 · Comedy
Promised Land
1987 · Romance
Lily C.A.T.
1987 · Horror
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