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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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A Month in the Country
1987 · Drama
Bloody New Year
1987 · Horror
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987 · Comedy
White of the Eye
1987 · Horror
Epidemic
1987 · Drama
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987 · Drama
Gor
1987 · Action
River's Edge
1987 · Drama
Prick Up Your Ears
1987 · Biography
A Man in Love
1987 · Drama
A Hungarian Fairy Tale
1987 · Fantasy
Nadodikkattu
1987 · Comedy
Irupatham Noottandu
1987 · Thriller
Gardens of Stone
1987 · Drama
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987 · Comedy
Malone
1987 · Action
Psychos in Love
1987 · Horror
I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987 · Comedy
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987 · Action
Creepshow 2
1987 · Fantasy
A Return to Salem's Lot
1987 · Thriller
My Life as a Dog
1987 · Drama
Cross of the Seven Jewels
1987 · Horror
Desperado
1987 · Western
Scoop
1987 · Comedy
Specters
1987 · Horror
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · Action
Sarvakalasala
1987 · Drama
Wicked City
1987 · Fantasy
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 · Family
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 · Family
Walk Like a Man
1987 · Comedy
Summer Camp Nightmare
1987 · Thriller
Project X
1987 · Sci-Fi
Magnificent Warriors
1987 · Action
Killer Workout
1987 · Horror
Sister Cupid
1987 · Fantasy
Escape from Sobibor
1987 · War
Escape from Sobibor
1987 · War
Bride of Boogedy
1987 · Comedy
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