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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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Sorority House Massacre
1986 · Comedy
Crocodile Dundee
1986 · Adventure
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986 · Thriller
The Name of the Rose
1986 · Drama
Shadow Play
1986 · Mystery
Down by Law
1986 · Drama
Blue Velvet
1986 · Drama
Where the River Runs Black
1986 · Adventure
Positive I.D.
1986 · Drama
Nyayavidhi
1986 · Crime
The Last Days of Patton
1986 · Drama
Captain EO
1986 · Music
Vendetta
1986 · Action
The Professor
1986 · Drama
Aavanazhi
1986 · Action
Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu
1986 · Romance
Man Facing Southeast
1986 · Drama
Seize the Day
1986 · Drama
Sleepwalk
1986 · Mystery
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall
1986 · Drama
Samundar
1986 · Romance
Sword of Gideon
1986 · Drama
Nakhakshathangal
1986 · Drama
Guard Me, My Talisman
1986 · Drama
Ping Pong
1986 · Comedy
’Round Midnight
1986 · Drama
Shanghai Surprise
1986 · Adventure
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
1986 · Comedy
The Green Ray
1986 · Drama
Born American
1986 · Action
Thrashin'
1986 · Action
A King and His Movie
1986 · Comedy
Jean de Florette
1986 · Drama
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986 · Horror
The Whoopee Boys
1986 · Comedy
Chantabbai
1986 · Mystery
Reform School Girls
1986 · Drama
Extremities
1986 · Drama
Night of the Creeps
1986 · Sci-Fi
Stand by Me
1986 · Adventure
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