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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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Manhunter
1986 · Thriller
The Devil’s Honey
1986 · Thriller
Armour of God
1986 · Action
Mr. Vampire II
1986 · Action
Mouna Raagam
1986 · Drama
Oomai Vizhigal
1986 · Action
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 · Drama
The Fly
1986 · Sci-Fi
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Action
Kaliyuga Pandavulu
1986 · Drama
Half Moon Street
1986 · Drama
Dead End Drive-In
1986 · Action
Nandi Veendum Varika
1986 · Drama
Convent of Sinners
1986 · Drama
Karma
1986 · Adventure
A Fine Mess
1986 · Action
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Action
One Crazy Summer
1986 · Comedy
She's Gotta Have It
1986 · Comedy
Detective School Dropouts
1986 · Comedy
Terror at Tenkiller
1986 · Horror
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Drama
Howard the Duck
1986 · Action
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986 · Thriller
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986 · Thriller
The Aurora Encounter
1986 · Western
Good to Go
1986 · Crime
Stewardess School
1986 · Action
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
1986 · Thriller
Flight of the Navigator
1986 · Adventure
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
1986 · Adventure
Miss Mary
1986 · Drama
Nothing in Common
1986 · Drama
Call Me Tonight
1986 · Animation
C.A.T. Squad
1986 · Thriller
The Parent Trap II
1986 · Family
Robotech: The Movie
1986 · Animation
Haunted Honeymoon
1986 · Comedy
Maximum Overdrive
1986 · Action
Heartburn
1986 · Drama
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