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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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Fair Game
1986 · Action
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
1986 · Drama
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
1986 · Fantasy
Pirates
1986 · Adventure
Vamp
1986 · Horror
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
1986
Aliens
1986 · Action
Rajavinte Makan
1986 · Drama
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
1986 · Drama
Miracles
1986 · Comedy
Heavenly Pursuits
1986 · Drama
Ghar Sansar
1986 · Family
Club Paradise
1986 · Comedy
Easy Prey
1986 · Thriller
Muslim.357
1986 · Action
Abhayam Thedi
1986 · Drama
Sukhamo Devi
1986 · Drama
Hello My Dear Wrong Number
1986 · Romance
Panchagni
1986 · Crime
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
1986 · Drama
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
1986 · Comedy
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
1986 · Comedy
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · Adventure
Under the Cherry Moon
1986 · Drama
About Last Night...
1986 · Drama
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Action
Running Scared
1986 · Action
Ruthless People
1986 · Comedy
Labyrinth
1986 · Adventure
Golden Eighties
1986 · Romance
Project A-Ko
1986 · Action
Death Powder
1986 · Horror
Janbaaz
1986 · Romance
Lucky Stars Go Places
1986 · Comedy
Legal Eagles
1986 · Comedy
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 · Action
Barefoot Gen 2
1986 · War
Never Too Young to Die
1986 · Action
Mona Lisa
1986 · Drama
The Manhattan Project
1986 · Sci-Fi
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