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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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How to Become Happy
1986 · Comedy
Wings, Legs and Tails
1986 · Animation
How to Become Happy
1986 · Comedy
Lovedolls Superstar
1986 · Comedy
Miracle at Moreaux
1986 · History
New Delhi Times
1986 · Mystery
Swarag Se Sunder
1986 · Drama
Lucker the Necrophagous
1986 · Horror
Aan Paavam
1985 · Comedy
Revolution
1985 · Adventure
Ran
1985 · Action
Naked Vengeance
1985 · Crime
Out of Africa
1985 · Biography
Enemy Mine
1985 · Action
The Color Purple
1985 · Drama
Brazil
1985 · Sci-Fi
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1985 · Family
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985 · Family
Chidambara Ragasiyam
1985 · Thriller
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985 · Animation
Police Story
1985 · Comedy
Clue
1985 · Mystery
An Impudent Girl
1985 · Comedy
The Jewel of the Nile
1985 · Action
A Chorus Line
1985 · Drama
The Peanut Butter Solution
1985 · Fantasy
Fool for Love
1985 · Drama
Spies Like Us
1985 · Adventure
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Adventure
Copacabana
1985 · Romance
John and Yoko: A Love Story
1985
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985 · Documentary
Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam
1985 · Drama
Pulgasari
1985 · Drama
The Legend of Suram Fortress
1985 · Drama
Barbarian Queen
1985 · Fantasy
Yes, Madam!
1985 · Action
Scout Toujours
1985 · Comedy
Rocky IV
1985 · Drama
Defence of the Realm
1985 · Action
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