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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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Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985 · Western
Fortress
1985 · Drama
The Dirt Bike Kid
1985 · Fantasy
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985 · Family
The Pied Piper
1985 · Fantasy
One Magic Christmas
1985 · Family
The Pied Piper
1985 · Fantasy
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · Action
White Nights
1985 · Drama
Smooth Talk
1985 · Drama
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1985 · Animation
Once Bitten
1985 · Fantasy
Tomboy
1985 · Comedy
Padikkadavan
1985 · Drama
Transylvania 6-5000
1985 · Fantasy
That Was Then... This Is Now
1985 · Drama
Twice in a Lifetime
1985 · Drama
Target
1985 · Action
Mr. Vampire
1985 · Action
Nothing Underneath
1985 · Horror
Subway
1985 · Thriller
Stone Pillow
1985 · Drama
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Romance
Death Wish 3
1985 · Action
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985 · Thriller
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Action
Sindhu Bhairavi
1985 · Music
Garfield’s Halloween Adventure
1985 · Family
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 · Fantasy
Firefighters
1985 · Comedy
Appointment with Fear
1985 · Horror
Commando Leopard
1985 · Action
Winter Cherries
1985 · Comedy
I Dream of Jeannie… Fifteen Years Later
1985 · Comedy
Re-Animator
1985 · Sci-Fi
Wild Geese II
1985 · Action
Cease Fire
1985 · Drama
Stoogemania
1985 · Comedy
Silent Witness
1985 · Drama
Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except
1985 · Action
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