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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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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 · Action
Silver Bullet
1985 · Horror
Better Off Dead...
1985 · Comedy
Black Arrow
1985 · Adventure
Mard
1985 · History
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Horror
Dreamchild
1985 · Drama
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · Drama
Jagged Edge
1985 · Drama
Commando
1985 · Action
The Berlin Affair
1985 · Drama
Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia
1985 · Family
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
1985 · Adventure
The Boys Next Door
1985 · Drama
Amos
1985 · Drama
Maxie
1985 · Fantasy
Agnes of God
1985 · Drama
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Adventure
Invasion U.S.A.
1985 · Action
The Unwritten Law
1985 · Crime
Creator
1985 · Comedy
Plenty
1985 · Romance
Yaar?
1985 · Horror
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Sci-Fi
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Biography
Adavi Donga
1985 · Drama
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Drama
Irakal
1985 · Crime
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Drama
Irakal
1985 · Crime
Idhaya Kovil
1985 · Drama
Geraftaar
1985 · Drama
After Hours
1985 · Thriller
Nirakkoottu
1985 · Drama
No Surrender
1985 · Comedy
Oriana
1985 · Drama
Code Name: Emerald
1985 · Action
Trees Grow on the Stones Too
1985 · Adventure
Aakhir Kyon?
1985 · Drama
Vagabond
1985 · Drama
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