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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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Pudhea Paadhai
1989 · Drama
Batwara
1989 · Drama
Nightmare Beach
1989 · Horror
Licence to Kill
1989 · Action
Moonstalker
1989 · Horror
When Harry Met Sally...
1989 · Drama
Tridev
1989 · Crime
Tridev
1989 · Crime
Kireedam
1989 · Drama
Nam Angels
1989 · Action
A Visitor to a Museum
1989 · Drama
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Action
Weekend at Bernie's
1989 · Adventure
Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal
1989 · Drama
Midnight
1989 · Horror
Cutting Class
1989 · Mystery
Twister
1989 · Drama
Great Balls of Fire!
1989 · Biography
The Karate Kid Part III
1989 · Action
Do the Right Thing
1989 · Drama
Casino Raiders
1989 · Action
Batman
1989 · Thriller
Daata
1989 · Drama
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 · Adventure
Slipstream
1989 · Adventure
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Action
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Drama
Trapped
1989 · Horror
Unmasked Part 25
1989 · Romance
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Action
Vampire Buster
1989 · Comedy
Paganini Horror
1989 · Music
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989 · Comedy
Lords of the Deep
1989 · Thriller
Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni
1989 · Drama
No Holds Barred
1989 · Action
Vampire's Kiss
1989 · Fantasy
Renegades
1989 · Action
Survival Quest
1989 · Adventure
Adharvam
1989 · Fantasy
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