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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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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982 · Comedy
The World According to Garp
1982 · Drama
Umbartha
1982 · Drama
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
1982 · Action
Summer Lovers
1982 · Comedy
Young Doctors in Love
1982 · Comedy
Six Pack
1982 · Drama
The Secret of NIMH
1982 · Adventure
Variola Vera
1982 · Horror
Bobbili Puli
1982 · Drama
TRON
1982 · Action
Megaforce
1982 · Action
The Thing
1982 · Sci-Fi
Blade Runner
1982 · Action
Ninja in the Dragon’s Den
1982 · Action
Girls Nite Out
1982 · Horror
Author! Author!
1982 · Drama
Annie
1982 · Family
Firefox
1982 · Action
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Adventure
Subhalekha
1982 · Drama
The Forest
1982 · Horror
Humongous
1982 · Horror
Grease 2
1982 · Drama
Sister, Sister
1982 · Drama
Tattoo
1982 · Drama
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Action
Poltergeist
1982 · Horror
Losing Ground
1982 · Drama
Kill Squad
1982 · Action
White Dog
1982 · Thriller
The Soldier
1982 · Action
Rocky III
1982 · Drama
Haalu Jenu
1982 · Family
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Comedy
In the Custody of Strangers
1982 · Drama
Identification of a Woman
1982 · Drama
Fighting Back
1982 · Crime
Visiting Hours
1982 · Thriller
Deadly Eyes
1982 · Horror
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