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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 Ghost Dance
1982 · Horror
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · Mystery
Vigilante
1982 · Crime
Along Unknown Paths
1982 · Adventure
The Rape
1982 · Drama
The Return of the Soldier
1982 · Drama
Wrong Is Right
1982 · Drama
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Action
The House Where Evil Dwells
1982 · Horror
Fast-Walking
1982 · Comedy
Mortuary
1982 · Horror
Manal Kayiru
1982 · Drama
Forbidden World
1982 · Sci-Fi
Paradise
1982 · Adventure
Safari 3000
1982 · Action
Death Screams
1982 · Horror
Namak Halaal
1982 · Comedy
Yavanika
1982 · Drama
Elippathayam
1982 · Drama
The Chosen
1982 · Drama
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982 · Action
I, the Jury
1982 · Crime
Rajput
1982 · Romance
Simla Special
1982 · Drama
Ee Nadu
1982
Ranga
1982 · Romance
The Passerby
1982 · Drama
Thooral Ninnu Pochu
1982 · Comedy
The Quack
1982 · Romance
Yeh Vaada Raha
1982 · Drama
Savannah Smiles
1982 · Comedy
Chariots of Fire
1982 · Biography
Starstruck
1982 · Comedy
To Hell with the Devil
1982 · Horror
The Dorm That Dripped Blood
1982 · Thriller
Silent Rage
1982 · Action
Some Kind of Hero
1982 · Drama
The Long Good Friday
1982 · Drama
Cat People
1982 · Drama
Basket Case
1982 · Horror
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