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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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Airplane!
1980 · Comedy
The Blue Lagoon
1980 · Adventure
Hangar 18
1980 · Thriller
The Stunt Man
1980 · Action
Virus
1980 · Horror
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 · Adventure
The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark
1980 · Adventure
Can’t Stop the Music
1980 · Music
Rough Cut
1980 · Adventure
Brubaker
1980 · Drama
Qurbani
1980 · Drama
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Action
Roadie
1980 · Music
The Island
1980 · Thriller
The Children
1980 · Horror
Roadie
1980 · Music
Karz
1980 · Thriller
Bronco Billy
1980 · Action
Valentina
1980 · Drama
Galaxina
1980 · Comedy
Red Rose
1980 · Crime
Up the Academy
1980 · Comedy
Urban Cowboy
1980 · Drama
The Leg Fighters
1980 · Comedy
Demented
1980 · Thriller
The Hearse
1980 · Drama
The Mountain Men
1980 · Western
The Hollywood Knights
1980 · Comedy
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
1980 · Adventure
Cloud Dancer
1980 · Drama
The Yolks on You
1980 · Animation
The Shining
1980 · Thriller
Carny
1980 · Drama
Every Man for Himself
1980 · Drama
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Action
The Missing Link
1980 · Adventure
Bloodrage
1980 · Crime
The Scarlett O’Hara War
1980 · Drama
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Adventure
Humanoids from the Deep
1980 · Sci-Fi
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