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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1980
289 movies from 1980, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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New Year's Evil
1980 · Thriller
Ang Panday
1980 · Action
Bona
1980 · Drama
Altered States
1980 · Sci-Fi
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
1980 · Comedy
I’m Getting a Yacht
1980 · Comedy
A Time for Miracles
1980 · Drama
Murattu Kaalai
1980 · Action
Borderline
1980 · Action
The Formula
1980 · Thriller
Lion of the Desert
1980 · Drama
A Snow White Christmas
1980 · Family
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Mystery
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Drama
Inside Moves
1980 · Drama
Drunken Master
1980 · Action
Seems Like Old Times
1980 · Comedy
9 to 5
1980 · Comedy
Nightkill
1980 · Thriller
Whitey
1980 · Drama
Any Which Way You Can
1980 · Action
Blinded by the Light
1980 · Drama
Windwalker
1980 · Western
Shaan
1980 · Drama
Nenjathai Killathe
1980 · Romance
Stir Crazy
1980 · Comedy
Popeye
1980 · Comedy
Tess
1980 · Drama
Nightmare City
1980 · Horror
A Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Family
Flash Gordon
1980 · Action
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 · Drama
The Competition
1980 · Music
Inspector Blunder
1980 · Comedy
The Orion Loop
1980
Legend of Tianyun Mountain
1980 · Drama
Gregory’s Girl
1980 · Comedy
The Babysitter
1980 · Drama
Grown-Ups
1980 · Drama
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
1980 · Family
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