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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1983
296 movies from 1983, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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WarGames
1983 · Sci-Fi
The Man with Two Brains
1983 · Sci-Fi
Conquest
1983 · Action
Souten
1983 · Romance
Erendira
1983 · Drama
Dowry Kalyanam
1983 · Family
The Ploughman’s Lunch
1983 · Drama
Golgo 13: The Professional
1983 · Animation
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 · Action
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Adventure
The Terry Fox Story
1983 · Drama
The Makioka Sisters
1983 · Drama
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983 · Adventure
Cross Creek
1983 · Drama
Blue Thunder
1983 · Action
Breathless
1983 · Action
A Woman in Flames
1983 · Drama
One Deadly Summer
1983 · Mystery
The Lift
1983 · Horror
The First Turn-On!!
1983 · Comedy
Carmen
1983 · Drama
Women’s Prison Massacre
1983 · Action
Doctor Detroit
1983 · Comedy
The Family Game
1983 · Drama
Morbus
1983 · Horror
The Final Terror
1983 · Thriller
Mausoleum
1983 · Horror
Valley Girl
1983 · Comedy
Noel’s Fantastic Trip
1983 · Adventure
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Mystery
The Hunger
1983 · Drama
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · Music
The Evil Dead
1983 · Horror
Three Crowns of the Sailor
1983 · Fantasy
The Deadly Spawn
1983 · Horror
My Tutor
1983 · Comedy
Passion
1983 · Drama
Life Is a Bed of Roses
1983 · Comedy
On the Wrong Track
1983 · Drama
On the Wrong Track
1983 · Drama
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