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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1984
286 movies from 1984, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Children of the Corn
1984 · Thriller
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984 · Horror
Alphabet City
1984 · Drama
Against All Odds
1984 · Action
Repo Man
1984 · Action
This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Comedy
Love Streams
1984 · Drama
Srivariki Premalekha
1984 · Romance
The Noah’s Ark Principle
1984 · Thriller
Swann in Love
1984 · Drama
Balkan Spy
1984 · Comedy
Footloose
1984 · Drama
Crackers
1984 · Action
Vetri
1984 · Drama
Blame It on Rio
1984 · Comedy
Tenebrae
1984 · Mystery
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
1984 · Thriller
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1984 · Animation
Unfaithfully Yours
1984 · Comedy
Shanghai 13
1984 · Action
When the Raven Flies
1984 · Drama
Black Devil Doll from Hell
1984 · Horror
Tohfa
1984 · Drama
Reckless
1984 · Drama
Bagets
1984 · Romance
The Master of Ballantrae
1984 · Adventure
Warriors of the Year 2072
1984 · Action
Inquilaab
1984 · Action
The Lonely Guy
1984 · Comedy
El Norte
1984 · Adventure
Broadway Danny Rose
1984 · Comedy
Vidhi
1984 · Drama
Kids from Shaolin
1984 · Comedy
Hot Dog... The Movie
1984 · Sport
Mashaal
1984 · Action
Where’s Picone?
1984 · Comedy
Hocus Pocus
1984 · Fantasy
Night Patrol
1984 · Thriller
The Jerk, Too
1984 · Comedy
Yentl
1984 · Drama
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