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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1985
310 movies from 1985, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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White Nights
1985 · Drama
Smooth Talk
1985 · Drama
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1985 · Animation
Once Bitten
1985 · Fantasy
Tomboy
1985 · Comedy
Padikkadavan
1985 · Drama
Transylvania 6-5000
1985 · Fantasy
That Was Then... This Is Now
1985 · Drama
Twice in a Lifetime
1985 · Drama
Target
1985 · Action
Mr. Vampire
1985 · Action
Nothing Underneath
1985 · Horror
Subway
1985 · Thriller
Stone Pillow
1985 · Drama
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Romance
Death Wish 3
1985 · Action
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985 · Thriller
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Action
Sindhu Bhairavi
1985 · Music
Garfield’s Halloween Adventure
1985 · Family
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 · Fantasy
Firefighters
1985 · Comedy
Appointment with Fear
1985 · Horror
Commando Leopard
1985 · Action
Winter Cherries
1985 · Comedy
I Dream of Jeannie… Fifteen Years Later
1985 · Comedy
Re-Animator
1985 · Sci-Fi
Wild Geese II
1985 · Action
Cease Fire
1985 · Drama
Stoogemania
1985 · Comedy
Silent Witness
1985 · Drama
Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except
1985 · Action
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 · Action
Silver Bullet
1985 · Horror
Better Off Dead...
1985 · Comedy
Black Arrow
1985 · Adventure
Mard
1985 · History
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Horror
Dreamchild
1985 · Drama
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · Drama
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