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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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Back to the Future
1985 · Adventure
Sugarbaby
1985 · Drama
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · Drama
Pale Rider
1985 · Western
Pagal Nilavu
1985 · Drama
Lifeforce
1985 · Action
Return to Oz
1985 · Adventure
Cocoon
1985 · Sci-Fi
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1985 · Comedy
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985 · Family
Secret Admirer
1985 · Comedy
Prizzi's Honor
1985 · Drama
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1985 · Adventure
Ma’am, May We Go Out?
1985 · Comedy
Perfect
1985 · Drama
The Goonies
1985 · Adventure
Restless Natives
1985 · Crime
The Big Snit
1985 · Animation
Typhoon Club
1985 · Drama
Masterji
1985 · Romance
Fletch
1985 · Mystery
Here Come the Littles
1985 · Animation
A View to a Kill
1985 · Action
Anveshana
1985 · Mystery
Trancers
1985 · Action
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · Action
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Comedy
Cupid One
1985 · Comedy
Rendez-vous
1985 · Romance
Rendez-vous
1985 · Romance
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
1985 · Animation
Insignificance
1985 · Drama
The Quiet Earth
1985 · Drama
Rustlers’ Rhapsody
1985 · Western
Creature
1985 · Horror
Waiting for the Hearse
1985 · Comedy
Yudh
1985
Gotcha!
1985 · Action
Gymkata
1985 · Action
Code of Silence
1985 · Action
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