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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1986
383 movies from 1986, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Running Scared
1986 · Action
Ruthless People
1986 · Comedy
Labyrinth
1986 · Adventure
Golden Eighties
1986 · Romance
Project A-Ko
1986 · Action
Death Powder
1986 · Horror
Janbaaz
1986 · Romance
Lucky Stars Go Places
1986 · Comedy
Legal Eagles
1986 · Comedy
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 · Action
Barefoot Gen 2
1986 · War
Never Too Young to Die
1986 · Action
Mona Lisa
1986 · Drama
The Manhattan Project
1986 · Sci-Fi
Back to School
1986 · Sport
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · Comedy
Hidden City
1986 · Crime
Courier
1986 · Comedy
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986 · Adventure
Invaders from Mars
1986 · Sci-Fi
Raw Deal
1986 · Action
SpaceCamp
1986 · Adventure
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986 · Romance
The Lunatics
1986 · Drama
Aakhree Raasta
1986 · Drama
Jake Speed
1986 · Action
Big Trouble
1986 · Comedy
Demons
1986 · Horror
Vikram
1986 · Adventure
Veta
1986 · Adventure
Garfield In Paradise
1986 · Adventure
Cobra
1986 · Action
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Horror
Hail the New Puritan
1986 · Music
Crawlspace
1986 · Thriller
Fuzzbucket
1986 · Family
Death of a Soldier
1986 · History
Scene of the Crime
1986 · Crime
Top Gun
1986 · Action
Flying
1986 · Drama
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