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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1987
409 movies from 1987, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Nuts
1987 · Drama
The Nest
1987 · Thriller
Flowers in the Attic
1987 · Drama
Teen Wolf Too
1987 · Fantasy
Yogi’s Great Escape
1987 · Adventure
Pushpaka Vimana
1987 · Romance
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
1987 · Animation
The Running Man
1987 · Action
Prison on Fire
1987 · Drama
Bellman and True
1987 · Action
Beatrice
1987 · Drama
White Mischief
1987 · Romance
Guru Dakshina
1987 · Romance
Hello Again
1987 · Romance
Made in Heaven
1987 · Romance
Russkies
1987 · Drama
Hiding Out
1987 · Drama
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · Action
Less Than Zero
1987 · Drama
Cry Freedom
1987 · Biography
Steel Dawn
1987 · Action
Deadly Prey
1987 · Action
It Couldn’t Happen Here
1987 · Adventure
Assa
1987 · Drama
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987 · Drama
The Jester
1987 · Drama
Fatal Beauty
1987 · Comedy
The Hidden
1987 · Sci-Fi
Rebel High
1987 · Comedy
Doom Asylum
1987 · Comedy
The Cry of the Owl
1987 · Romance
Rented Lips
1987 · Comedy
Ijaazat
1987 · Romance
Eat the Rich
1987 · Crime
No Man's Land
1987 · Drama
Suspect
1987 · Drama
Prince of Darkness
1987 · Horror
The Video Dead
1987 · Horror
Nayakan
1987 · Crime
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
1987 · Mystery
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