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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 2016
1,066 movies from 2016, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Blood on the Mountain
2016 · History
Life on the Line
2016 · Action
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Biography
The Take
2016 · Action
Ali and Nino
2016 · Drama
Divines
2016 · Drama
Nocturnal Animals
2016 · Drama
Stranger in Paradise
2016 · Documentary
Layla M.
2016 · Drama
Misbehavior
2016 · Drama
Woman on Fire
2016 · Documentary
The Railway Children
2016 · Drama
Love Everlasting
2016 · Romance
Wait Till Helen Comes
2016 · Fantasy
Arrival
2016 · Sci-Fi
Almost Christmas
2016 · Drama
Rock On 2
2016 · Drama
Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur
2016 · Action
Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam
2016 · Comedy
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016 · Action
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
2016 · Action
Come and Find Me
2016 · Drama
Shut In
2016 · Drama
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Drama
Elle
2016 · Drama
The Love Witch
2016 · Drama
The Monster
2016 · Drama
Disturbing the Peace
2016 · Documentary
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
2016 · Romance
Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum
2016 · Comedy
Vineland
2016 · Romance
Operator
2016 · Drama
Doctor Strange
2016 · Action
Trolls
2016 · Adventure
Hacksaw Ridge
2016 · Biography
The Mountain II
2016 · War
Two Is a Family
2016 · Drama
The Ivory Game
2016 · Documentary
Loving
2016 · Biography
The Head Vanishes
2016 · Drama
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