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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 2016
1,141 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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If Looks Could Kill
2016 · Thriller
Kirik Party
2016 · Comedy
Appatlo Okadundevadu
2016 · Drama
Some Like It Hot
2016 · Comedy
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
2016 · Action
Check the Store Next Door
2016 · Family
20th Century Women
2016 · Drama
Paterson
2016 · Drama
Ocean Waves (1993)
2016 · Drama
To Walk Invisible
2016 · History
The Devil of Christmas
2016 · Comedy
Hidden Figures
2016 · Biography
Saving Sally
2016 · Comedy
Seklusyon
2016 · Horror
The Last Dragonslayer
2016 · Fantasy
Live by Night
2016 · Drama
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Drama
Servant Of The People 2
2016 · Comedy
Why Him?
2016 · Comedy
Welcome Back
2016 · Romance
Kaththi Sandai
2016 · Romance
Haripada Bandwala
2016 · Comedy
Sundaranga Jaana
2016 · Comedy
A Monster Calls
2016 · Drama
Silence
2016 · Adventure
I, Daniel Blake
2016 · Drama
Vangaveeti
2016 · Action
L for Love, L for Lies Too
2016 · Drama
Viking
2016 · Drama
Assassin's Creed
2016 · Action
Passengers
2016 · Adventure
Sing
2016 · Drama
Patriots Day
2016 · Drama
Dangal
2016 · Action
Julieta
2016 · Drama
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · Horror
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
2016 · Romance
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Action
The Boatman
2016 · Drama
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Drama
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