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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 2020
923 movies from 2020, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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A California Christmas
2020 · Drama
A Recipe for Seduction
2020 · Drama
The Christmas Setup
2020 · Romance
Indoo Ki Jawani
2020 · Comedy
Breaking Surface
2020 · Action
Minari
2020 · Drama
To the Ends of the Earth
2020 · Drama
Wander Darkly
2020 · Drama
Safety
2020 · Biography
Parallel
2020 · Sci-Fi
The Midnight Sky
2020 · Sci-Fi
Wild Mountain Thyme
2020 · Drama
We Still Say Grace
2020 · Thriller
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
2020 · Comedy
Songbird
2020 · Drama
The Stand In
2020 · Comedy
Four Sisters Before the Wedding
2020 · Family
Let Them All Talk
2020 · Drama
Rose Island
2020 · Adventure
The Devil Inside
2020 · Drama
No Strings Attached
2020 · Animation
The Last Champion
2020 · Drama
Flora
2020 · Comedy
Another Round
2020 · Drama
All My Life
2020 · Drama
Nomadland
2020 · Drama
Black Bear
2020 · Drama
I'm Your Woman
2020 · Drama
Small Axe: Red, White and Blue
2020 · Drama
Godmothered
2020 · Fantasy
A Christmas Carol
2020 · Drama
Half Brothers
2020 · Comedy
Wander
2020 · Action
Castle Freak
2020 · Horror
The Prom
2020 · Drama
What Lies Below
2020 · Sci-Fi
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
2020 · Comedy
Elyse
2020 · Drama
Just Another Christmas
2020 · Drama
Anything for Jackson
2020 · Horror
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