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Family Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
3,486 family movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Uncle Buck
1989 · Drama
Ponmana Selvan
1989 · Family
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · Adventure
Babar: The Movie
1989 · Animation
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 · Fantasy
The Karate Kid Part III
1989 · Action
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 · Adventure
Garfield’s Babes and Bullets
1989 · Mystery
Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
1989 · Drama
Danny the Champion of the World
1989 · Adventure
Field of Dreams
1989 · Drama
Parent Trap III
1989 · Romance
Brenda Brave
1989 · Family
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989 · Adventure
Kamilla and the Thief 2
1989 · Drama
A Very Brady Christmas
1988 · Drama
The Wind in the Willows
1988 · Drama
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988 · Family
Gharana
1988 · Drama
Purple People Eater
1988 · Comedy
Purple People Eater
1988 · Comedy
Oliver & Company
1988 · Adventure
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
1988 · Comedy
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
1988 · Family
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988 · Fantasy
Moonnam Pakkam
1988 · Family
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
1988 · Fantasy
The Jester
1988 · Family
Dance ’Til Dawn
1988 · Family
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 · Fantasy
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 · Fantasy
Felix the Cat: The Movie
1988 · Animation
Dharmathin Thalaivan
1988 · Family
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
1988 · Action
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
1988 · Family
Mac and Me
1988 · Adventure
Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss
1988 · Family
Tin Toy
1988 · Family
Tin Toy
1988 · Family
Swarnakamalam
1988 · Romance
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