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Family Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
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Agni Sakshi
1982 · Drama
Gopurangal Saivathillai
1982 · Drama
The Wizard of Oz
1982 · Family
Nikaah
1982 · Romance
Nikaah
1982 · Romance
The Flight of Dragons
1982 · Family
The Secret of NIMH
1982 · Adventure
Author! Author!
1982 · Drama
Annie
1982 · Family
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Adventure
Haalu Jenu
1982 · Family
Along Unknown Paths
1982 · Adventure
Manal Kayiru
1982 · Drama
Savannah Smiles
1982 · Comedy
Friend or Foe
1982 · Family
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil
1982 · Family
Bemisal
1982 · Drama
Beyond Witch Mountain
1982 · Family
El Chanfle 2
1982 · Family
Peter-No-Tail
1981 · Romance
Heartbeeps
1981 · Family
A Chipmunk Christmas
1981 · Animation
The Little Fox
1981 · Animation
The Trolls and the Christmas Express
1981 · Family
Enchanted Journey
1981 · Adventure
The Watcher in the Woods
1981 · Mystery
Condorman
1981 · Action
The Fox and the Hound
1981 · Adventure
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Adventure
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Action
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island
1981 · Family
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981 · Family
Miracle on Ice
1981 · Family
The Munsters’ Revenge
1981 · Crime
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981 · Family
A Snow White Christmas
1980 · Family
Popeye
1980 · Comedy
A Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Family
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
1980 · Family
Yogi’s First Christmas
1980 · Animation
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