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Medium-Intensity Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
17,480 medium-intensity movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Harper
1966 · Action
The Nun's Story
1959 · Drama
To Have and Have Not
1945 · Adventure
42nd Street
1933 · Comedy
The Jazz Singer
1927 · Drama
Ocean's 11
1960 · Thriller
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Comedy
The Lady Vanishes
1938 · Mystery
Gigi
1958 · Comedy
Father of the Bride
1950 · Comedy
An American in Paris
1951 · Drama
A Christmas Carol
1938 · Drama
The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Drama
The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967 · Horror
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
1968 · Drama
Barefoot in the Park
1967 · Comedy
True Grit
1969 · Adventure
Jason and the Argonauts
1963 · Action
The Reivers
1969 · Drama
The April Fools
1969 · Drama
Tom Jones
1963 · Adventure
The Misfits
1961 · Drama
101 Dalmatians
1961 · Adventure
The Jungle Book
1967 · Adventure
The Love Bug
1969 · Sport
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Sci-Fi
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 · Adventure
Fantasia
1940 · Fantasy
The Absent Minded Professor
1961 · Sci-Fi
The Sword in the Stone
1963 · Adventure
The Fortune Cookie
1966 · Comedy
High Society
1956 · Comedy
Cactus Flower
1969 · Comedy
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · Drama
Some Like It Hot
1959 · Comedy
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Mystery
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968 · Drama
Inspector Clouseau
1968 · Mystery
Viva Las Vegas
1964 · Comedy
Batman: The Movie
1966 · Adventure
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