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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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The Magician
1959 · Drama
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951 · Drama
A Star Is Born
1937 · Drama
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Drama
Blow-Up
1966 · Drama
The Rules of the Game
1950 · Drama
Oliver!
1968 · Drama
The Thin Man
1934 · Mystery
Captain Blood
1935 · Action
The Miracle Worker
1962 · Biography
Camelot
1967 · Adventure
The Graduate
1967 · Drama
The Producers
1968 · Comedy
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)
1945 · Drama
Red Beard
1968 · Drama
Downhill Racer
1969 · Drama
Separate Tables
1958 · Drama
The Kentuckian
1955 · Drama
Paris Blues
1961 · Drama
The Westerner
1940 · Drama
Victory Through Air Power
1943 · History
The Front Page
1931 · Comedy
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939 · Drama
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Drama
McLintock!
1963 · Comedy
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
1966 · Comedy
Brief Encounter
1946 · Drama
Great Expectations
1947 · Adventure
Treasure Island
1950 · Adventure
It's a Wonderful Life
1947 · Drama
Jules and Jim
1962 · Drama
The Hustler
1961 · Drama
The Ladykillers
1956 · Comedy
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 · Comedy
Help!
1965 · Adventure
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968 · Adventure
The African Queen
1952 · Adventure
8½
1963 · Drama
City Lights
1931 · Drama
Masculine Feminine
1966 · Drama
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