21,725 movie summaries
Steady-Paced Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
21,725 steady-paced movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Bad Apples
2026 · Comedy
By Any Means
2026 · Action
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026 · Adventure
The Brink of War
2026 · Drama
The Wrong Girls
2026 · Comedy
Tony
2026 · Biography
Heartstopper Forever
2026 · Drama
Night Nurse
2026 · Thriller
The Invite
2026 · Comedy
Girls Like Girls
2026 · Drama
Maddie's Secret
2026 · Comedy
Voicemails for Isabelle
2026 · Comedy
Office Romance
2026 · Comedy
Pressure
2026 · Drama
Backrooms
2026 · Horror
Power Ballad
2026 · Comedy
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · Adventure
The Breadwinner
2026 · Comedy
I Am Frankelda
2026 · Animation
Decorado
2026 · Animation
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026 · Drama
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026 · Comedy
Swapped
2026 · Animation
Animal Farm
2026 · Animation
The Last One for the Road
2026 · Comedy
Michael
2026 · Biography
Omaha
2026 · Drama
I Swear
2026 · Biography
Two Women
2026 · Comedy
Wasteman
2026 · Crime
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026 · Horror
Mile End Kicks
2026 · Comedy
Erupcja
2026 · Comedy
Mother Mary
2026 · Drama
You, Me & Tuscany
2026 · Comedy
The Christophers
2026 · Comedy
Fiume o morte!
2026 · Documentary
The Drama
2026 · Comedy
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Biography
The Pout-Pout Fish
2026 · Animation
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