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Steady-Paced Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
21,765 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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St. Martin’s Lane
1938 · Drama
Eleven Samurai
1967 · Drama
The Three Smiles
1969 · Romance
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Drama
On an Island with You
1948 · Comedy
The Cobweb
1955 · Drama
The Wiser Sex
1932 · Drama
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Romance
Bees in Paradise
1944 · Music
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 · Drama
Lafayette Escadrille
1958 · War
Strangers May Kiss
1931 · Drama
…And God Created Woman
1956 · Romance
Bitter Harvest
1963 · Drama
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · Drama
Wells Fargo
1937 · Western
The Song of Songs
1933 · Drama
Do Ankhen Barah Haath
1957 · Thriller
Something to Live For
1952 · Drama
Girl of the Night
1960 · Drama
It!
1967 · Horror
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 · Mystery
Rose Marie
1954 · Music
The Great Commandment
1939 · Drama
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
1944 · Comedy
Dear Ruth
1947 · Romance
The Unholy Wife
1957 · Thriller
The Fat Spy
1966 · Comedy
I Often Think of Piroschka
1955 · Comedy
Kid Galahad
1937 · Crime
Fraulein
1958 · War
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Comedy
Angel Face
1952 · Crime
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Family
Bad Girl
1931 · Drama
Mr. Sardonicus
1961 · Horror
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964 · Drama
Wyoming Outlaw
1939 · Western
Show Boat
1951 · Romance
The Stratton Story
1949 · Drama
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