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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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The Doctor’s Dilemma
1958 · Drama
Zatoichi Challenged
1967 · Action
Rome, Open City
1945 · War
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Thriller
Hay Foot
1942 · Romance
Hotel
1967 · Drama
Ivy
1947 · Drama
Hobson’s Choice
1954 · Comedy
Appointment with Crime
1946 · Drama
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · Comedy
Backfire
1950 · Thriller
Corregidor
1943 · War
The 27th Day
1957
The Haunted House of Horror
1969 · Horror
The Golf Specialist
1930 · Comedy
Tobacco
1962 · Drama
Mädchen in Uniform
1931 · Drama
Ivan Brovkin on the State Farm
1959 · Adventure
None Shall Escape
1944 · War
The Strangler
1964 · Horror
A Royal Scandal
1945 · Drama
The Girl from Jones Beach
1949 · Comedy
Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra
1943 · Drama
Murder on Dante Street
1956 · Drama
Toni
1935 · Drama
Hyppolit, the Butler
1931 · Romance
The Tell-Tale Heart
1960 · Horror
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953 · Horror
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956 · Horror
The Navy Comes Through
1942 · War
The Night of the Grizzly
1966 · Adventure
The Brigand of Kandahar
1965 · Adventure
Kitty Foyle
1940 · Romance
Night in Paradise
1946 · Drama
The Blonde Captive
1931 · Action
The Devil Is a Woman
1935 · Comedy
Gran Casino
1947 · Music
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 · Comedy
Andha Naal
1954 · Mystery
My Pal Gus
1952 · Drama
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