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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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One in a Million
1936 · Romance
Storm Over the Nile
1955 · War
Night of the Serpent
1969 · Western
Way Back Home
1931 · Drama
The Tortoise and the Hare
1935 · Fantasy
Let Us Live
1939 · Thriller
Toys in the Attic
1963 · Drama
A Girl Must Live
1939 · Drama
Light in the Piazza
1962 · Drama
The Great Garrick
1937 · Romance
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963 · Romance
The Devil’s Disciple
1959 · War
Forty Guns
1957 · Western
Take a Giant Step
1959 · Drama
Alexander Hamilton
1931 · Drama
Suez
1938 · History
Heart of Stone
1950 · Fantasy
The Hand
1965 · Animation
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 · Drama
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952 · Western
When The Bough Breaks
1947 · Drama
Francis Goes to West Point
1952 · Comedy
The Proud Valley
1940 · Drama
Women in Love
1969 · Romance
Another Time, Another Place
1958 · Romance
Inadmissible Evidence
1968 · Drama
Affair in the Snow
1968 · Romance
The Mighty McGurk
1947 · Adventure
The Mummy’s Tomb
1942 · Horror
Hotel Sahara
1951 · War
The Story on Page One
1959 · Drama
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · Drama
Santa Claus
1959 · Comedy
Donald’s Diary
1954 · Animation
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Drama
Judge Priest
1934 · Drama
The Scarlet Clue
1945 · Thriller
Anpadh
1962
Texas Lady
1955 · Western
The Old Maid
1939 · Drama
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