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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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Old Acquaintance
1943 · Drama
Blood on the Land
1966 · Drama
The Bedford Incident
1965 · Action
Shenandoah
1965 · War
Interrupted Melody
1955 · Music
My Son John
1952 · Drama
Transgression
1931 · Drama
The Upturned Glass
1947 · Crime
Rocky Road to Dublin
1968 · Documentary
This Is My Love
1954 · Drama
Johnny on the Run
1953 · Adventure
Margin for Error
1943 · Crime
Show Business
1944 · Music
A Touch of Larceny
1960 · Crime
The Prodigal
1955 · Drama
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Romance
The Criminal Code
1930 · Crime
The Canadians
1961 · Drama
Cherry Town
1962 · Drama
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 · Comedy
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 · Comedy
La Traversée de Paris
1956 · Drama
True Friends
1954 · Romance
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966 · Comedy
The Flemish Farm
1943 · War
Woman’s World
1954 · Drama
Between Us Girls
1942 · Romance
The Haunted Palace
1963 · Horror
Murder She Said
1961 · Drama
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942 · War
Guest in the House
1944 · Drama
Cemetery Without Crosses
1969 · Western
Kismet
1943 · Drama
The Texan
1930 · Western
Blackout
1950 · Mystery
The Devil’s Eye
1960 · Drama
Battle at Bloody Beach
1961 · Drama
Queen of Blood
1966 · Horror
The Damned
1969 · Drama
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 · Action
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