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Mixed-Pace Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
2,993 mixed-pace movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Cry Wilderness
1987 · Adventure
Radio Days
1987 · Comedy
Dogs in Space
1987 · Drama
Platoon
1986 · Drama
Terrorizers
1986 · Drama
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Adventure
Betty Blue
1986 · Drama
Down by Law
1986 · Drama
Blue Velvet
1986 · Drama
Extremities
1986 · Drama
Death Powder
1986 · Horror
Hail the New Puritan
1986 · Music
Frog Dreaming
1986 · Family
Amman Kovil Kizhakale
1986 · Action
Band of the Hand
1986 · Action
Matador
1986 · Drama
Highlander
1986 · Action
House
1986 · Fantasy
Blackout
1986 · Crime
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986 · Western
How to Become Happy
1986 · Comedy
Brazil
1985 · Sci-Fi
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Biography
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Drama
Nirakkoottu
1985 · Drama
Phenomena
1985 · Mystery
Day of the Dead
1985 · Thriller
Pale Rider
1985 · Western
Return to Oz
1985 · Adventure
Insignificance
1985 · Drama
The Quiet Earth
1985 · Drama
Night Train to Terror
1985 · Horror
The Company of Wolves
1985 · Drama
Cat's Eye
1985 · Thriller
Guilty Conscience
1985 · Thriller
King David
1985 · Action
The Aviator
1985 · Drama
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Family
Orion’s Belt
1985 · Adventure
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
1985 · Action
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