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Hopeful Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Footloose
1984 · Drama
Vidhi
1984 · Drama
Yentl
1984 · Drama
Hero
1983 · Romance
All the Right Moves
1983 · Drama
The Right Stuff
1983 · Adventure
Tiger Town
1983 · Family
Never Cry Wolf
1983 · Action
Krull
1983 · Action
Staying Alive
1983 · Drama
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 · Action
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Adventure
The Terry Fox Story
1983 · Drama
Cross Creek
1983 · Drama
Flashdance
1983 · Drama
Heart Like a Wheel
1983 · Biography
The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · Adventure
High Road to China
1983 · Adventure
Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
1983 · Fantasy
Gandhi
1983 · Biography
Himmatwala
1983 · Action
Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege
1983 · Drama
Eradu Nakshatragalu
1983
Disco Dancer
1982 · Drama
Heidi’s Song
1982 · Animation
The Man from Snowy River
1982 · Adventure
We of the Never Never
1982 · Drama
Ace of Aces
1982 · Comedy
I Cannot Say ‘Farewell’
1982 · Drama
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Drama
Summer Lovers
1982 · Comedy
Six Pack
1982 · Drama
The Secret of NIMH
1982 · Adventure
Annie
1982 · Family
Subhalekha
1982 · Drama
The Quack
1982 · Romance
Savannah Smiles
1982 · Comedy
Chariots of Fire
1982 · Biography
Starstruck
1982 · Comedy
Friend or Foe
1982 · Family
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