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Hopeful Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Taming of the Fire
1972 · Drama
Bawarchi
1972 · Family
Koshish
1972 · Drama
Bangarada Manushya
1972
The Biscuit Eater
1972 · Drama
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 · Drama
Piya Ka Ghar
1972 · Family
Prema Nagar
1971 · Drama
Kotch
1971 · Drama
Cinderella
1971 · Fantasy
Uphaar
1971 · Drama
The Railway Children
1970 · Drama
Rio Lobo
1970 · Adventure
The Wild Country
1970 · Western
Scrooge
1970 · Drama
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970 · Drama
The Wild Child
1970 · Drama
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970 · Comedy
The Cross and the Switchblade
1970 · Drama
The Landlord
1970 · Drama
Woodstock
1970 · History
The Invisible Swordsman
1970 · Fantasy
Horton Hears a Who!
1970 · Animation
King of the Grizzlies
1970 · Adventure
Prem Pujari
1970 · Drama
Jenny
1970 · Romance
Ben-Hur
1959 · Adventure
The Sound of Music
1965 · Biography
The Robe
1953 · History
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Drama
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · Drama
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Drama
Dumbo
1941 · Animation
Star in the Night
1945 · Western
Battle Circus
1953 · Romance
Bright Victory
1951 · Romance
The Littlest Rebel
1935 · Drama
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · History
Song of the Saddle
1936 · Comedy
The Miracle Woman
1931 · Drama
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