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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1959 and Earlier
4,692 movies from 1959 and earlier, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Top Hat
1935 · Comedy
The Seventh Seal
1958 · Drama
Wild Strawberries
1959 · Drama
The Magician
1959 · Drama
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951 · Drama
The Big House
1930 · Drama
Special Agent
1935 · Drama
Rebecca
1940 · Drama
Spellbound
1945 · Mystery
A Star Is Born
1937 · Drama
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Drama
Richard III
1956 · Biography
The Rules of the Game
1950 · Drama
Hamlet
1948 · Drama
Sabotage
1937 · Thriller
The Thin Man
1934 · Mystery
Captain Blood
1935 · Action
Scarface
1932 · Action
The Third Man
1949 · Mystery
Room at the Top
1959 · Drama
Odd Man Out
1947 · Drama
The Defiant Ones
1958 · Drama
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1935 · Mystery
The 39 Steps
1935 · Mystery
The Killing
1956 · Drama
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)
1945 · Drama
Black Narcissus
1947 · Drama
Rear Window
1954 · Mystery
The Barefoot Contessa
1954 · Drama
Separate Tables
1958 · Drama
The Kentuckian
1955 · Drama
Thunder Road
1958 · Drama
Of Mice and Men
1940 · Drama
The Westerner
1940 · Drama
Victory Through Air Power
1943 · History
On the Beach
1959 · Sci-Fi
The Front Page
1931 · Comedy
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939 · Drama
Red River
1948 · Drama
Not as a Stranger
1955 · Drama
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