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Hopeful Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
4,906 hopeful movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Pollyanna
1960 · Drama
To Sir, with Love
1967 · Drama
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · Drama
42nd Street
1933 · Comedy
A Christmas Carol
1938 · Drama
The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Drama
Jason and the Argonauts
1963 · Action
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 · Adventure
Little Women
1949 · Drama
A Patch of Blue
1965 · Drama
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Drama
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Comedy
Jailhouse Rock
1957 · Drama
3 Godfathers
1949 · Drama
Swiss Family Robinson
1940 · Adventure
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Western
Cimarron
1931 · Drama
The Son of Kong
1933 · Adventure
Holiday Affair
1949 · Drama
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Adventure
Captain Blood
1935 · Action
The Miracle Worker
1962 · Biography
Red Beard
1968 · Drama
The Kentuckian
1955 · Drama
It's a Wonderful Life
1947 · Drama
The African Queen
1952 · Adventure
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