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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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Hickey
2017 · Comedy
Railroad Tigers
2017 · Action
Check the Store Next Door
2016 · Family
Hidden Figures
2016 · Biography
Servant Of The People 2
2016 · Comedy
Sing
2016 · Drama
Dangal
2016 · Action
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Drama
Survival Family
2016 · Family
Rooted in Peace
2016 · Documentary
A Snow Capped Christmas
2016 · Drama
A Heavenly Christmas
2016 · Drama
Lion
2016 · Drama
Jayammu Nischayammuu Raa
2016 · Drama
An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas
2016 · Family
The C Word
2016 · Documentary
Lulu the Movie
2016 · Comedy
Moana
2016 · Action
Dear Zindagi
2016 · Drama
Bleed for This
2016 · Biography
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
2016 · Romance
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Biography
The Railway Children
2016 · Drama
Rock On 2
2016 · Drama
Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur
2016 · Action
Disturbing the Peace
2016 · Documentary
Doctor Strange
2016 · Action
Loving
2016 · Biography
The Escort
2016 · Drama
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016 · Family
Aanandam
2016 · Romance
I'm Not Ashamed
2016 · Biography
Ballerina
2016 · Adventure
Max Steel
2016 · Action
Jaundya Na Balasaheb
2016 · Drama
Idolle Ramayana
2016 · Thriller
Rekka
2016 · Action
2149: The Aftermath
2016
Thoppil Joppan
2016 · Comedy
London Town
2016 · Drama
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