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Whimsical Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Dhadakebaaz
1990 · Comedy
Getting Lucky
1989 · Fantasy
Big Man on Campus
1989 · Comedy
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
1989 · Action
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Family
A Grand Day Out
1989 · Adventure
Ghosts Can’t Do It
1989 · Romance
The Magic Portal
1989 · Animation
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989 · Comedy
Martians Go Home
1989 · Comedy
Little Golden Book Land
1989 · Animation
Erik the Viking
1989 · Comedy
Little Monsters
1989 · Adventure
Miracle in Rome
1989
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · Adventure
UHF
1989 · Comedy
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 · Fantasy
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 · Adventure
Garfield’s Babes and Bullets
1989 · Mystery
Earth Girls Are Easy
1989 · Sci-Fi
Teen Witch
1989 · Fantasy
Morris Goes To School
1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989 · Comedy
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1989 · Action
Chances Are
1989 · Fantasy
Dream a Little Dream
1989 · Drama
Lobster Man from Mars
1989 · Comedy
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
1989 · Comedy
Bloodsuckers
1989 · Comedy
Young Einstein
1988 · Comedy
The Wind in the Willows
1988 · Drama
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Sci-Fi
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988 · Family
Purple People Eater
1988 · Comedy
Purple People Eater
1988 · Comedy
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
1988 · Comedy
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
1988 · Family
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988 · Fantasy
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988 · Drama
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
1988 · Fantasy
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