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Whimsical Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
2,445 whimsical movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Missing Link
1988 · Adventure
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 · Fantasy
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 · Fantasy
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988 · Comedy
Felix the Cat: The Movie
1988 · Animation
Heartbreak Hotel
1988 · Comedy
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988 · Horror
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
1988 · Action
Doin’ Time on Planet Earth
1988 · Comedy
Drowning by Numbers
1988 · Comedy
Hot to Trot
1988 · Fantasy
Mac and Me
1988 · Adventure
Alice
1988 · Fantasy
Tin Toy
1988 · Family
Tin Toy
1988 · Family
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Adventure
The Little Devil
1988 · Comedy
Peter Pan
1988 · Family
The Cat Came Back
1988 · Animation
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Mystery
Big
1988 · Drama
Willow
1988 · Action
Double Fattiness
1988 · Comedy
Salome’s Last Dance
1988 · Drama
Splash, Too
1988 · Romance
Yamudiki Mogudu
1988 · Fantasy
Bagdad Cafe
1988 · Drama
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Fantasy
Stowaways on the Ark
1988 · Family
Beetlejuice
1988 · Fantasy
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
1988 · Family
14 Going on 30
1988 · Romance
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988 · Family
Rockin’ with Judy Jetson
1988 · Adventure
Curse of the Queerwolf
1988 · Comedy
Leonard Part 6
1987 · Action
*batteries not included
1987 · Sci-Fi
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker
1987 · Fantasy
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
1987 · Animation
Date with an Angel
1987 · Comedy
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