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Movies with a Bleak Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
4,121 movies with a bleak ending, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Deadfall
1968 · Drama
Journey into the Night
1921 · Drama
The Wages of Fear
1953 · Adventure
Gambler’s Farewell
1968 · Drama
Pretty Poison
1968 · Crime
Joe Macbeth
1955 · Crime
Tower of London
1962 · Horror
The House That Screamed
1969 · Mystery
Weekend
1967 · Comedy
Cleopatra
1934 · Romance
The Challenges
1969 · Drama
Woman of the Lake
1966 · Drama
Caged
1950 · Crime
The Beast of the City
1932 · Crime
Death of a Cyclist
1955 · Crime
A Colt Is My Passport
1967 · Drama
Buried Loot
1935 · Drama
The Killing of Sister George
1968 · Drama
The Letter
1940 · Drama
Kuroneko
1968 · Drama
The Premature Burial
1962 · Horror
The Projected Man
1966 · Horror
Bitter Rice
1949 · Crime
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
1969 · Drama
Gentleman’s Fate
1931 · Drama
Burn!
1969 · War
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 · Horror
Crosstrap
1962 · Crime
Manon
1949 · Drama
This Man Must Die
1969 · Crime
The Bedford Incident
1965 · Action
The Upturned Glass
1947 · Crime
Cemetery Without Crosses
1969 · Western
Confessions of a Psycho Cat
1968 · Horror
The Damned
1969 · Drama
The Shooting
1966 · Western
Monstrosity
1963 · Horror
The Reward
1965 · Drama
So Little Time
1952 · War
Devil’s Doorway
1950 · Western
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