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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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At War
2019 · Drama
Dorasaani
2019 · Romance
Cities of Last Things
2019 · Sci-Fi
Killers Anonymous
2019 · Action
The Room
2019 · Drama
The Dead Don't Die
2019 · Fantasy
The Child Remains
2019 · Mystery
Robert Reborn
2019 · Horror
Brightburn
2019 · Sci-Fi
Sadako
2019 · Horror
Vivarium
2019 · Mystery
Lux Æterna
2019 · Horror
Aniara
2019 · Sci-Fi
All Creatures Here Below
2019 · Drama
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2019 · Drama
A Violent Separation
2019 · Thriller
Sorry We Missed You
2019 · Drama
Chicuarotes
2019 · Crime
The Third Wife
2019 · Drama
Deerskin
2019 · Horror
Play or Die
2019 · Horror
Room for Rent
2019 · Mystery
Bolden
2019 · Drama
Gully
2019 · Drama
I Trapped the Devil
2019 · Drama
Hagazussa
2019 · Drama
The Room
2019 · Drama
Dogman
2019 · Drama
The Ruthless
2019 · Drama
Native Son
2019 · Drama
The Beach House
2019 · Comedy
The Wind
2019 · Horror
The Head Hunter
2019 · Fantasy
Pet Sematary
2019 · Mystery
The Haunting of Sharon Tate
2019 · Drama
Mercy Black
2019 · Mystery
Airaa
2019 · Horror
Us
2019 · Drama
A Room Full of Nothing
2019 · Romance
Starfish
2019 · Sci-Fi
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