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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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Summer of 84
2018 · Drama
BuyBust
2018 · Action
Slender Man
2018 · Mystery
The Forest of the Lost Souls
2018 · Drama
The Bleeding Edge
2018 · Documentary
Hot Summer Nights
2018 · Drama
Unfriended: Dark Web
2018 · Horror
Dhadak
2018 · Drama
Aa Karaala Ratri
2018 · Thriller
Path of Blood
2018 · Documentary
The Devil's Doorway
2018 · Horror
Tales from the Hood 2
2018 · Horror
RX 100
2018 · Romance
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2018 · Thriller
The Lighthouse
2018 · Thriller
The Skin of the Wolf
2018 · Drama
Calibre
2018 · Thriller
Winter Brothers
2018 · Drama
The Road Not Taken
2018 · Comedy
Spiral
2018 · Documentary
Brothers’ Nest
2018 · Crime
The Mimic
2018 · Drama
Hereditary
2018 · Drama
The Debt Collector
2018 · Action
Upgrade
2018 · Action
An Inspector Calls
2018 · Drama
King Lear
2018 · Drama
Kaala Koothu
2018 · Thriller
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
2018 · Animation
Dark Crimes
2018 · Drama
Beast
2018 · Drama
The Day After
2018 · Drama
Haami
2018 · Drama
Sometimes
2018 · Drama
The Beach House
2018 · Romance
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Action
The Farm
2018 · Horror
Ghost Stories
2018 · Drama
Zama
2018 · Drama
An Ordinary Man
2018 · Drama
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