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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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2018 · Thriller
To Die For
2018 · Drama
Parole
2018 · Action
#Screamers
2018 · Mystery
Gogol. Viy
2018 · Adventure
Dukun
2018 · Thriller
The China Hustle
2018 · Documentary
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Horror
Paradox
2018 · Music
Pyewacket
2018 · Thriller
Journey's End
2018 · Drama
Josie
2018 · Drama
Terrifier
2018 · Thriller
Thoroughbreds
2018 · Drama
Deep Blue Sea 2
2018 · Horror
The Grey Zones
2018 · Drama
Veronica
2018 · Drama
Ravenous (Les Affamés)
2018 · Sci-Fi
The Cured
2018 · Sci-Fi
The Lodgers
2018 · Drama
Utøya: July 22
2018 · History
Boys Cry
2018 · Crime
River’s Edge
2018 · Drama
Hellraiser: Judgment
2018 · Horror
Kri
2018 · Drama
Dandupalya 3
2018 · Crime
Hoax
2018 · Drama
Padmaavat
2018 · Action
Desolation
2018 · Thriller
The Great Silence (1968)
2018 · Western
Les Unwanted de Europa
2018 · History
Pity
2018 · Drama
The Midnight Man
2018 · Horror
The Open House
2018 · Horror
My Birthday Song
2018 · Thriller
In the Fade
2017 · Drama
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!
2017 · Drama
Wonder Wheel
2017 · Drama
Loveless
2017 · Drama
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1
2017 · Sci-Fi
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