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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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Ravenous
2017 · Drama
Amen
2017 · Comedy
The Vault
2017 · Thriller
Temple
2017 · History
Death Note
2017 · Action
Red Christmas
2017 · Thriller
Bushwick
2017 · Action
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
2017 · Thriller
Cult of Chucky
2017 · Thriller
Victor Crowley
2017 · Horror
Gook
2017 · Drama
The Monster Project
2017 · Action
The Wound
2017 · Drama
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · Mystery
Nocturama
2017 · Drama
The Veil
2017 · Action
Open Water 3: Cage Dive
2017 · Drama
Bedeviled
2017 · Thriller
Gurgaon
2017 · Crime
Mon Mon Mon Monsters
2017 · Horror
The Untamed
2017 · Sci-Fi
Kuso
2017 · Drama
Relics
2017 · Comedy
Slapface
2017 · Horror
Lady Macbeth
2017 · Drama
Wish Upon
2017 · Thriller
Bad Frank
2017 · Drama
The House
2017 · Comedy
13 Minutes
2017 · Biography
Darkness Rising
2017 · Horror
The Beguiled
2017 · Drama
A Beginner's Guide to Snuff
2017 · Thriller
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
2017 · Documentary
National Theatre Live: Salomé
2017 · Fantasy
It Comes at Night
2017 · Mystery
The Farm (La Granja)
2017 · Drama
Beatriz at Dinner
2017 · Drama
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Action
The Wall
2017 · Drama
Yeidhavan
2017 · Action
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