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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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2016 · Thriller
Baskin
2016 · Fantasy
The Clan
2016 · Biography
Krisha
2016 · Drama
Scare Campaign
2016 · Horror
This House Has People in It
2016 · Comedy
Remember
2016 · Drama
Darth Maul: Apprentice
2016 · Action
Road Games
2016 · Thriller
My Mother’s Wound
2016 · Mystery
Kill or Be Killed
2016 · Western
Marguerite & Julien
2016 · Drama
The Witch
2016 · Mystery
Sairat
2016 · Romance
The Final Project
2016 · Thriller
Cabin Fever
2016 · Horror
Ratter
2016 · Drama
A Dragon Arrives!
2016 · Drama
Martyrs
2016 · Drama
JeruZalem
2016 · Horror
Rabid Dogs
2016 · Action
Aferim!
2016 · Adventure
The Forest
2016 · Mystery
Diablo
2016 · Action
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Drama
Son of Saul
2015 · Drama
Hate Story 3
2015 · Drama
Christmas Eve
2015 · Comedy
The World of Kanako
2015 · Drama
Life
2015 · Biography
Macbeth
2015 · Drama
Kumari 21F
2015 · Romance
Legend
2015 · Biography
The Funhouse Massacre
2015 · Comedy
Condemned
2015 · Horror
Maria Labo
2015 · Drama
The House That Jack Built
2015 · Drama
Landmine Goes Click
2015 · Action
Theeb
2015 · Adventure
Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre
2015 · Horror
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