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Movies with a Bleak Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
4,145 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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Carriers
2009 · Drama
Dead Tone
2009 · Thriller
American Casino
2009 · Documentary
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
2009 · Horror
The Thaw
2009 · Horror
The Final Destination
2009 · Thriller
Halloween II (2009)
2009 · Thriller
Someone’s Knocking at the Door
2009 · Comedy
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2009 · Action
Jingles the Clown
2009 · Horror
The Bridge to Nowhere
2009 · Crime
Rampage
2009 · Crime
Grace
2009 · Drama
Taxidermia
2009 · Drama
The Collector
2009 · Thriller
Flame and Citron
2009 · Drama
Thirst
2009 · Drama
Neighbor
2009 · Thriller
Deadgirl
2009 · Thriller
Homecoming
2009 · Drama
The Crypt
2009 · Horror
Surviving Evil
2009 · Action
Dolan’s Cadillac
2009 · Crime
Villa Estrella
2009 · Horror
Ju-On: Black Ghost
2009 · Horror
Surveillance
2009 · Drama
High Lane
2009 · Action
Dead Snow
2009 · Thriller
Tony
2009 · Horror
Evil Things
2009 · Horror
The Hills Run Red
2009 · Thriller
Last Ride
2009 · Drama
Drag Me to Hell
2009 · Thriller
2081
2009 · Action
Tormented
2009 · Comedy
The First 7th Night
2009 · Horror
A Closed Book
2009 · Action
Independencia
2009 · Drama
Tsar
2009 · History
Kinatay
2009 · Drama
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