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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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Routine
2024
Camp Pleasant Lake
2024 · Horror
Stopmotion
2024 · Animation
Chime
2024 · Thriller
Shakhahaari
2024 · Drama
Bramayugam
2024 · Horror
Romeo Is Juliet
2024 · Comedy
Cobweb
2024 · Comedy
The Seeding
2024 · Horror
The Old Bachelor
2024 · Thriller
Paranormal Activity
2024 · Horror
The Jack in the Box Rises
2024 · Horror
The Settlers
2024 · Crime
Bad Faith
2024 · Documentary
Mallari
2023 · Mystery
The Zone of Interest
2023 · Drama
The Peasants
2023 · Animation
To All a Good Night
2023 · Romance
Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme
2023 · Horror
Amen
2023 · Drama
The Role
2023 · Animation
Kota Bommali PS
2023 · Action
12.12: The Day
2023 · History
Leave the World Behind
2023 · Drama
Dariuss
2023 · Horror
The Robbers
2023 · Drama
Saltburn
2023 · Comedy
Mangalavaaram
2023 · Thriller
Share?
2023 · Sci-Fi
Manodrome
2023 · Drama
Walden
2023 · Thriller
Suitable Flesh
2023 · Horror
Boudica: Queen of War
2023 · Action
Boudica
2023 · Action
Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor
2023 · Mystery
Dawshom Awbotaar
2023 · Thriller
Night of the Hunted
2023 · Horror
Dark Harvest
2023 · Fantasy
When Evil Lurks
2023 · Horror
V/H/S/85
2023 · Horror
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