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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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Lunacy
2006 · Horror
Nightmare Man
2006 · Thriller
The Descent
2006 · Action
Bloody Reunion
2006 · Horror
Omkara
2006 · Drama
Edmond
2006 · Drama
A Scanner Darkly
2006 · Sci-Fi
Apt
2006 · Horror
Day of Wrath
2006 · Action
Franz + Polina
2006 · War
Population 436
2006 · Horror
Land of the Blind
2006 · Drama
A Dirty Carnival
2006 · Action
Danika
2006 · Thriller
Like Minds
2006 · Mystery
The Omen
2006 · Thriller
Butterfly Kiss
2006 · Action
A Bloody Aria
2006 · Thriller
The Family Friend
2006 · Drama
Lentera Merah
2006 · Horror
Mulberry Street
2006 · Horror
See No Evil
2006 · Action
Thalai Nagaram
2006 · Crime
Ekskul
2006 · Drama
Dead Man's Shoes
2006 · Drama
An American Haunting
2006 · Mystery
The Proposition
2006 · Drama
Darna Zaroori Hai
2006 · Thriller
Army of Shadows
2006 · Drama
Don
2006 · Family
Creepshow 3
2006 · Horror
Broken
2006 · Horror
Rollin’ with the Nines
2006 · Action
Free Jimmy
2006 · Animation
The Attic
2006 · Thriller
Ghostboat
2006 · Thriller
Basic Instinct 2
2006 · Mystery
Pathogen
2006 · Horror
Wilderness
2006 · Horror
The Zodiac
2006 · Drama
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