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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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Iluzija
2006 · Drama
In Cold Blood (re-release)
2006 · Biography
Frostbitten
2006 · Comedy
Pattiyal
2006 · Crime
Battle in Heaven
2006 · Drama
Kalabha Kadhalan
2006
Slaughtered Vomit Dolls
2006 · Drama
The Free Will
2006 · Crime
Euphoria
2006 · Drama
Final Destination 3
2006 · Mystery
The Tenants
2006 · Drama
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
2006 · Comedy
Manderlay
2006 · Drama
Haeckel’s Tale
2006 · Horror
Madeinusa
2006 · Drama
Salvage
2006 · Horror
Karla
2006 · Drama
Subject Two
2006 · Thriller
Sick Girl
2006 · Horror
Ouija
2006 · Drama
House Hunting
2006 · Adventure
Harrison Bergeron
2006
Ghostwood
2006 · Thriller
Wolf Creek
2005 · Thriller
Cigarette Burns
2005 · Horror
Art of the Devil 2
2005 · Horror
The Mangler Reborn
2005 · Horror
The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
2005 · Mystery
Death to the Supermodels
2005 · Horror
Neon Flesh
2005
Syriana
2005 · Drama
Jenifer
2005 · Horror
Dance of the Vampires: The Musical
2005 · Comedy
The Dying Gaul
2005 · Drama
The Nun
2005 · Mystery
Kyon Ki…
2005 · Drama
Grave of the Fireflies
2005 · Drama
Saw II
2005 · Mystery
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
2005 · Horror
Princess Aurora
2005 · Drama
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