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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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Reincarnation
2005 · Mystery
The Real Amityville Horror
2005 · Documentary
Dead Men Walking
2005 · Horror
Gurozuka
2005 · Horror
The Roost
2005 · Horror
Severed
2005 · Drama
Death Tunnel
2005 · Horror
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
2005 · Sci-Fi
The President's Last Bang
2005 · Drama
Strange Circus
2005 · Drama
Dandelion
2005 · Drama
Firecracker
2005 · Thriller
Wild Country
2005 · Horror
Romanzo Criminale
2005 · Crime
Cry_Wolf
2005 · Drama
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
2005 · Comedy
Hellraiser: Hellworld
2005 · Horror
Infection
2005 · Horror
The Business
2005 · Thriller
The Beast of Bray Road
2005 · Horror
Cruel World
2005 · Comedy
The Constant Gardener
2005 · Drama
Noroi: The Curse
2005 · Thriller
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2005 · Drama
Cello
2005 · Horror
The Skeleton Key
2005 · Drama
Pulse
2005 · Thriller
Rosario Tijeras
2005 · Romance
Pretty Persuasion
2005 · Drama
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
2005 · Horror
Mortuary
2005 · Horror
Evil Aliens
2005 · Comedy
The Devil's Rejects
2005 · Thriller
Last Days
2005 · Biography
Yellow Brick Road
2005 · Documentary
Bad Girls from Valley High
2005 · Comedy
The Red Shoes
2005 · Horror
Memories of Murder
2005 · Drama
Don’t Cry Mommy 2
2005 · Crime
Yakeen
2005 · Action
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