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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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Studio 666
2005 · Horror
High Tension
2005 · Drama
Hellraiser: Deader
2005 · Mystery
Daivanamathil
2005 · Drama
The Stink of Flesh
2005 · Comedy
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Action
Layer Cake
2005 · Drama
2001 Maniacs
2005 · Horror
Feed
2005 · Thriller
Chinna
2005 · Action
Save the Green Planet!
2005 · Sci-Fi
The Amityville Horror
2005 · Drama
House of D
2005 · Drama
Palindromes
2005 · Adventure
Tomie: Beginning
2005 · Horror
Smile
2005 · Adventure
First Love
2005 · Drama
Oldboy
2005 · Action
Lies My Mother Told Me
2005 · Thriller
Herbert
2005 · Drama
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough
2005 · Crime
Downfall
2005 · Biography
Frostbite
2005 · Comedy
Shabd
2005 · Thriller
The Prodigy
2005 · Mystery
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004 · Biography
Pusher II
2004 · Action
A Tale of Two Sisters
2004 · Drama
Closer
2004 · Drama
Rottweiler
2004 · Horror
Purple Butterfly
2004 · Drama
Alexander
2004 · Action
A Way of Life
2004 · Drama
Overnight
2004 · Documentary
It's All About Love
2004 · Sci-Fi
Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill
2004 · Thriller
The Manson Family
2004 · Drama
The Grudge
2004 · Mystery
Vaastu Shastra
2004 · Horror
Six Shooter
2004 · Drama
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