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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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Cube Zero
2004 · Mystery
State’s Evidence
2004 · Crime
Infection
2004 · Drama
Burn! (re-release)
2004 · Drama
Arasatchi
2004 · Action
Feng Shui
2004 · Drama
Bullet Boy
2004 · Drama
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 · Action
The Art of Losing
2004 · Thriller
The Brown Bunny
2004 · Drama
The Hamburg Cell
2004 · Drama
R-Point
2004 · History
Open Water
2004 · Drama
Code 46
2004 · Sci-Fi
Madhouse
2004 · Horror
Ju-on: The Grudge
2004 · Thriller
The Hillz
2004 · Drama
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2004 · Drama
Scarecrow Gone Wild
2004 · Horror
Marebito
2004 · Horror
Dead Birds
2004 · Horror
Calvaire
2004 · Horror
Blessed
2004 · Thriller
Art of the Devil
2004 · Horror
The 24th Day
2004 · Thriller
The Consequences of Love
2004 · Drama
Satan’s Little Helper
2004 · Horror
Six: The Mark Unleashed
2004 · Thriller
The Saddest Music in the World
2004 · Drama
Raptor Island
2004 · Action
Dogville
2004 · Drama
Never Die Alone
2004 · Action
The I Inside
2004 · Drama
Noi the Albino
2004 · Drama
Secret Window
2004 · Mystery
Motives
2004 · Romance
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
2004 · Thriller
Skinned Deep
2004 · Horror
After the Life
2004 · Drama
Love Object
2004 · Drama
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