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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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Ichi the Killer
2003 · Action
At Five in the Afternoon
2003 · Drama
Carmen
2003 · Romance
Sweet Sixteen
2003 · Drama
Scream Bloody Murder
2003 · Horror
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003 · Drama
The Shape of Things
2003 · Drama
House Hunting
2003
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003 · Drama
Identity
2003 · Mystery
People I Know
2003 · Drama
House of 1000 Corpses
2003 · Horror
The Man of the Year
2003 · Drama
Beyond Re-Animator
2003 · Comedy
Night and the City (re-release)
2003 · Sport
Unknown Pleasures
2003 · Drama
Killing Words
2003 · Thriller
The Blue Light
2003 · Thriller
Spun
2003 · Drama
Under the City's Skin
2003 · Drama
Irreversible
2003 · Drama
Cheerleader Massacre
2003 · Thriller
The Favourite Game
2003 · Drama
He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not
2003 · Thriller
Maniacal
2003 · Horror
May
2003 · Drama
Kedma
2003 · Drama
Final Destination 2
2003 · Thriller
Double Agent
2003 · Action
Amen.
2003 · Drama
Cowards Bend the Knee
2003 · Romance
Jism
2003 · Thriller
City of God
2003 · Drama
Crimson Gold
2003 · Drama
August Underground’s Mordum
2003 · Horror
Slaughter Studios
2002 · Horror
Max
2002 · Drama
As Luck Would Have It
2002 · Comedy
Empire
2002 · Drama
They
2002 · Thriller
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