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Movies with a Bleak Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
4,121 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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Fair Play
2023 · Drama
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Visitors (Complete Edition)
2023 · Comedy
Elevator Game
2023 · Horror
The Sudbury Devil
2023 · Thriller
Rotting in the Sun
2023 · Comedy
My Animal
2023 · Horror
Tantiram
2023 · Fantasy
Adagio
2023 · Action
Don't Look Away
2023 · Horror
Strays
2023 · Adventure
Bad Things
2023 · Horror
We Are Zombies
2023 · Comedy
One Friday Night
2023 · Thriller
Talk to Me
2023 · Horror
Return to Dust
2023 · Drama
Cobweb
2023 · Thriller
Priyotoma
2023 · Romance
Run Rabbit Run
2023 · Thriller
Reality
2023 · Drama
Boo
2023 · Horror
Influencer
2023 · Mystery
A Better Place
2023 · Comedy
Kennedy
2023 · Crime
The Night of the 12th
2023 · Drama
Outpost
2023 · Horror
Employee of the Month
2023 · Comedy
Johnny & Clyde
2023 · Action
I’ll Be Watching
2023 · Drama
The Open House
2023 · Documentary
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Drama
The Tutor
2023 · Mystery
The Cuckoo’s Curse
2023 · Drama
Stonewalling
2023 · Drama
Unicorn Wars
2023 · Action
Kondraal Paavam
2023 · Thriller
The Creeping
2023 · Horror
Children of the Corn
2023 · Horror
Blueback
2023 · Drama
Spoonful of Sugar
2023 · Horror
The Strays
2023 · Drama
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