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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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Scotland, Pa.
2002 · Comedy
Storytelling
2002 · Drama
Long Time Dead
2002 · Thriller
Australian Rules
2002 · Drama
Impostor
2002 · Action
Black Hawk Down
2001 · Action
Othello
2001 · Drama
Little Otik
2001 · Drama
No Man's Land
2001 · Drama
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Drama
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
2001 · Animation
In the Bedroom
2001 · Drama
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Drama
Agitator
2001 · Crime
Bones
2001 · Horror
From Hell
2001 · Mystery
Burnt Money
2001 · Drama
Dagon
2001 · Fantasy
Mulholland Dr.
2001 · Drama
Fat Girl
2001 · Drama
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001 · Sci-Fi
Disco Pigs
2001 · Drama
The Learning Curve
2001 · Drama
Jan Dara
2001 · Drama
Chandni Bar
2001 · Drama
Wolf Girl
2001 · Drama
The Bunker
2001 · Horror
Wisconsin Death Trip
2001 · Drama
Kakashi
2001 · Horror
Blue Spring
2001 · Drama
Our Lady of the Assassins
2001 · Drama
Hollywood Hong Kong
2001 · Drama
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2001 · Comedy
Session 9
2001 · Mystery
Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job
2001 · Horror
Audition
2001 · Drama
Sorum
2001 · Horror
Bully
2001 · Drama
Adanggaman
2001 · Drama
Cradle of Fear
2001 · Horror
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