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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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Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release)
2001 · Drama
Quadrophenia (re-release)
2001 · Drama
Lumumba
2001 · Biography
Sound of the Sea
2001 · Drama
A Real Young Girl
2001 · Drama
Conspiracy
2001 · Drama
The Profession of Arms
2001 · Drama
The Hole
2001 · Crime
The Center of the World
2001 · Drama
Chopper
2001 · Biography
Class Warfare
2001 · Thriller
Blow
2001 · Biography
The Attic Expeditions
2001 · Horror
Tomie: Rebirth
2001 · Horror
Memento
2001 · Mystery
15 Minutes
2001 · Action
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2001 · Drama
Cold Heart
2001 · Romance
Valentine
2001 · Thriller
Druids
2001 · Action
The Pledge
2001 · Drama
The Christmas Season Massacre
2001 · Comedy
August Underground
2001 · Horror
Five Bottles of Vodka
2000 · Drama
The Claim
2000 · Drama
Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry
2000 · Thriller
The Trench
2000 · Drama
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
2000 · Horror
Amityville: The Haunting
2000 · Documentary
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
2000 · Mystery
Killjoy
2000 · Horror
Lost Souls
2000 · Drama
Subconscious Cruelty
2000 · Horror
Get Carter
2000 · Action
Bamboozled
2000 · Drama
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Drama
Taboo
2000 · Drama
Hellraiser: Inferno
2000 · Mystery
Circus
2000 · Drama
The Legend of Rita
2000 · Drama
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