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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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The Way of the Gun
2000 · Action
Chasing Sleep
2000 · Thriller
Pola X
2000 · Drama
Prison of the Dead
2000 · Horror
Séance
2000 · Horror
Die Bad
2000 · Action
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
2000 · Drama
Baise-moi
2000 · Drama
Humanité
2000 · Drama
American Pimp
2000 · Documentary
On the Beach
2000 · Drama
The King’s Daughters
2000 · Drama
The Bare Wench Project
2000 · Comedy
The Virgin Suicides
2000 · Drama
Camp Blood
2000 · Horror
Leprechaun in the Hood
2000 · Horror
X
2000 · Action
Dial D for Demons
2000 · Horror
Bruiser
2000 · Mystery
Ju-on: The Curse
2000 · Mystery
Uzumaki
2000 · Horror
Lovers Lane
2000 · Horror
Violent Cop
2000 · Thriller
Paranoid
2000 · Thriller
The Dead Hate the Living!
1999 · Comedy
Tomie: Another Face
1999 · Romance
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 · Drama
Happy End
1999 · Drama
Sethu…
1999 · Action
The War Zone
1999 · Drama
The Green Elephant
1999 · Horror
Being John Malkovich
1999 · Drama
Mazhavillu
1999 · Drama
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999 · Drama
Boys Don't Cry
1999 · Drama
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Sci-Fi
Animal Farm
1999 · Drama
Audition
1999 · Drama
Romance
1999 · Drama
Happy End
1999 · Drama
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