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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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Wisconsin Death Trip
1999 · Documentary
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1999 · Thriller
Bleeder
1999 · Drama
The Blair Witch Project
1999 · Mystery
Dockers
1999 · Drama
Arlington Road
1999 · Mystery
Rogue Trader
1999 · Thriller
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
1999 · Drama
The Ring Virus
1999 · Thriller
Li chiamarono… briganti!
1999 · Drama
Ley Lines
1999 · Drama
After Life
1999 · Drama
The Jack Bull
1999 · Western
Anthropophagous 2000
1999 · Horror
Following
1999 · Drama
Ravenous
1999 · Adventure
Lola and Billy the Kid
1999 · Drama
Moloch
1999 · Drama
Alien Cargo
1999
In Dreams
1999 · Thriller
Pig
1999 · Thriller
Affliction
1998 · Drama
Another Day in Paradise
1998 · Thriller
The General
1998 · Biography
A Simple Plan
1998 · Drama
The Dentist 2
1998 · Horror
Psycho
1998 · Mystery
Very Bad Things
1998 · Thriller
Blind Faith
1998 · Drama
Susan’s Plan
1998 · Crime
Apt Pupil
1998 · Drama
Barrio
1998 · Drama
Dark Harbor
1998 · Drama
I Stand Alone
1998 · Drama
Phoenix
1998 · Romance
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998 · Drama
Lolita
1998 · Drama
Satya
1998 · Crime
A True Mob Story
1998 · Crime
Cousin Bette
1998 · Comedy
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