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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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Curse of the Puppet Master
1998 · Horror
Head On
1998 · Drama
My Name Is Joe
1998 · Drama
The Untold Story 2
1998 · Crime
Suicide Kings
1998 · Drama
Sour Grapes
1998 · Comedy
Progeny
1998 · Horror
Tale of the Mummy
1998 · Horror
Funny Games
1998 · Drama
The Last Broadcast
1998 · Mystery
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998 · Drama
The Night Flier
1998 · Mystery
Ring
1998 · Thriller
Tomorrow Night
1998 · Comedy
Phantoms
1998 · Drama
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
1998 · Horror
Jerry and Tom
1998 · Crime
Wicked
1998 · Thriller
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1998 · Mystery
Intruder
1997 · Crime
Cholera Street
1997 · Drama
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes
1997 · Drama
Cure
1997 · Crime
Gummo
1997 · Drama
The House of Yes
1997 · Drama
Made in Hong Kong
1997 · Drama
Fever Lake
1997 · Horror
Gang Related
1997 · Action
U Turn
1997 · Drama
Hysteria
1997 · Horror
Gravesend
1997 · Thriller
Heaven’s Burning
1997 · Drama
The Ugly
1997 · Thriller
Office Killer
1997 · Thriller
In the Company of Men
1997 · Drama
One Eight Seven
1997 · Drama
Amruthavarshini
1997 · Drama
Full Alert
1997 · Thriller
The Butcher Boy
1997 · Drama
The Manson Family
1997 · Drama
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