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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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Grim
1996 · Horror
The Stendhal Syndrome
1996 · Thriller
The Funeral
1996 · Drama
The Grave
1996 · Horror
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Drama
White Man’s Burden
1995 · Drama
Mr. Stitch
1995
Jonah and the Pink Whale
1995 · Drama
The Doom Generation
1995 · Action
Deadly Sins
1995 · Mystery
Jade
1995 · Drama
Dead Presidents
1995 · Thriller
Seven
1995 · Drama
Se7en
1995 · Mystery
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
1995 · Thriller
The Last Supper
1995 · Comedy
Tokyo Fist
1995 · Thriller
Kids
1995 · Drama
Killer: A Journal of Murder
1995 · Drama
Species
1995 · Action
Safe
1995 · Drama
La Haine
1995 · Drama
Amateur
1995 · Drama
Sandkings
1995 · Horror
The Mangler
1995 · Mystery
Shallow Grave
1995 · Drama
In the Mouth of Madness
1995 · Mystery
The Addiction
1995 · Drama
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
1995 · Crime
Little Criminals
1995 · Crime
Temptress
1995 · Horror
Sister My Sister
1994 · Drama
Benny's Video (1992)
1994 · Drama
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Biography
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
1994 · Drama
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Sci-Fi
Oleanna
1994 · Drama
The Last Seduction
1994 · Drama
Aftermath
1994 · Crime
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
1994 · Thriller
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