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Movies with a Bleak Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
4,121 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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Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey
2023 · Horror
The Outwaters
2023 · Sci-Fi
Godland
2023 · Drama
Romancham
2023 · Horror
Infiesto
2023 · Crime
Infinity Pool
2023 · Sci-Fi
Nostalgia
2023 · Drama
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
2023 · Thriller
Sister Sister 2
2023 · Thriller
Vaalvi
2023 · Drama
Skinamarink
2023 · Horror
The Offering
2023 · Horror
Outlast
2023 · Horror
Candy Land
2023 · Thriller
Wild Game
2023 · Comedy
The Pale Blue Eye
2022 · Mystery
No Bears
2022 · Drama
The Last Man on Earth (El Último Hombre Sobre La Tierra)
2022 · Comedy
The Collector
2022 · Drama
Hunt
2022 · Action
Fang
2022 · Drama
EO
2022 · Drama
D.O.A.
2022 · Drama
The First Noelle
2022 · Comedy
Nocebo
2022 · Thriller
Something in the Dirt
2022 · Sci-Fi
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
2022 · Thriller
Holy Spider
2022 · Drama
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 · Drama
V/H/S/99
2022 · Horror
Old Man
2022 · Thriller
Ini Utharam
2022 · Crime
All Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · Action
The Visitor
2022 · Drama
Significant Other
2022 · Sci-Fi
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022 · Animation
Burn!
2022
Project Skyquake
2022 · Drama
Smile
2022 · Horror
Sissy
2022 · Drama
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