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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 Rapture
1991 · Mystery
The Tigers
1991 · Crime
Meet the Parents
1991 · Comedy
The Sitter
1991 · Thriller
Thelma & Louise
1991 · Drama
Straight Out of Brooklyn
1991 · Drama
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991 · Thriller
Zandalee
1991 · Drama
Nekromantik 2
1991 · Drama
Carne
1991 · Thriller
Ju Dou
1991 · Drama
The Comfort of Strangers
1991 · Drama
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991 · Mystery
Voyager
1991 · Drama
Closet Land
1991 · Thriller
Madame Bovary
1991 · Romance
Flight of Black Angel
1991 · Action
Bride of Re-Animator
1991 · Sci-Fi
Satan
1991 · Thriller
The Passion of Martin
1991 · Comedy
The Garden
1991 · Drama
Killer Nerd
1991 · Horror
Perumthachan
1991 · Romance
Afghan Breakdown
1991 · Drama
Farewell China
1990 · Drama
The Grifters
1990 · Drama
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Drama
Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation
1990 · Horror
Frankenstein Unbound
1990 · Horror
The Executioner
1990 · Drama
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Drama
Night of the Living Dead
1990 · Horror
Troll 2
1990 · Fantasy
The Hot Spot
1990 · Drama
Shakma
1990 · Horror
Sorority House Massacre II
1990 · Comedy
Men Of Respect
1990 · Action
Demonia
1990 · Horror
The Suckling
1990 · Horror
Hardware
1990 · Sci-Fi
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