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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 Field
1990 · Drama
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1990 · Comedy
Cold Dog Soup
1990 · Comedy
Playroom
1990 · Horror
No Fear, No Die
1990 · Drama
Dead Girls
1990 · Horror
The Reflecting Skin
1990 · Thriller
After Dark, My Sweet
1990 · Drama
The Night Brings Charlie
1990 · Horror
The Freshman
1990 · Comedy
The Invisible Maniac
1990 · Comedy
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
1990 · Thriller
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 · Action
Kattukuthira
1990
Freeze, Die, Come to Life
1990 · Drama
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990 · History
The Juniper Tree
1990 · Drama
The First Power
1990 · Thriller
Def by Temptation
1990 · Thriller
Bloodmoon
1990 · Horror
Lord of the Flies
1990 · Adventure
Basket Case 2
1990 · Comedy
Too Young to Die
1990 · Drama
Shadowzone
1990 · Horror
Baby Blood
1990 · Horror
Brain Dead
1990 · Sci-Fi
The Match Factory Girl
1990 · Drama
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1990 · Biography
Dogs’ Feast
1990 · Drama
The Woman in Black
1989 · Horror
Roger & Me
1989 · Documentary
Main Azaad Hoon
1989
Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge
1989 · Horror
The War of the Roses
1989 · Thriller
The Winter War
1989 · Drama
Parinda
1989 · Crime
Masque of the Red Death
1989 · Drama
Elves
1989 · Horror
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · Thriller
The Architecture of Doom
1989 · Documentary
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