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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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Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · Drama
Spider’s Web
1989 · Drama
A Dry White Season
1989 · Drama
A City of Sadness
1989 · Drama
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Crime
Cold Light of Day
1989 · Crime
Meet the Feebles
1989 · Music
Violent Cop
1989 · Crime
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wastelend
1989 · Horror
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
1989 · Animation
Gunhed
1989 · Action
Kireedam
1989 · Drama
Unmasked Part 25
1989 · Romance
Paganini Horror
1989 · Music
Vampire's Kiss
1989 · Fantasy
Monsieur Hire
1989 · Crime
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Drama
Offerings
1989 · Horror
Pet Sematary
1989 · Thriller
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
1989 · Romance
The First Time is the Last Time
1989 · Romance
Edge of Sanity
1989 · Thriller
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Comedy
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Comedy
The Firm
1989 · Drama
Parents
1989 · Mystery
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
1989 · Action
Intergirl
1989 · Romance
Baxter
1989 · Drama
Naalai Manithan
1989 · Horror
Back to Back
1989 · Action
Las Vegas Bloodbath
1989 · Crime
The Boost
1988 · Romance
Talk Radio
1988 · Drama
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 · Drama
Witchery
1988 · Horror
The Curse
1988 · Mystery
Last Rites
1988 · Thriller
Deadbeat at Dawn
1988 · Crime
The Chocolate War
1988 · Drama
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