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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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Dhokha: Round D Corner
2022 · Thriller
Pearl
2022 · Horror
A Jazzman's Blues
2022 · Drama
Blonde
2022 · Biography
The Great Silence
2022 · Drama
Speak No Evil
2022 · Drama
Athena
2022 · Action
House of Darkness
2022 · Mystery
Ottu
2022 · Drama
The Bad Seed Returns
2022 · Thriller
Burning Hearts
2022 · Romance
Saloum
2022 · Thriller
She Came from the Woods
2022 · Horror
Loving Adults
2022 · Thriller
Out of the Blue
2022 · Thriller
Emanuelle’s Revenge
2022 · Thriller
Orphan: First Kill
2022 · Drama
Glorious
2022 · Thriller
WifeLike
2022 · Sci-Fi
What Josiah Saw
2022 · Thriller
Allegoria
2022 · Horror
The Entitled
2022 · Comedy
Infrared
2022 · Horror
Ela Veezha Poonchira
2022 · Thriller
KillRoy Was Here
2022 · Comedy
Fair Play
2022 · Documentary
Dangerous Liaisons
2022 · Drama
Piety
2022 · Fantasy
Mid-Century
2022 · Thriller
Mad God
2022 · Sci-Fi
The Righteous
2022 · Drama
Next Sohee
2022 · Thriller
Burning Days
2022 · Drama
Udal
2022 · Drama
Pleasure
2022 · Drama
Puzhu
2022 · Drama
Shark Bait
2022 · Thriller
The Sadness
2022 · Horror
Cutting Moments
2022 · Drama
The Twin
2022 · Horror
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