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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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Undertone
1972
An American Hippie in Israel
1972 · Action
Endless Night
1972 · Drama
Lal Patthar
1971 · Drama
The End of Man
1971 · Comedy
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Biography
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1971 · Drama
Born to Win
1971 · Drama
Silence
1971 · Drama
Jennifer on My Mind
1971 · Romance
Black Noon
1971 · Horror
Short Night of Glass Dolls
1971 · Thriller
Lady Frankenstein
1971 · Horror
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971 · Horror
Punishment Park
1971 · Drama
The Bloodstained Butterfly
1971 · Thriller
The Third Part of the Night
1971 · Drama
Web of the Spider
1971 · Horror
The Touch of Satan
1971 · Horror
The Return of Count Yorga
1971 · Horror
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971 · Horror
Night of Dark Shadows
1971 · Thriller
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · Drama
The Hunting Party
1971 · Western
The Devils
1971 · Biography
Young and Healthy as a Rose
1971 · Crime
The Last Run
1971 · Thriller
What’s the Matter with Helen?
1971 · Horror
Wild Rovers
1971 · Action
Universal Soldier
1971 · Drama
Summertree
1971 · Drama
The Grissom Gang
1971 · Action
Daughters of Darkness
1971 · Thriller
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · Comedy
Law Breakers
1971 · Crime
The Glass Ceiling
1971 · Mystery
The Designated Victim
1971 · Thriller
The Zodiac Killer
1971 · Horror
Don’t Deliver Us from Evil
1971 · Horror
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Horror
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