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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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Rififi
1955 · Crime
Deathwatch
1966 · Drama
Claudelle Inglish
1961 · Drama
Senso
1954 · Romance
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 · Crime
Mademoiselle
1966 · Drama
The Gangster
1947 · Crime
At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul
1964 · Horror
Madame Butterfly
1932 · Drama
Storm of the Century
1999 · Drama
Five Came Back
1939 · Adventure
Punishment
1948 · Drama
Dear Murderer
1947 · Thriller
Fear and Desire
1952 · War
Condemned to Live
1935 · Horror
So Dark the Night
1946 · Crime
The Terror
1963 · Mystery
The Damned
1962 · Horror
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
1967 · Crime
The Lost Patrol
1934 · War
Mouchette
1967 · Drama
Craig’s Wife
1936 · Drama
The Outsider
1961 · War
Blast of Silence
1961 · Drama
An Innocent Witch
1965 · Drama
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 · Adventure
The Money Trap
1965 · Crime
Terror from the Year 5000
1958
Blood Is Dry
1960 · Drama
Army of Shadows
1969 · History
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Crime
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Drama
The Leech Woman
1960 · Horror
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · War
King and Country
1964 · Drama
The Angry Red Planet
1959 · Adventure
The Third Eye
1966 · Thriller
High School Caesar
1960 · Drama
The Big Knife
1955 · Crime
The Hot Spot
2025 · Comedy
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