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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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Who Killed Teddy Bear?
1965 · Crime
The Exterminating Angel
1962 · Drama
Wooden Crosses
1932 · War
Pension Mimosas
1935 · Drama
The Round-Up
1966 · War
Joy House
1964 · Crime
Storm Fear
1955 · Crime
Machete
1958 · Drama
Last Summer
1969 · Drama
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Horror
Machine Gun McCain
1969 · Drama
Three Sad Tigers
1968 · Comedy
Tormented
1960 · Thriller
Death Laid an Egg
1968 · Crime
Pépé le Moko
1937 · Drama
Pale Flower
1964 · Romance
Jamila, the Algerian
1958 · War
Diabolically Yours
1967 · Thriller
The Last Hunt
1956 · Western
The Unfaithful Wife
1969 · Drama
Westfront 1918
1930 · Drama
Blind Beast
1969 · Horror
I, Mobster
1959 · Crime
Passage West
1951 · Western
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959 · War
House of Frankenstein
1944 · Horror
Escala en la ciudad
1935 · Romance
We Still Kill the Old Way
1967 · Drama
Throne of Blood
1957 · History
The Art of Getting Along
1954 · Comedy
The Lower Depths
1957 · Drama
Conflagration
1958 · Drama
They Won’t Forget
1937 · Mystery
A Dandy in Aspic
1968 · Thriller
Ever in My Heart
1933 · Romance
Back Door to Heaven
1939 · Drama
The Walking Dead
1936 · Crime
Love Is Colder Than Death
1969 · Drama
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959 · Drama
Angels from Hell
1968 · Action
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