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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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My Father's Shadow
2026 · Drama
Grizzly Night
2026 · Drama
Moses the Black
2026 · Crime
The Secret Agent
2025 · Crime
Blue Moon
2025 · Biography
The Mastermind
2025 · Crime
The Roses
2025 · Comedy
The Banished
2025 · Horror
Bring Her Back
2025 · Horror
A Widow's Game
2025 · Crime
My Father’s Shadow
2025 · Drama
Sharp Corner
2025 · Thriller
Bonjour Tristesse
2025 · Drama
Devmanus
2025 · Drama
28 Degree Celsius
2025 · Drama
Ouseppinte Osiyathu
2025 · Drama
Ramam Raghavam
2025 · Drama
Daniel's Gotta Die
2025 · Comedy
Nocturnal
2025 · Mystery
Kiss of the Spider Woman
2025 · Romance
Train Dreams
2025 · Drama
Midas Man
2025 · Biography
Wolf Man
2025 · Horror
Under the Open Sky
2025 · Crime
Choo Mantar
2025 · Thriller
Bachhala Malli
2024 · Action
September 5
2024 · History
The Red Virgin
2024 · Mystery
Queer
2024 · Biography
Maria
2024 · Biography
Emilia Pérez
2024 · Comedy
Nocturnal
2024 · Drama
Justice
2024 · Crime
The Menendez Brothers
2024 · Documentary
Things Will Be Different
2024 · Horror
The Critic
2024 · Crime
Slingshot
2024 · Sci-Fi
Girl You Know It's True
2024 · Biography
Running on Empty
2024 · Comedy
The Girl in the Pool
2024 · Drama
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