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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
2,040 movies with a sad ending, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Turtles Can Fly
2005 · Drama
Sheesha
2005 · Thriller
Hajar Bachhor Dhore
2005 · Family
Lovelorn
2005 · Drama
White Noise
2005 · Sci-Fi
Beyond the Sea
2004 · Biography
Million Dollar Baby
2004 · Drama
A Talking Picture
2004 · Drama
Bad Education
2004 · Drama
Battle of the Brave
2004 · History
Manmadhan
2004 · Romance
Drum
2004 · Thriller
Saw
2004 · Mystery
The Machinist
2004 · Mystery
Saints and Soldiers
2004 · Action
7G Rainbow Colony
2004 · Drama
The Final Cut
2004 · Sci-Fi
Vera Drake
2004 · Drama
Ladder 49
2004 · Action
Des Hoyaa Pardes
2004 · Family
Head in the Clouds
2004 · Drama
Bright Leaves
2004 · Documentary
Mean Creek
2004 · Drama
Stander
2004 · Action
Khairun Sundari
2004 · Romance
The Clearing
2004 · Drama
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004 · History
Imagining Argentina
2004 · Drama
Troy
2004 · Action
Strayed
2004 · Drama
Carandiru
2004 · Drama
Nenu
2004 · Romance
Cash Truck
2004 · Thriller
The United States of Leland
2004 · Drama
Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke
2004 · Mystery
Twisted
2004 · Drama
Tube
2004 · Action
Machuca
2004 · Drama
Kamaraj
2004 · Drama
The Return
2004 · Drama
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