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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Kerala Story
2023 · Drama
Carmen
2023 · Drama
Sick of Myself
2023 · Drama
Tori and Lokita
2023 · Drama
Thuramukham
2023 · Crime
Emily
2023 · Biography
Thankam
2023 · Crime
Snow Falls
2023 · Horror
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
2022 · Biography
The Son
2022 · Drama
Qala
2022 · Drama
To Die For
2022 · Drama
The Stranger
2022 · Drama
Decision to Leave
2022 · Drama
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
2022 · Action
God's Creatures
2022 · Drama
Goodnight Mommy
2022 · Drama
Unruly
2022 · Drama
Hold Me Tight
2022 · Drama
Peter von Kant
2022 · Drama
Breaking
2022 · Drama
Theerppu
2022 · Drama
Six Weeks
2022 · Drama
Stowaway
2022 · Thriller
Maid in Malacañang
2022 · Drama
The Forgiven
2022 · Drama
Arthur: Malediction
2022 · Thriller
Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga
2022 · Drama
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
2022 · History
Viraata Parvam
2022 · Romance
The Good Neighbor
2022 · Thriller
Pendulum
2022 · Horror
Aparajito
2022 · History
The Ravine
2022 · Thriller
Vortex
2022 · Drama
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022 · Documentary
K.G.F: Chapter 2
2022 · Action
Kuttram Kuttrame
2022 · Action
The Last Mountain
2022 · Documentary
Temporal
2022 · Drama
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