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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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Grandmother’s House
1988 · Thriller
976-EVIL
1988 · Horror
Camille Claudel
1988 · Romance
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988 · Crime
Dayavan
1988 · Action
Bird
1988 · Biography
Murder One
1988 · Crime
Messenger of Death
1988 · Crime
Eight Men Out
1988 · Drama
A Few Days with Me
1988 · Drama
Aryan
1988 · Drama
Walk on Fire
1988 · Action
Padamudra
1988 · Drama
As Tears Go By
1988 · Drama
The Possessed
1988 · Drama
Au Revoir les Enfants
1988 · Drama
Curse of the Queerwolf
1988 · Comedy
Maharshi
1987 · Romance
Assa
1987 · Drama
The Jester
1987 · Drama
No Man's Land
1987 · Drama
The Year My Voice Broke
1987 · Drama
Orphans
1987 · Drama
Promised Land
1987 · Romance
Slaughterhouse
1987 · Horror
Matewan
1987 · Drama
White Apache
1987 · Western
Flaming Brothers
1987 · Romance
La Bamba
1987 · Biography
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
1987 · Drama
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam
1987 · Drama
Cheppu
1987 · Drama
January Oru Orma
1987 · Drama
Good Morning, Babylon
1987 · Drama
Prick Up Your Ears
1987 · Biography
Irupatham Noottandu
1987 · Thriller
Gardens of Stone
1987 · Drama
Dacait
1987 · Crime
Nombarathi Poovu
1987 · Drama
City on Fire
1987 · Action
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