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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Typhoon Club
1985 · Drama
Hour of the Star
1985 · Drama
Mask
1985 · Drama
Kanni Raasi
1985 · Comedy
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 · Biography
Blood Debts
1985 · Thriller
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
1985 · Action
Accident
1985 · Crime
Mrs. Soffel
1984 · Drama
Uyarangalil
1984 · Thriller
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984 · Romance
The Blood of Others
1984 · History
Anbulla Rajinikanth
1984 · Drama
Splatter University
1984 · Thriller
Sohni Mahiwal
1984 · Action
Carmen
1984 · Music
The Noah’s Ark Principle
1984 · Thriller
Balkan Spy
1984 · Comedy
Tenebrae
1984 · Mystery
So Long, Stooge
1983 · Crime
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 · Romance
The Dresser
1983 · Drama
The Revolt of Job
1983 · Drama
Terms of Endearment
1983 · Drama
My Memories of Old Beijing
1983 · Drama
Spasms
1983 · Horror
Rembetiko
1983 · Music
Last Night at the Alamo
1983 · Comedy
Dempsey
1983 · Drama
The Burning of the Imperial Palace
1983 · Drama
Anna Pavlova
1983 · Drama
Mann Vasanai
1983 · Drama
Sadma
1983 · Romance
One Deadly Summer
1983 · Mystery
Carmen
1983 · Drama
Mausoleum
1983 · Horror
On the Wrong Track
1983 · Drama
The Queen of Spades
1982 · Horror
Agni Sakshi
1982 · Drama
Valentina
1982 · Drama
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