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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Lion of the Desert
1980 · Drama
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Mystery
Heaven's Gate
1980 · Adventure
Nizhalgal
1980 · Drama
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980 · Drama
Breaker Morant
1980 · Drama
The First Deadly Sin
1980 · Mystery
Somewhere in Time
1980 · Drama
The Mystery of Oberwald
1980 · Romance
The Hunter
1980 · Action
Prom Night
1980 · Thriller
Bloodrage
1980 · Crime
The Constant Factor
1980 · Drama
Chhutir Ghonta
1980 · Drama
The Tin Drum
1980 · Drama
Tom Horn
1980 · Action
Killer Constable
1980 · Drama
Brave New World
1980 · Drama
A Leap in the Dark
1980 · Drama
Death Watch
1980 · Drama
The Legend of Alfred Packer
1980 · Adventure
Azhiyatha Kolangal
1979 · Drama
Camera Buff
1979 · Drama
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · War
The Rose
1979 · Drama
The Onion Field
1979 · Drama
Mama Turns 100
1979 · Drama
Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
1979 · Horror
Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?
1979 · Comedy
The Amityville Horror
1979 · Horror
Outer Touch
1979 · Comedy
Sunnyside
1979 · Action
Babylon XX
1979 · Drama
Last Embrace
1979 · Thriller
The Champ
1979 · Drama
A Dangerous Toy
1979 · Crime
Quintet
1979
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1979 · Drama
Heart of the Forest
1979 · Drama
Perversion
1979 · Horror
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