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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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Seduced and Abandoned
1964 · Drama
Beau James
1957 · Drama
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Drama
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
1959 · Drama
The Flame of Love
1930 · Drama
Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969 · Crime
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Drama
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 · Thriller
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Drama
The Sleeping City
1950 · Crime
Mary of Scotland
1936 · Drama
Enchanted Island
1958 · Adventure
Madame X
1937 · Drama
The Widow
1955 · Action
The Reunion
1963 · Comedy
Crime of Passion
1956 · Thriller
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959 · Action
Ivy
1947 · Drama
Appointment with Crime
1946 · Drama
Tit for Tat
1935 · Comedy
Andha Naal
1954 · Mystery
The Subject Was Roses
1968 · Drama
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965 · Western
The Silent Village
1943 · War
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951 · Crime
The Great Gatsby
1926 · Drama
Grand Slam
1967 · Crime
Violent Life
1962 · Drama
Accident
1967 · Romance
Yesterday’s Enemy
1959 · Drama
Judas’ Kiss
1954 · Drama
San Quentin
1937 · Drama
In This Our Life
1942 · Drama
The Neanderthal Man
1953 · Horror
Night Must Fall
1964 · Thriller
Beloved Infidel
1959 · Romance
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Drama
Tunes of Glory
1960 · Drama
Algiers
1938 · Mystery
Murder by Contract
1958 · Thriller
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