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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Fire Within
1963 · Drama
Beware of Pity
1946 · Romance
Carl Peters
1941 · History
An American Dream
1966 · Drama
The Third Lover
1962 · Thriller
Camelia
1954 · Drama
Carrie
1952 · Drama
The Night Walker
1964 · Mystery
The Werewolf
1956 · Horror
Cairo
1963 · Crime
Casque d’Or
1952 · Drama
The Guilty
1947 · Mystery
Back Street
1932 · Romance
The Brothers Karamazov
1969 · Drama
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · War
Karnan
1964 · Drama
The Clown
1953 · Drama
The Beach Girls and the Monster
1965 · Horror
The Mad Fox
1962 · Romance
The Black Sleep
1956 · Horror
The People Against O’Hara
1951 · Drama
Ho!
1968 · Drama
Billy the Kid
1930 · Western
Bolero
1934 · Drama
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Drama
Jungle Street
1960 · Crime
The Night of the Generals
1967 · War
Walk on the Wild Side
1962 · Drama
Girl with Hyacinths
1950 · Mystery
Casbah
1948 · Crime
The 317th Platoon
1965 · War
Devdas
1955 · Romance
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Drama
The Ceremony
1963 · Crime
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Drama
The Fat Man
1951 · Mystery
The Comic
1969 · Comedy
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Drama
Twisted Nerve
1968 · Horror
The Great Gatsby
1949 · Drama
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